Faculty
The MIPLC takes particular pride in its distinguished faculty and works to continuously recruit new faculty members from around the world to further increase the diversity of our program. The list below contains information about our lecturers and their courses.
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Country | Institution | Courses Taught |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. | Martin J. | Adelman | United States | The George Washington University Law School | International and Comparative Patent Law |
| Prof. | Christoph | Ann | Germany | Technische Universität München | Legal Tradition; Licensing of IP Rights; Oral Advocacy |
| Prof. | Margo A. | Bagley | United States | University of Virginia | Protection of Biotechnological Inventions; Pharmaceuticals and IP |
| Jack S. | Barufka | United States | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | ||
| Prof. | Alexander | Bassen | Germany | University of Hamburg | Entrepreneurship |
| Prof. | Barton Carl | Beebe | United States | New York University | |
| Dr. | Verena | von Bomhard | Spain | Hogan Lovells (Alicante) S.L. & Cia. | European, U.S. and International Trademark Law; Practical Training in Trademark Law |
| Prof. | Robert | Brauneis | United States | The George Washington University Law School | International and Comparative Copyright Law; Copyright and the Changing Role of the Copy |
| Prof. | Dan L. | Burk | United States | University of California Irvine | Cross-Border Trade in IP |
| Bernard | Codd | United States | McDermott Will & Emery | IP Rights Prosecution and Enforcement | |
| Prof. | William R. | Cornish | United Kingdom | Cambridge University | Legal Tradition |
| Prof. | Kenneth D. | Crews | United States | Columbia University | Legal Tradition; Legal Research and Writing; Introduction to IP |
| Prof. | Edward | Damich | United States | United States Court of Federal Claims | Technical Protection of Authors' Rights |
| Prof. | Graeme B. | Dinwoodie | United Kingdom | University of Oxford | European, U.S. and International Trademark Law |
| Prof. | Gregory | Dolin | United States | University of Baltimore School of Law | |
| Prof. | F. Jay | Dougherty | United States | Loyola Law School | Entertainment Law |
| Prof. | Thomas | Dreier | Germany | Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) | Computers and the Law |
| Prof. | Josef | Drexl | Germany | Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law | IP and Competition Law |
| Prof. | John F. | Duffy | United States | University of Virginia | Theoretical and Economic Foundations of IP |
| Seth | Ericsson | United States | Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law | Media Law | |
| Dr. | Peter | Ganea | Germany | Goethe University Frankfurt/Main | International and Comparative Copyright Law |
| Dr. | Dev S. | Gangjee | United Kingdom | London School of Economics | Protection of Geographical Indications |
| Prof. | Ulrich M. | Gassner | Germany | University of Augsburg | Pharmaceuticals and IP |
| Prof. | Heinz | Goddar | Germany | Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltssozietät | Licensing Game |
| Dr. | Henning | Große Ruse-Khan | Germany | Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law | International and Comparative Copyright Law; IP within the Global Legal Order |
| Dr. | Heinz | Hammann | Germany | Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH | Pharmaceuticals and IP |
| Prof. | Dietmar | Harhoff | Germany | Ludwig Maximilians University Munich | Innovation Policy; Innovation Policy |
| Dr. | Bernhard | Hertel | Germany | Science, Patents and Start-ups | |
| Johannes | Heselberger | Germany | Bardehle Pagenberg | IP Rights Prosecution and Enforcement | |
| Prof. | Robert | Heverly | United States | Albany Law School | Internet Law |
| Prof. | Reto M. | Hilty | Germany | Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law | Licensing of IP Rights |
| P. Jay | Hines | United States | Cantor Colburn LLP | Practical Training in Trademark Law | |
| Prof. | Karin | Hoisl | Germany | Ludwig Maximilians University Munich | Intangible Assets Valuation |
| Prof. | Bernt | Hugenholtz | Netherlands | University of Amsterdam | European Copyright Law |
| Prof. | Justin | Hughes | United States | Cardozo School of Law | |
| Sir Lord Justice | Robin | Jacob | United Kingdom | Royal Courts of Justice | International and Comparative Patent Law |
| Prof. | Mark D. | Janis | United States | Indiana University | |
| Prof. | Susan L. | Karamanian | United States | The George Washington University Law School | Arbitration; Arbitration Simulation |
| Dr. | Christof | Karl | Germany | Bardehle Pagenberg | Practical Training in European Patent Law |
| Prof. | Christoph | Kaserer | Germany | Technische Universität München | Managerial Finance |
| Prof. | Eiji | Katayama | Japan | Abe, Ikubo & Katayama | International and Comparative Patent Law |
| Prof. | Orin S. | Kerr | United States | The George Washington University Law School | Computer Crime |
| Prof. | Michael | Kort | Germany | University of Augsburg | European and U.S. Competition Law |
| Dr. | Jürgen | Kroher | Germany | Kroher Strobel | IP Rights Prosecution and Enforcement |
| Prof. | Annette | Kur | Germany | Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law | International IP Convention Systems; European, U.S. and International Trademark Law; European, U.S. and International Design Law |
| Prof. | Marshall | Leaffer | United States | Indiana University | European, U.S. and International Design Law |
| Dr. | Nari | Lee | Finland | Hanken School of Economics | International and Comparative Patent Law |
| Prof. | Michael | Lehmann | Germany | Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law | Computers and the Law |
| Prof. | Matthias | Leistner | Germany | University of Bonn | Databases and Investment Protection |
| Dr. | Silke | von Lewinski | Germany | Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law | European Copyright Law; IP and Indigenous Heritage |
| Prof. | Ulrich | Loewenheim | Germany | Entertainment Law | |
| Prof. | Michael J. | Madison | United States | University of Pittsburgh | Philosophical Foundations of IP |
| Prof. | Gregory E. | Maggs | United States | The George Washington University Law School | Law of Software Contracts |
| Terrence | McMahon | United States | McDermott Will & Emery LLP | IP Rights Prosecution and Enforcement | |
| Wolfgang | von Meibom | Germany | Bird & Bird LLP | Practical Training in European Patent Law | |
| Prof. | Thomas M.J. | Möllers | Germany | University of Augsburg | Enforcement of Competition Law; European and International (WTO) Law |
| Dr. | Rainer | Moufang | Germany | European Patent Office | European Patent Law |
| Dr. | Ralph | Nack | Germany | Noerr LLP | Oral Advocacy; Computers and the Law |
| Prof. | Ansgar | Ohly | Germany | University of Bayreuth | Unfair Competition; Privacy, Publicity and Personality |
| Prof. | Holger | Patzelt | Germany | Technische Universität München | Strategic Management and IP in New Firms |
| Dr. | Rupprecht | Podszun | Germany | Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law | Introduction to Competition Law |
| Prof. | Angela | Poech | Germany | Munich University of Applied Sciences | Entrepreneurship |
| The Honorable Chief Judge | Randall R. | Rader | United States | US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | International and Comparative Patent Law; Federal Circuit |
| Prof. | Arti K. | Rai | United States | Duke University | |
| Prof. | Sarah | Rajec | United States | The George Washington University Law School | TRIPS, Patents and Public Health |
| Felix | Reinshagen | Germany | Ludwig Maximilians University Munich | Introduction to Economics | |
| Michael | Schlesinger | United States | MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP | Enforcement of Copyright | |
| Prof. | Stanisław | Sołtysiński | Poland | Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak | License Contract Drafting |
| Prof. | Joseph | Straus | Germany | Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law | European Patent Law; Protection of Biotechnological Inventions |
| Prof. | Alain | Strowel | Belgium | Covington & Burling | Enforcement of Copyright |
| Prof. | Paul L.C. | Torremans | United Kingdom | University of Nottingham | Jurisdiction and Conflict of Laws |
| Wolrad | Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont | Germany | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Patent Law | |
| Prof. | John M. | Whealan | United States | The George Washington University Law School | Federal Circuit; Federal Circuit |
| Erik | Wilbers | Switzerland | World Intellectual Property Organization | Arbitration |