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 | Institution | Country | Courses Taught |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. | Martin J. | Adelman | The George Washington University Law School | United States | U.S. Patent Law |
| Prof. | Christoph | Ann | Technische Universität München | Germany | Introduction to Legal Systems; Patent Licensing; Oral Advocacy; Trade Secrets Law |
| Prof. | Margo A. | Bagley | University of Virginia | United States | Protection of Biotechnological Inventions; Pharmaceuticals and IP |
| Dr. | Mor | Bakhoum | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | Competition Law in Emerging Markets |
| Dr. | Andreas | Bardong | Bundeskartellamt | Germany | Competition Law in Practice |
| Dr. | Verena | von Bomhard | Bomhard IP | Spain | Trademark Law in Practice |
| Prof. | Robert | Brauneis | The George Washington University Law School | United States | U.S. Copyright Law; Copyright and the Changing Role of the Copy; Functionality in Trademark, Copyright, and Design Law |
| Prof. | Dan L. | Burk | University of California Irvine | United States | International IP Exhaustion |
| Sarah Chapin | Columbia | McDermott Will & Emery LLP | United States | Patent Law in Practice | |
| Prof. | William R. | Cornish CMG QC | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | Introduction to Legal Systems |
| Prof. | Kenneth D. | Crews | Gipson Hoffman & Pancione | United States | Introduction to Legal Systems; Introduction to IP; Legal Research and Writing |
| Prof. | F. Jay | Dougherty | Loyola Law School | United States | |
| Prof. | Thomas | Dreier | Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) | Germany | Copyright and Computer Programs |
| Prof. | Josef | Drexl | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | IP and Competition Law |
| Prof. | John F. | Duffy | University of Virginia | United States | Theoretical and Economic Foundations of IP |
| Seth | Ericsson | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | Legal Research and Writing; Media Law |
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| Dr. | Andre | Fiebig | Quarles & Brady LLP | United States | Competition Law in Practice |
| Dr. | Filipe | Fischmann | European Patent Office | Germany | |
| Dr. | Dev S. | Gangjee | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | Protection of Geographical Indications |
| Dr. | Fabian | Gäßler | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | Introduction to Economics |
| Prof. | Ulrich M. | Gassner | University of Augsburg | Germany | Pharmaceuticals and IP |
| Prof. | Heinz | Goddar | Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB | Germany | Patent Licensing |
| Dr. | Henning | Große Ruse-Khan | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | International IP Law; IP in Global Legal Orders |
| Johannes | Heselberger | Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte | Germany | Patent Law in Practice | |
| Prof. | Karin | Hoisl | Universität Mannheim | Germany | Introduction to Technology and Innovation Management |
| Prof. | Bernt | Hugenholtz | University of Amsterdam | Netherlands | European Copyright Law |
| Prof. | Justin | Hughes | Loyola Law School | United States | |
| Prof. | Isabelle | Huys | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Belgium | Pharmaceuticals and IP |
| Prof. | Sir Robin | Jacob | University College London | United Kingdom | U.S. Patent Law |
| Prof. | Mark D. | Janis | Indiana University | United States | |
| Prof. | Susan L. | Karamanian | The George Washington University Law School | United States | IP and Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| Dr. | Christof | Karl | Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte | Germany | Patent Law in Practice |
| Prof. | Christoph | Kaserer | Technische Universität München | Germany | Managerial Finance |
| Prof. | Eiji | Katayama | Abe, Ikubo & Katayama | Japan | Asian Patent Laws |
| Dr. | Marco | Kleine | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | Intangible Assets Valuation |
| Dr. | Mrinalini | Kochupillai | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | Asian Patent Laws; Legal Research and Writing |
| Prof. | Michael | Kort | University of Augsburg | Germany | European and U.S. Competition Law |
| Dr. | Jürgen | Kroher | Kroher Strobel | Germany | Trademark Law in Practice |
| Prof. | Annette | Kur | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | European, U.S. and International Design Law; Advanced Topics in IP |
| Prof. | Marshall A. | Leaffer | Indiana University | United States | U.S. Trademark Law; European, U.S. and International Design Law |
| Prof. | Michael | Lehmann | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | |
| Prof. | Matthias | Leistner | Ludwig Maximilians University Munich | Germany | Advanced Topics in IP |
| Michael J. | Leonard | Fox Rothschild LLP | United States | Trademark Law in Practice | |
| Dr. | Silke | von Lewinski | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | European Copyright Law; IP and Indigenous Heritage |
| Prof. | Michael J. | Madison | University of Pittsburgh | United States | Philosophical Foundations of IP |
| Prof. | Gregory E. | Maggs | The George Washington University Law School | United States | Law of Software Contracts |
| Prof. | Jeffrey | Manns | The George Washington University Law School | United States | IP and Global Entrepreneurship |
| Dean | Marks | Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. | United States | IP and the Creative Industries | |
| Dr. | Matthias | Meyer | Bird & Bird LLP | Germany | |
| Prof. | Thomas M.J. | Möllers | University of Augsburg | Germany | Enforcement of Competition Law; European Law |
| Dr. | Ralph | Nack | Noerr LLP | Germany | Software Patents; Oral Advocacy |
| Dr. | Sylvie | Nérisson | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | Copyright Licensing |
| Prof. | Ansgar | Ohly | Ludwig Maximilians University Munich | Germany | Unfair Competition; Privacy, Publicity and Personality |
| Prof. | Rupprecht | Podszun | Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf | Germany | Introduction to Competition Law |
| Laura | Possessky | Gura & Possessky, PLLC | United States | Copyright Law in Practice | |
| Randall R. | Rader | The Rader Group International Arbitration of Complex Disputes | United States | Specialized IP Courts | |
| Dr. | Roberto | Romandini | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | Advanced Topics in IP |
| Dr. | Martin | Schaefer | Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltssozietät | Germany | IP and the Creative Industries |
| Prof. | Martin R.F. | Senftleben | VU University Amsterdam | Netherlands | European Trademark Law |
| Prof. | Joseph | Straus | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | European Patent Law; Protection of Biotechnological Inventions |
| Prof. | Alain | Strowel | Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles | Belgium | Copyright Law in Practice |
| Dr. | Roland | Stürz | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | Innovation Policy |
| Dr. | Gintare | Surblyte | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | Trade Secrets Law |
| Prof. | Paul L.C. | Torremans | University of Nottingham | United Kingdom | Jurisdiction and Conflict of Laws |
| Mark | Traphagen | Traphagen Law PLLC | United States | ||
| Prof. | Marketa | Trimble | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | United States | Internet Law |
| Wolrad | Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Germany | European Patent Law | |
| Dr. | Axel | Walz | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Germany | IP and Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| Prof. | John M. | Whealan | The George Washington University Law School | United States | Specialized IP Courts |
| Erik | Wilbers | World Intellectual Property Organization | Switzerland | IP and Alternative Dispute Resolution | |
| Dr. | Anna | Wolters-Höhne | Bird & Bird LLP | Germany | Patent Law in Practice |