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 | Courses Taught |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. | Christoph | Ann | Technische Universität München | Introduction to Legal Systems; Patent Licensing; Oral Advocacy; Trade Secrets Law |
| Prof. | Margo A. | Bagley | Emory University | Protection of Biotechnological Inventions; Pharmaceuticals and IP |
| Dr. | Mor | Bakhoum | Competition Law in Emerging Markets | |
| Dr. | Verena | von Bomhard | BomhardIP | Trademark Law in Practice |
| Prof. | Robert | Brauneis | The George Washington University Law School | U.S. Copyright Law |
| Prof. | Dan L. | Burk | University of California Irvine | |
| Sarah Chapin | Columbia | McDermott Will & Emery LLP | Patent Law in Practice | |
| Dr. | Beatriz | Conde Gallego | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Introduction to Competition Law |
| Prof. | Gregory | Dolin | University of Baltimore | U.S. Patent Law |
| Prof. | Thomas | Dreier | Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) | Copyright and Computer Programs |
| Prof. | Josef | Drexl | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | IP and Competition Law |
| Prof. | John F. | Duffy | University of Virginia | Theoretical and Economic Foundations of IP |
| Seth | Ericsson | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Introduction to Legal Systems; Introduction to IP; Legal Research and Writing |
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| Dr. | Andre | Fiebig | Quarles & Brady LLP | Competition Law in Practice |
| Dr. | Filipe | Fischmann | European Patent Office | IP and Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| Dr. | Fabian | Gaessler | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Introduction to Economics |
| Prof. | Dev S. | Gangjee | University of Oxford | Protection of Geographical Indications |
| Prof. | Ulrich M. | Gassner | University of Augsburg | Pharmaceuticals and IP |
| Prof. | Heinz | Goddar | Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB | Patent Licensing |
| Dr. | Henning | Grosse Ruse-Khan | University of Cambridge | International IP Law; IP in Global Legal Orders |
| Prof. | Karin | Hoisl | Universität Mannheim | Introduction to Technology and Innovation Management |
| Prof. | Bernt | Hugenholtz | University of Amsterdam | European Copyright Law |
| Prof. | Isabelle | Huys | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Pharmaceuticals and IP |
| Prof. | Mark D. | Janis | Indiana University | European, U.S. and International Design Law |
| Prof. | Susan Louise | Karamanian | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | IP and Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| Dr. | Christof | Karl | Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte | Patent Law in Practice |
| Prof. | Eiji | Katayama | Abe, Ikubo & Katayama | Asian Patent Laws |
| Dr. | Marco | Kleine | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | Intangible Assets Valuation |
| Prof. | Mrinalini | Kochupillai | Technische Universität München | Asian Patent Laws |
| Prof. | Michael | Kort | University of Augsburg | European and U.S. Competition Law |
| Dr. | Jürgen | Kroher | Kroher Strobel | Trademark Law in Practice |
| Prof. | Annette | Kur | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | European, U.S. and International Design Law; Advanced Topics in IP |
| Prof. | Marshall A. | Leaffer | Indiana University | U.S. Trademark Law |
| Prof. | Matthias | Leistner | Ludwig Maximilians University Munich | Big Data and the Law |
| Michael J. | Leonard | Fox Rothschild LLP | Trademark Law in Practice | |
| Prof. | Silke | von Lewinski | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | European Copyright Law; Advanced Topics in IP; IP and Indigenous Heritage |
| Dean | Marks | IP and the Creative Industries | ||
| Prof. | Thomas M.J. | Möllers | University of Augsburg | European Law |
| Dr. | Ralph | Nack | Noerr LLP | Software Patents; Oral Advocacy |
| Prof. | Ansgar | Ohly | Ludwig Maximilians University Munich | Unfair Competition; Privacy, Publicity and Personality |
| Prof. | Rupprecht | Podszun | Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf | |
| Preston | Richard | Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte | Patent Law in Practice | |
| Mikołaj | Rogowski | Intel GmbH | International Information Privacy Law | |
| Dr. | Roberto | Romandini | European Patent Office | Advanced Topics in IP |
| Dr. | Martin | Schaefer | Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltssozietät | IP and the Creative Industries |
| Prof. | Martin R.F. | Senftleben | University of Amsterdam | European Trademark Law |
| Prof. | Joseph | Straus | Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition | European Patent Law; Protection of Biotechnological Inventions |
| Prof. | Alain | Strowel | Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles | Copyright Law in Practice |
| Dr. | Roland | Stürz | BIDT – Bayerisches Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation | Innovation Policy |
| Dr. | Gintarė | Surblytė-Namavičienė | Vilnius University | |
| Prof. | Paul L.C. | Torremans | University of Nottingham | Jurisdiction and Conflict of Laws |
| Mark | Traphagen | Traphagen Law PLLC | Copyright Law in Practice | |
| Prof. | Marketa | Trimble | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Internet Law |
| Wolrad | Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Patent Law | |
| Prof. | John M. | Whealan | The George Washington University Law School | |
| Erik | Wilbers | World Intellectual Property Organization | IP and Alternative Dispute Resolution | |
| Dr. | Anna | Wolters-Höhne | Bird & Bird LLP | Patent Law in Practice |