IPSC 2025

From Airports

Midway
Take the Orange Line towards Loop to the Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren Stop.

O'Hare
Take the Blue Line towards Forest Park to the Jackson Stop.

Driving Directions
From the north and northwest
From the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) exit at Jackson Boulevard and turn left (east). The Loop campus is approximately one mile from the expressway on Jackson Boulevard and State Street.

From the west
From the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), continue toward downtown. As you approach the downtown area, the expressway becomes Congress Parkway. Turn left (north) on State Street, proceed two blocks to Jackson Boulevard. The Loop campus is on State Street and Jackson Boulevard.

From the south
From the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/I-94), exit at Jackson Boulevard and turn right (east). The Loop campus is approximately one mile from the expressway on Jackson Boulevard and State Street.

From Lake Shore Drive (north or south)
Exit Lake Shore Drive at Jackson Boulevard and proceed west to Michigan Avenue. Turn right on Michigan Avenue, proceed one block to Adams Street and turn left. Proceed one block to Wabash Avenue and turn left. Proceed one block to Jackson Boulevard.

Visitor Parking
The nearest parking area is located at 328 South Wabash Avenue on the corner of Wabash Avenue and Van Buren Street.

Public Transportation
Seven CTA lines service the College of Law campus:

• For Purple, Pink, Orange and Brown Lines exit at Adams/Wabash, walk south to Jackson Boulevard and head west or exit at Library/State/Van Buren, walk north to Jackson Boulevard and head east.
• For the Green Line exit at Adams/Wabash, walk south to Jackson Boulevard and head west.
• For Red and Blue Lines exit at Jackson Boulevard and walk east. For further planning, utilize CTA's Trip Planner

All Metra train stations are located within a short walking distance (or cab ride) of the Loop campus.

• Union Station: Canal Street and Adams. Walk east on Adams Street until you reach State Street. Turn right (south) and walk one block to Jackson Boulevard.
• Chicago & Northwestern Station: Canal Street and Madison Avenue. Walk east on Adams Street until you reach State Street. Turn right (south) for three blocks to Jackson Boulevard.
• LaSalle Street Station: LaSalle Street and Congress Parkway. Walk east down Congress Parkway. Until you reach State Street. Turn left (north) for two blocks to Jackson Boulevard.
• Illinois Central Station: (includes service for South Shore Line), Michigan and Van Buren Street. Walk north on Michigan Avenue for one block to Jackson Boulevard. Turn left (west) on Jackson Boulevard to State Street.

Palmer House Hilton (17 E. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL)
All reservations should be made by Thursday, July 11, 2025 by visiting https://book.passkey.com/go/DEPAULLAW

Group rooms (1 standard King room or 2 double beds) are offered at the rate of $209.00 per room + 17.4% per night surcharge ($245.37 inclusive). Guest pays all charges. Credit card must be provided with reservations.

For more information about the Palmer House Hilton, visit https://www.palmerhousehiltonhotel.com/

Union League Club (65 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL)
All reservations should be made by Thursday, July 17, 2025, by calling into Reservations (1-800-443-0578 or 1-312-427-7800), emailing clubservices@ulcc.org, or visiting https://rooms.ulcc.org/ and using Group Code: 320276.

Group rooms (standard King room) are offered at the rate of $239.00 per room + 20% per night surcharge ($286.80 inclusive). Guest pays all charges. Credit card must be provided with reservations.

Guests of the Union League Club receive complimentary Wi-Fi and access to all ULC club amenities and outlets. Guests have until 3:00 pm prior to arrival date to cancel without penalty. Late cancel/no show charge is one night's rate.

For more information about the Union League Club of Chicago, including details about valet parking and its dress code, visit https://www.ulcc.org

Amy Adler
New York University School of Law
Is Preservation Destruction?
Abstract

Ana Alba & Emanuel Rodriguez
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Legal Protection of Ethnic Avatars and Their Cultural Markers
Abstract

Mary Catherine Amerine
The George Washington University Law School
Mind the Gap: How Brand Gimmicks Have Made Infinite the Zone of Expansion
Abstract

Jonas Anderson
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Demystifying Third-Party Litigation Funding
Abstract

David Angenendt
Technical University of Munich
The Private Cost of Legal Uncertainty: Evidence from the Unified Patent Court
Abstract
Paper

Margo A. Bagley
Emory University School of Law
Designing Design Policy
Abstract

Stefan Bechtold
ETH Zurich
Out of Tune? Investigating Youtube's Copyright Enforcement
Abstract

Ximena Benavides
Yale University; University of Georgia
Relational Grants: Confronting Biomedical Progress Beyond Patents
Abstract

Matt Blaszczyk
University of Michigan Law School
Posthuman Copyright: Copyright, AI, and Legitimacy
Abstract

Doni Bloomfield
Fordham University School of Law
Dual-Use Innovation Policy
Abstract

Jeremy Bock
Tulane University Law School
Opting into Precedents
Abstract

Bruce Boyden
Marquette University Law School
Levels of Expression
Abstract

Christopher Buccafusco
Duke University School of Law
Trademarking Style
Abstract

Eric Budish
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research
Missing Markets for Innovation: Evidence from New Uses for Existing Drugs
Abstract

Michael Burstein
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
"Critical Technologies" and the Law and Geopolitics of Innovation Policy
Abstract

Felicia Caponigri
Marquette University Law School
Pantone's Color Monopoly?
Abstract

Michael Carroll
American University Washington College of Law
Fair Breach
Abstract

Anne-Marie Carstens
University of Baltimore School of Law
Do Political Monuments Qualify as "Cultural Property"? (Art & Cultural Heritage theme)
Abstract

Bernard Chao
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Real Hypothetical Negotiations
Abstract

Tun-Jen Chiang
George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Regulating Patent Claiming
Abstract

Andrew Chin
University of North Carolina School of Law
AI Dream of Genii: Enablement in the Age of ChatGPT
Abstract

Kevin Collins
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
Trademarks and Clarity in Consumer Expression
Abstract

Jorge Contreras
University of Utah College of Law
Stopping Infringement at the Border: Rebalancing Import Exclusion Authority Among the ITC, CBP and the Courts
Abstract

Zachary Cooper
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dams in the Infinite River: Next-Generation Copyright In Next-Generation Interactive Media
Abstract

Christopher Cotropia
University of Richmond School of Law
Examining the Value of Small Entity Patents
Abstract

Courtney Cox
Fordham University School of Law
Useful Bullsh*t & Judicial Expertise
Abstract

Carys Craig
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
Copyright’s Constitution: User Rights and the ‘Deprivation of Property’ Misdiagnosis (Or: Lessons from South Africa’s Constitutional Debacle over the Copyright Amendment Bill)
Abstract

Dennis Crouch
University of Missouri School of Law
Mentor Factors in Intellectual Property
Abstract

Nikola Datzov
University of North Dakota School of Law
IP Exceptionalism in the Age of AI
Abstract

Gururaj Devarhubli
Nirma University, Institute of Law, Ahmedabad
Analyzing Cross-border Regime for Enforcing Copyright in the Age of Digital Piracy: A Comparative Study of Music Piracy in India and China
Abstract

Rachael Dickson
Willamette University School of Law
"Big, Fun Art": The IP Of Immersive Art Experiences
Abstract

Graeme Dinwoodie
Chicago-Kent College of Law - Illinois Institute of Technology
Not Just The Gutting of Rogers: A Window Into Modern Trademark Challenges
Abstract
PLENARY 1: Past, Present, and Future of IPSC & Honoring Bobbi Kwall

Stacey Dogan
Boston University School of Law
Hollywood's Trademark Law
Abstract

Laura Dolbow
University of Colorado Law School
The Public Franchise Tradition as a Limit on Patent Takings
Abstract

Charles Duan
American University Washington College of Law
It's a Prop!
Abstract
Paper

Maya Durvasula
Stanford University; Stanford Law School
Regulating the Diagnosis of Disease
Abstract

Tabrez Y. Ebrahim
Lewis & Clark Law School
The New Ethical Progress of Copyrights & Patents
Abstract

Sarah Fackrell
Chicago-Kent College of Law - Illinois Institute of Technology
Amending Schedule A
Abstract

Joseph Fishman
Vanderbilt Law School
Revenue Streams Without Streaming Revenue
Abstract

Jeanne Fromer
New York University School of Law
Trademark Law's Theory of the Image: An Empirical Investigation
Abstract

Elizabeth Townsend Gard
Tulane University Law School
Copyright and the Building Blocks of the Comic/Graphic Novel
Abstract
CLOSING PLENARY: History and Tradition in Constitutional IP Cases

Aman Gebru
University of Houston Law Center
Truthfulness in Trademarks
Abstract

Katrina Geddes
New York University School of Law; Cornell Tech
AI's Attribution Problem
Abstract

Patty Gerstenblith
DePaul University College of Law
State Ownership of Cultural Artifacts and the Inadequacy of 1970 as a Legal and Ethical Marker
Abstract
PLENARY 1: Past, Present, and Future of IPSC & Honoring Bobbi Kwall

Andrew Gilden
Southwestern Law School
Digital Replica Rights and Postmortem Policy Levers
Abstract

Michael Goodyear
New York Law School
Dignity and Deepfakes
Abstract

Wendy Gordon
Boston University School of Law
PLENARY 1: Past, Present, and Future of IPSC & Honoring Bobbi Kwall

James Grimmelmann
Cornell Law School; Cornell Tech
No Mods, No Masters: The Cyber-Libertarian Dream and the Inevitability of Content-Moderation Bureaucracy
Abstract

Richard Gruner
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Patents and Technology Evolution: Altering Innovations and Innovators via Patent Influences
Abstract

Michael Grynberg
DePaul University College of Law
All Brands Great and Small
Abstract

Terry Taorui Guan
The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law
Towards a Balanced Legal Framework of AI Distillation
Abstract

Paul Gugliuzza
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Our _____ Patent System
Abstract

Thomas Haley
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Copyright Disincentives
Abstract

Cynthia Ho
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Registered but Replaced
Abstract

Tim Holbrook
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Patent Claim Dissection
Abstract

Camilla Hrdy
Rutgers Law School
Trade Secret Law's On-Sale Bar
Abstract

John Jarosz
Analysis Group, Inc.
Mending the Fence: Commercial Success and the Blocking Patent Defense in Pharmaceutical Litigation
Abstract

Eric E. Johnson
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Rawls Versus Locke in a Justice-Based Intellectual Property Regime
Abstract

D.R. Jones
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Libraries, Contract, and Copyright
Abstract

Sapna Kumar
University of Minnesota Law School
Enemy Patents
Abstract

Roberta Kwall
DePaul University College of Law

Rachel Landy
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Did Copyright Fail Music Artists?
Abstract

Christa Laser
Cleveland State University College of Law
Intangible: How Intellectual Property Law Shapes Our Lives, from Alzheimer’s Drugs to Taylor Swift, and Why Recipe Blogs Are So Darn Long
Abstract
Paper

Edward Lee
Santa Clara University School of Law
Is the Lay Audience Real or Fake?
Abstract

Jon Lee
University of Oklahoma College of Law
The Ethics of Trademark Policing
Abstract

Mark A. Lemley
Stanford Law School
Patent Law's Era of Normalcy
Abstract
PLENARY 1: Past, Present, and Future of IPSC & Honoring Bobbi Kwall

Jack Lerner
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Five Years of Fair Use: Lessons from Recent Case Law on Fair Use In Copyright
Abstract

David Levine
Elon University School of Law
Trade Secrets with Secrets
Abstract

Gi-Kuen Jacob Li
National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) Institute of Law for Science and Technology
Government Use of Copyrighted Works: The Case of Taiwan’s TAIDE AI Project
Abstract

Jake Linford
Florida State University College of Law
Content-Based Trademark Regulation
Abstract

Ari Lipsitz
Boston University School of Law
Tarot's Uneasy Copyright
Abstract

Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton
Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law
Gendered Words and Grant Rates: A Textual Analysis of Disparate Outcomes in the Patent System
Abstract
Paper

Dustin Marlan
University of North Carolina School of Law
The Arbitrary Myth
Abstract

Jonathan Masur
University of Chicago Law School
Measuring the Value of Trademark Distinctiveness: Evidence from the Market for Bordeaux Wines
Abstract
Paper

Sari Mazzurco
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Source & Solidarity
Abstract

Tim McFarlin
Samford University Cumberland School of Law
Authorship and Time
Abstract

Mike Meurer
Boston University School of Law
How Does (and Should) the Law Impact the Supply of Innovation?
Abstract

Andrew Michaels
University of Houston Law Center
Mistake of Law Defenses in Patent Law
Abstract

Emily Michiko Morris
University of Akron School of Law
Compulsory Licensing Under Actavis
Abstract
Paper

Christopher Morten
New York University School of Law
Information and Inefficiency: Trade Secrets as Anti-Intellectual Property
Abstract

Adam Mossoff
George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
The Legal and Policy Folly of Price Controls on Drug Patents
Abstract

Christina Mulligan
Brooklyn Law School
Descendible Data Property
Abstract

Xuan-Thao Nguyen
University of Washington School of Law
Fallen Unicorns' IP
Abstract

Jacob Noti-Victor
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Anticompetitive Acquiescence
Abstract

Seán O'Connor
Brooklyn Law School
Dilla Time: Copyright and Distributive Justice for Beatmakers
Abstract

David Olson
Boston College Law School
AI Inventions and Patent Invention Date
Abstract

Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Should we Pluralize the PHOSITA in Patent Law?
Abstract

Lisa Ouellette
Stanford Law School
Beyond the Pharmaceutical Patent Arms Race
Abstract

Sean Pager
Michigan State University College of Law
Who Is Liable for Infringing Generative AI Output?
Abstract

Argyri Panezi
University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law
Do Machines Have More Rights than Readers? Revisiting Readers’ Rights in AI Copyright Debates
Abstract

Laura G. Pedraza-Fariña
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Problem Finding And The Structure Of Creativity In Intellectual Property Law
Abstract

Arti Rai
Duke University School of Law
Using Patents to Assess the Novelty of AI-Generated Drugs
Abstract

Cesar Ramirez-Montes
University Of Leeds School of Law
A New Normative Account Of Trade Mark Law In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence?
Abstract

Jason Rantanen
University of Iowa College of Law
Improving Access to Data From Empirical Legal Studies
Abstract

Greg Reilly
Chicago-Kent College of Law - Illinois Institute of Technology
Patent Law's Venue Pretzel
Abstract

Kate Reinmuth
Stanford University; Stanford Law School
Protect or Prevent? Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications of the Effect of Non-Compete Agreements on Innovation
Abstract

Katelyn Ringrose
McDermott Will & Emery
LGBTQ+ Privacy & Civil Liberties
Abstract
Paper

Michael Risch
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Pharma Continuation Stories
Abstract

Lorelei D. Ritchie
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Question Mark™
Abstract

Alexandra J. Roberts
Northeastern University School of Law
Personal Brand as Intellectual Property
Abstract

Zaneta Robinson
Wake Forest University School of Law
Language Preservation with Trademark Registration
Abstract

Paul Rogerson
Chicago-Kent College of Law - Illinois Institute of Technology
Are Waves of Patent Litigation Explained by Technological Revolutions? Evidence from Patent Office Litigation Notices, 1923-2002
Abstract

Zvi Rosen
University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
CLOSING PLENARY: 50 Year Review of the 1976 Copyright Act

Betsy Rosenblatt
Case Western Reserve University Law School
Restorative Intellectual Property
Abstract

Thomas H. Rousse
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Open Licensing, Hidden Costs: Survey Experiment Insights on Creative Commons and Copyright Infringement
Abstract
Paper

Guy Rub
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Bypassing SCOTUS
Abstract

Rachel Sachs
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
Regulating Health Technologies in a Post-FDA World
Abstract

Matthew Sag
Emory University School of Law
After the Asteroid
Abstract

Zahr Said
Santa Clara University School of Law
The Costly Impact of High-Volume Copyright Litigation
Abstract

Karen Sandrik
Marquette University Law School
Cultural Legacies and Innovation Barriers: Comparative Lessons from Post-Soviet Research Institutions for American Innovation Policy
Abstract

Joshua Sarnoff
DePaul University College of Law
Patent and Other Preemption of Pharmaceutical Price Controls (Patent Preemption of (Pharmaceutical) Price Controls
Abstract

David Schwartz
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
CLOSING PLENARY: DOGE Days at the USPTO? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in the Federal Administrative State
Abstract

Victoria Schwartz
Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
Rethinking Use of Trademarks in Art
Abstract

Amy Semet
University at Buffalo School of Law
Gaming the Patent System: How Venue Choice Shapes Litigation Outcomes
Abstract

Vera Sevastianova
Hanken School of Economics
Trademark-Based Parodies and Other Commentaries in the Age of AI
Abstract

Shani Shisha
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Copyright as the Law of Intuition
Abstract

Jessica Silbey
Boston University School of Law
The Law of Everday Design
Abstract

Brenda Simon
California Western School of Law
Innovation Policy in the Shadow of Decreasing Biodiversity
Abstract

David Simon
Northeastern University School of Law
Illegal Innovation
Abstract

Michael Sinha
Saint Louis University School of Law
Inexpensive Gadgets: Solving the Drug-Device Cost Conundrum
Abstract

Matthew Sipe
University of Baltimore School of Law
Trademarks as the Anti-Antitrust
Abstract

Marvin J. Slepian MD, JD
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Synergy of Artificial Intelligence and Boolean Search in Patent Prior Art Assessment
Abstract
Paper

Cathay Smith
Chicago-Kent College of Law - Illinois Institute of Technology
Looser Forms of Parody
Abstract

David Stein
Vanderbilt Law School
Facially Apparent (but Non-Obvious as a Matter of Law): Empirical Evidence of Low Patent Quality
Abstract

Christopher Storm
Uber Technologies Inc.
The Patent Industry Versus eBay
Abstract

Jennifer Sturiale
Widener University Delaware Law School
Taking Digital Platforms: Using the Takings Clause to Correct Anticompetitive Markets
Abstract

Talha Syed
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
IP as Market Power
Abstract

Xiyin Tang
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Creative Labor and Platform Capitalism
Abstract

David Taylor
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Patent Claims and the Canons of Legal Interpretation
Abstract

Marketa Trimble
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
Cross-Border Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright: “Powered by AI”
Abstract

Rebecca Tushnet
Harvard Law School
CLOSING PLENARY: History and Tradition in Constitutional IP cases
Abstract

Saurabh Vishnubhakat
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
The Patent Treatise Boom
Abstract

Anthony Volini
DePaul University College of Law
The Right to Data Privacy: Revisiting Warren & Brandeis
Abstract

Melissa Wasserman
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Strategic Patenting: Evidence from the Biopharmaceutical Industry
Abstract

Sarah Wasserman Rajec
William & Mary Law School
Claim Language Rule for Large Language Model Drafting
Abstract

Joy Xiang
Peking University School of Transnational Law
The Emerging Geopolitics of AI Standardization
Abstract

Peter Yu
Texas A&M University School of Law
Intellectual Property, Sustainable Development, and a New Social Contract
Abstract
PLENARY 1: Past, Present, and Future of IPSC & Honoring Bobbi Kwall

Stav Zeitouni
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
A Theory of Noncommerciality in Fair Use
Abstract

Frederic Blockx
Commercial court, Antwerp/UAntwerp/ULBrussels

M. Scott Boone
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School

Robert Brauneis
The George Washington University Law School

Annemarie Bridy
Google/Yale Law School Information Society Project

Stuart Brotman
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, School of Journalism and Media

Michael Frakes
Duke University School of Law

Shubha Ghosh
Syracuse University College of Law

Jordana Goodman
Chicago-Kent College of Law - Illinois Institute of Technology

David Jones
High Tech Inventors Alliance

Paul Jurcys
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Mehtab Khan
Cleveland State University College of Law

Ryan Knox
DePaul University College of Law

Yvette Liebesman
Saint Louis University School of Law

Maria Markovic
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Sarita Matheson
University of St. Thomas School of Law

Mark McKenna
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

Prachi Mehta
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Kevin Noonan
Patent Docs

Tyler Ochoa
Santa Clara University School of Law

Kal Raustiala
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

Elizabeth Rowe
University of Virginia School of Law

Tifani Sadek
The University of Michigan Law School

Sharon K. Sandeen
Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Sean B. Seymore
Vanderbilt Law School

Benjamin Sobel
University of Wisconsin Law School

Chris Sprigman
New York University School of Law

Felix Wu
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Samantha Zyontz, Ph.D.
Boston University School of Law