Academic Experience
Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
- Professor of Law, 2010-present
- Associate Professor of Law, 2008-2010
Washington & Lee University School of Law
- Visiting Professor, Spring Term 2008
University of San Diego School of Law
- Visiting Professor, Fall Term 2007
Michigan State University College of Law
- Associate Professor of Law, 2006-2008
- Assistant Professor of Law, 2003-2006
Northwestern University School of Law
- John M. Olin Fellow in Law, 2001-2002
- Visiting Lecturer, Spring Term 2002
Education
University of Chicago Law School, J.D. with Honors, 2001
- Bradley Governance Fellowship, 2000-2001
- Articles Editor, University of Chicago Law School Roundtable
- Research Assistant, Professor Richard A. Epstein
- Antient & Honourable Edmund Burke Society, 2000-present
- Assistant, Legal History Workshop
Columbia University, M.A. (Philosophy), 1998
- Specialization: Legal and Political Philosophy
- Completed qualifying examinations for Ph.D.
- President’s Fellow, 1995
- Participant in the Legal Theory Workshop at Columbia Law School, 1994-1998
University of Michigan, B.A. (Philosophy) with High Distinction, 1993
- High Honors in Philosophy
- James B. Angell Scholar for “perfect scholarship record for 2 or more terms,” 1993
Courses Taught
- Patent Law
- Property
- Trademark Law
- Trade Secrets
- Remedies
- Intellectual Property Theory Seminar
- Internet Law
- Advanced Topics in Patent Law: Patentable Subject Matter
- Property Theory Seminar
- Jurisprudence Seminar
- Estates & Trusts
Non-Academic Writing Activities
- Blogger, Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, January 2013 – 2018.
- Blogger, Truth on the Market, 2012 – 2017.
Professional Associations
- Center for Intellectual Property Understanding, Board of Directors, 2020 – present
- Classical Liberal Institute, the Technology, Innovation, and Intellectual Property program, Co-Chair, 2019 – present
- Hudson Institute, Senior Fellow, and Founder & Chair of Forum for Intellectual Property, 2019 – present
- The Heritage Foundation, Visiting Intellectual Property Fellow, 2019-present
- Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Antonin Scalia Law School, Co-Founder, Director (differing roles), and Senior Scholar, 2012-2018
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (appointed by AIPLA President to Amicus Committee, 2014-2016)
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- Giles S. Rich American Inn of Court
- Licensing Executives Society, Member of Public Policy Committee
- IEEE-USA Intellectual Property Committee, Co-Chair, 2014, Vice Chair, 2013
- ANSI, Member of Intellectual Property Rights Policy Committee, 2018 – present
- Federalist Society
- Chair, IP Working Group in the Regulatory Transparency Project, 2016 – present
- Member, Executive Committee for the IP Practice Group, 2007 – present
- Chair, Executive Committee for the IP Practice Group, 2016 – 2018
- American Conservative Union, Policy Fellow on Intellectual Property
- American Philosophical Association
Legal Work Experience
The Hon. Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 2002 – 2003
Law Clerk
Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, 2000 (summer)
Summer Associate
The Hon. Susan S. Beck, Massachusetts Appeals Court, 1999 (summer)
Judicial Intern
Weiner, Millo & Morgan, New York, NY, 1997 – 1998
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Cap Gemini America, Inc., New York, NY, 1995 – 1997
Legal Assistant, Office of General Counsel
Moroze, Sherman, Gordon & Gordon, New York, NY, 1993 – 1995
Paralegal
Bar Admission
- Illinois (inactive)