Research

Our faculty have gained national recognition for their research.
Research networks with academics in the United States and abroad foster the Program’s study and research of design and law. The annual Design Law Scholars’ Roundtable, in partnership with the Chicago-Kent College of Law Center for Design, Law & Technology gathers scholars in an informal, academic setting to discuss the existential foundations of design and law, and the dis-junctures and complementary aspects of legal thought and non-legal thought about design. Roundtables held on campus allow for deep discussion of recently published scholarly texts on design, intellectual property, and technology law with the author and commentators. Students benefit from the faculty’s commitment to research and the complementary events, writing papers that place in national competitions, such as the Berkeley Technology Law Journal’s annual writing competition.
Research Event Spotlights:
- Julie Cohen Roundtable, Between Truth and Power
- Design Law Scholars’ Roundtable
- Haug Family Innovation Lecture Series: Melissa Wasserman
- Scope of IP Rights Roundtable
- Notre Dame Law Review Symposium: Negotiating Intellectual Property’s Boundaries in an Evolving World
- “The Law and Economics of Intellectual Property in the Digital Age: The Limits of Analysis” Book Roundtable at the London Law Centre