Spring 2011

Professors Barton Beebe and Katherine Strandburg

Topic: To explore the interplay between intellectual property law and the various institutions in which innovation and creativity take place, such as firms, informal collaborations, structured open source paradigms, standard setting organizations, and academic communities.

Thursday, January 20

Fiona Murray, Associate Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
Of Mice and Academics: Examining the Effect of Openness on Innovation

Thursday, January 27

Gabrilla Coleman, Assistant Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Two Ethical Moments in Debian

Rescheduled to Tuesday, March 8 - 245 Sullivan Street, Furman Hall, Room 334, 4:00-6:00pm

Thursday, February 3

A. Michael Froomkin, Laurie Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law
Almost Free: An Analysis of ICANN's 'Affirmation of Commitments'

Thursday, February 10

Colleen V. Chien, Assistant Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law
Patent Pathways

Thursday, February 17

James Bessen, Director and Founder, Research on Innovation; Lecturer in Law, Boston University School of Law
Communicating Technical Knowledge

Thursday, March 3

Catherine Fisk, Professor of Law, University of California at Irvine School of Law
Screen Credit and the Writers Guild of America, 1938-2000: A Study in Labor Market and Idea Market Intermediation 

Thursday, March 24

Ted Sichelman, Assistant Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law
Patenting by Entrepreneurs: An Empirical Study

Thursday, March 31

Jonathan Barnett, Associate Professor of Law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
The Host's Dilemma: Strategic Fortfeiture in Platform Markets for Informational Goods


The Colloquium meets at NYU School of Law, Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South, room 202 from 4:00-6:00pm.

2 New York CLE Credits are available in the area of Professional Practice for each colloquium you attend.