LTS Research Seminar: Patents Used in Patent Office Rejections as Indicators of Value

Our next LTS seminar will be held on 20th February, from 12 noon to 1pm in the Moot Court Room.

We will have the opportunity to hear from Prof. David Schwartz (Karnes Research Professor of Law, Northwestern).

Prof. David Schwartz is the William G. and Virginia K. Karnes Research Professor of Law at Northwestern University in Chicago. He has focused his teaching and research on intellectual property and patent law, with a particular emphasis on empirical studies of patents and patent litigation. Professor Schwartz has authored or co-authored over thirty articles. He also co-authored a casebook on the law of design, including design patents. Prior to entering academics in 2006, Professor Schwartz practiced intellectual property law, focusing on patents and patent litigation, for over a decade.

Speaker: Prof. David Schwartz (Karnes Research Professor of Law, Northwestern)

Discussant: Dr Luke McDonagh (Associate Professor, LSE Law School and Lalive and Merryman Fellow, University of Geneva)

This event will operate on a first-come, first-serve basis.