2019 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law: Stefania Fusco, "Dissemination of Academic Knowledge and Monetization of University Patents"

The Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law program supports the Advanced Concepts in Patent Law Seminar. Established by Edward D. Manzo, this program focuses on a series of lectures by invited patent scholars. Students and faculty members read and discuss each scholars work before the authors formally present their papers during an interactive seminar at DePaul. Students use the presentations as models for their own original works of patent law scholarship.

 

Presenter: Stefania Fusco of the University of Notre Dame Law School

Topic: "Dissemination of Academic Knowledge and Monetization of University Patents"

 
In recent years, the activity of Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) has been intensively studied by scholars in various disciplines. Nevertheless, numerous important aspects of the NPE operations within the U.S. patent system remain unclear. As a result, there is a strong interest in learning more about these companies, their strategies, and their possible impacts on innovation in different fields. While universities have been recognized as a category of NPE (Lemley, 2008), broad empirical studies have been lacking, or have left unaddressed important questions about how university patent enforcement may impact the university mission, and society more generally. Because academic institutions play a significant role in both producing and disseminating knowledge, additional empirically-grounded study can add to the ongoing debate on patent monetization. Relevant questions include: How do universities resemble, and differ, from other NPEs as regards patent enforcement and monetization? Do certain university stances and tactics hinder the mission that is traditionally performed by academic institutions? And, how do the behaviors of universities affect innovation, for good or ill?
 

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Dr. Stefania Fusco's research concentrates on intellectual property law and finance. She earned a J.S.D. from Stanford Law School where she was also a Kaufmann Fellow and a Transatlantic Technology Law Forum Fellow. For her doctoral dissertation, she conducted an interdisciplinary empirical investigation on patent protection and financial methods. Her publications engage with several IP issues including: the impact of patent protection on financial innovation, rules versus standards in patent law and the international negotiations on geographical indications on products. She is currently writing about patents issued by the Venetian Republic between the 15th and 18th centuries in relation to the modern debate on the tailoring of patent protection. She is also investigating the activity of non-practicing entities in the U.S. and the EU. Fusco has presented her research at several national IP conferences. She joined the faculty at DePaul College of Law as a visiting assistant professor in Fall 2012. In 2014, she became a senior lecturer at Notre Dame Law School. She teaches International Intellectual Property, Patents and Corporate Finance.

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 4:00pm to 5:40pm

Lewis Center, 801
25 E Jackson Blvd

Departments

College of Law, (All) College of Law, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology

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