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Curriculum Vitae — IRENE CALBOLI
FULL TIME ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2015-present TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Professor of Law (tenured appointment) (currently on academic leave)
Courses: International and Comparative Trademark Law; Art and Cultural
Heritage Law; Intellectual Property and Cross-border Trade; Fashion Law
Law School Service: Promotion and Tenure Committee (Member 2015-present)
2015-present SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Deputy Director, Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law
in Asia (ARCIALA) (Head of Centre, July 2015-January 2017)
Lee Kong Chian Fellow (2017-2018; 2016-2017; 2015-2016)
Visiting Professor
Courses: Intellectual Property and Value Extraction (Master of Science in
Innovation, Lee Kong Chian School of Business); Innovation Commercialization
(Doctor of Innovation Program, Lee Kong Chian School of Business)
2012-2015 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE FACULTY OF LAW
Visiting Professor
Courses: Foundations of Intellectual Property; Topics in the Civil Law Tradition:
European Harmonization; Intellectual Property and International Trade; Directed
Research
2003-2015 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
Professor of Law (2012-2015) (tenured appointment)
Associate Professor of Law (2008-2012) (tenured appointment)
Assistant Professor of Law (2003-2008) (tenure-track appointment)
Founding Director, Intellectual Property & Technology Program (2006-
2015)
Courses: Intellectual Property Law; International Intellectual Property;
Trademarks and Unfair Competition; Intellectual Property Theory; Intellectual
Property Colloquium; Computer Law; International Business Transactions;
European Union Law; International Law; Directed Research
Law School Service: Promotion and Tenure Committee (Member 2008-2015);
Academic Programs Committee (Chair 2010-11; Member 2003-2010); Diversity
Committee (Chair 2011-12; Member 2005-2011); Curriculum Committee
(Member 2009-2010); Faculty Appointments Committee (Member 2005-2006);
Speakers from Practice Committee (Member 2004-2006); Student Publications
Committee (Member 2003-2012); Faculty Advisor, Soul Lefkowitz Moot Court
Competition (2002-2008); Faculty Advisor, Intellectual Property Law Society
(2002-2012)
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University Committee Service: Intellectual Property Committee (Member
2007-2012); Nomination and Elections (Member 2003-2007)
Spring 2011 DEPAUL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
CIPLIT Visiting Professor of Intellectual Property Law
Courses: Trademarks Law; International Intellectual Property
1994-2003 UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA FACULTY OF LAW
Research Assistant Professor (three-years contract) (2000-2003)
Post-Doctoral Fellow (1998-2000)
Doctoral Fellow and Teaching Assistant (1994-1997)
Courses: Intellectual Property Law; Internet Law; European Internal Market;
Business Associations; Commercial Law; Banking Law and Regulation
FELLOWSHIPS AND VISITING LECTURSHIPS*
2013-present STANFORD UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
Fellow, Transatlantic Technology Law Forum
Research Projects: IP Exhaustion and Free Movement of Goods in Free Trade Areas;
Geographical Indications in the U.S. and the EU
May 2017 CENTRE OF INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STUDIES (CEIPI),
UNIVERSITY OF STRASBOURG
Visiting Professor, Graduate Program in Intellectual Property
Topics: Non-Traditional Trademarks, 3D Printing, Geographical Indications
November HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
2016 ● Visiting Professor, Graduate Program in Intellectual Property
Topics: International and Comparative Trademark Law
May 2016 CENTRE OF INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STUDIES (CEIPI),
UNIVERSITY OF STRASBOURG
Visiting Professor, Graduate Program in Intellectual Property
Topics: Geographical Indications, ASEAN IP Law, Non-Traditional Trademarks
2013-2015 CENTRE FOR ASIAN LEGAL STUDIES, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Faculty Associate
Research Projects: Geographical Indications of Origin in Asia-Pacific * In addition to the lectureships and fellowships listed above, the following should be noted: In 2006, I was offered the Hosier Visiting International Intellectual Property Lectureship, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois (declined due to teaching responsibilities at Marquette University Law School); in 2004, I was offered the Wing-Tat Lee Lectureship in International and Comparative Law, Loyola University Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois (declined due to teaching responsibilities at Marquette University Law School); in 2001, I was offered a Visiting Scholar Position at Northwestern University Law School as a Fulbright Scholar, 2001-2002, Chicago, Illinois (declined due to pending permanent residence status in the United States; permanent residents cannot be granted Fulbright Awards).
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July 2013 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
Visiting Professor, Summer Program, Rijeka, Croatia
Courses: International and Comparative Copyright Law
July 2012 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL/MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAW
SCHOOL
Visiting Professor, Summer Program, Giessen, Germany
Courses: International Intellectual Property
2000-2007 NIJMEGEN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
Senior Lecturer, Pallas LL.M. Course in European Business Law
Topics: IP Exhaustion; International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
2000-2007 WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION & UNIVERSITY OF TORINO
Senior Lecturer, LL.M. in Intellectual Property Rights
Topics: Protection of Well-Known Trademarks; Geographical Indications
July 2004 TC BEIRNE SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Visiting Professor, Summer Program, Brisbane, Australia
Courses: International Intellectual Property; European Union Law
Summer 2001 MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND COMPETITION
Visiting Researcher
Research Project: Comparative Advertising in the European Union
1997-1998 CENTRE OF EUROPEAN LAW, KING’S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Visiting Researcher
Research Project: A Comparative Analysis of Trademark Law in Italy and the U.K.
1997-1998 MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND COMPETITION
Visiting Researcher
Research Project: Free Movement of Good and Trademark Exhaustion in the EU
1995-1996 FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY COMPLUTENSE
Visiting Fellow
Research Project: Misleading Advertising in the European Union
PROFESSIONAL AND EXPERT ACTVITIES
2017 ETHIOPIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE
Expert, June 17-21, 2017
Activity: delivered a series of lectures on “The Protection of Geographical
Indications of Origin”
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2017 WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION, WIPO ACADEMY
Expert, WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers and Researchers of Intellectual
Property, World Intellectual Property Organization and World Trade
Organization, June 26-30, 2017
Activity: delivered lectures on: “IP Provisions in Free Trade Agreements”; “IP
Protection and Green Technologies”; “New Technologies in IP Teaching and
Research”; “IP Financing and Collaterals”
Expert, WIPO-University of Geneva Summer School, World Intellectual
Property Organization, June 26, 2017
Activity: delivered the opening lecture on “Overview of Intellectual Property and
Current and Emerging Issues”
Expert, WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers and Researchers of Asia,
Singapore Management University School of Law, February 29-22, 2017
Activity: delivered a lecture on “The Protection of GIs and Trademark in the
Multilateral International System”; acted as commentator for the various papers
presented by the participants to the Colloquium
Expert, Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MylPO), Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, January 17-19, 2017
Activity: collaborate with MyIPO and the IP Academy of Malaysia in designing
two new courses: Certificate in Intellectual Property Management; Certificate in
Patent Drafting and Patent Application Process
2016 WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION, WIPO ACADEMY
Expert, University of Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia, November 21-25, 2016
Activity: delivered a series of lectures on “Sources and Main Principles of
International Intellectual Property Law”
Expert, Indonesian IP Academy and Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia,
Jakarta, Indonesia, August 29-September 1, 2016
Activity: delivered three lectures as part of the Advanced Course on Recent
Issues on Intellectual Property Law
2015 EU INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE/EU-ASEAN PROJECT ON THE
PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (ECAP) III
Expert, National Seminars on Geographical Indications and Quality Control
Activity: delivered a series of seminars to government officials and the private
sector: Medan, Indonesia, September 2015; Bangkok, Thailand, October 2015;
Pham Peng, Cambodia, October 2015; Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, October 2015
2013 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACADEMY OF SINGAPORE
Program Advisor, 4th Global Forum in IP (GFIP), Singapore, August 27-28,
2013
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Activity: collaborated with officers from IP Academy of Singapore in: designing
the general program of the GFIP; suggesting topics and speakers; preparing
questions and comments for selected panels of the GFIP)
1999-2000 SOCIETÀ ITALIANA BREVETTI S.P.A. (SIB), Milan-Rome-Florence, Italy
Senior Associate
Main Duties: Intellectual Property Prosecution and Litigation; Management of
Intellectual Property Portfolios; Intellectual Property Licensing
1995-1996 LOPEZ LOZANO, CREMADES, SANCHEZ PINTADO, Madrid, Spain
“Leonardo da Vinci” European Union Professional Training Program
Main Duties: Intellectual Property Licensing
1992-1994 BIAVATI & ASSOCIATI, Bologna, Italy
Trainee Solicitor
Main Duties: Assisting with In-Court and Out-Of-Court Proceedings
Spring 1993 COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Luxembourg
Legal Intern, Cabinet the Honorable Federico Mancini, Chief Justice
Main Duties: Legal Research
GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS
2017-2018 Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, Singapore Management University School of Law
2016-2018 Recipient, Grant, Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in
Asia, Singapore Management University School of Law, for a Conference on
Approaches and Methodologies in IP Research (and resulting publication)
2016-2017 Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, Singapore Management University School of Law
2016-2017 Recipient, Grant, Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in
Asia, Singapore Management University School of Law, for a Conference on Non-
Traditional Trademarks (and resulting publication)
2015-2016 Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, Singapore Management University School of Law
2015 Invited Judge, Ladas Award Memorial Competition, International Trademark
Association
2015-2017 Recipient, Special Grant from Provost Fund, Singapore Management University,
for a workshop on Trademark Protection in ASEAN (and resulting publication)
2014-2015 Co-recipient (with Ng-Loy Wee Loon), Grant, Centre for Asian Legal Studies,
Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore for a Conference on
Geographical Indications of Origin (and resulting publication)
2004-2013 Recipient, Annual Summer Research Grant (variable size), Marquette University
Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2011-12 Recipient, Excellence in Diversity Grant, Marquette University, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin (Office the Provost for Diversity and Inclusion)
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2011-12 Recipient, Ad Hoc Grant for the Inaugural International Intellectual Property
Roundtable , Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2011-12 Recipient, Ad Hoc Grant for the Intellectual Property Inaugural Colloquium Series,
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2003-2005 Faculty Advisor, Saul Lefkowitz Trademarks Moot Court Competition, team won
1st place nationally in 2005, 1st place regionally in 2003 and 2004
2001 Selected as a 2001-2002 Fulbright Exchange Scholar by the Fulbright Commission
for Educational and Cultural Exchange between Italy and the United States (declined
due to pending permanent residence status in the United States)
1999 Recipient, British Council “European Young Lawyer Scheme” Scholarship, College of
Law, London, United Kingdom
1998 Recipient, Rotary International Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship, covering
full-tuition and living expenses for the Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the London
School of Economics and Political science, London, U.K.
1997-1998 Recipient, European Patent Office Scholarship for Postgraduates Studies in IP,
covering full-tuition and living expenses for the Diploma in Trademark Law, Queen
Mary College, London, U.K.
1994-1996 Recipient, National Doctoral Scholarship, Italian Ministry of Education, to attend
the Doctorate of Research in Intellectual Property and Antitrust law, University of
Pavia, Pavia, Italy
1994 Recipient, Post Graduate Foreign Studies Scholarship, University of Bologna, Italy
for a year as Visiting Scholar at the University of California at Berkeley
1989-1992 Recipient, Full-Tuition Scholarship (average annual GPA 30/30), University of
Bologna, Italy to attend the LL.B degree
1989 Recipient, ERASMUS Scholarship, Commission of the European Union, to attend
the exchange program at the University of Paris II “Panthéon-Assas” School of
Law, Paris, France
EDITORIAL AND PEER REVIEWER POSITIONS
2017-present Editorial Board, WIPO-WTO Colloquium Papers
Co-Editor, Regional WIPO-WTO Colloquium for IP Teachers and Scholars in
Asia Papers (2017)
2015-present Editorial Board, QUEEN MARY JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
2015-present Contributing Editor, International & Comparative Law Section, JOTWELL
2015-present Editorial Board, THE TRADEMARK REPORTER, International Trademark
Association (INTA)
2015-present Advisory Editorial Board, UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA LAW REVIEW
2015-present Peer Reviewer, WORLD TRADE REVIEW, Cambridge University Press
2015-present Peer Reviewer, SINGAPORE ACADEMY OF LAW JOURNAL, Academy Publishing
2014-present Peer Reviewer, WIPO JOURNAL, Sweet & Maxwell
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2014-present Peer Reviewer, ASIAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW, Cambridge University
Press
2013-present Editor and Contributor, TRANSATLANTIC TECHNOLOGY LAW FORUM NEWS
LETTER, Stanford Law School
2013-present Peer Reviewer, INTERNATIONAL REVIEW FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND
COMPETITION LAW, Springer
2013-present Peer Reviewer, WORLD DEVELOPMENT, Elsevier Group
2013-present Peer Reviewer, Cambridge University Press
2013-present Peer Reviewer, Edward Elgar Publishing
2013-present Contributing Editor, REVISTA LEX MERCATORIA: DOCTRINA, PRAXIS,
JURISPRUDENCIA Y LEGISLACIÓN,
2010-present Peer Reviewer, Oxford University Press
2002-2015 Faculty Advisor and Special Editor, Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
2000-2003 Peer Reviewer, RIVISTA DI DIRITTO INDUSTRIALE, Giuffre’ Editore
2000-2003 Peer Reviewer, ANNALI DI DIRITTO D’AUTORE (AIDA), Giuffre’ Editore
1995-2003 Peer Reviewer, GIURISPRUDENZA COMMERCIALE, Giuffre’ Editore
MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
2016-present Associate Member, Singapore Academy of Law
2015-present Elected Member, American Law Institute
2015-present Member, International Law Association (Singapore Branch)
Member, Council of the Branch (2017-present)
2014-present Member, International Law Association (American Branch)
Member, International Intellectual Property Committee (2015-present)
Member, Planning Committee, International Law Weekend South 2017, Texas
A&M University School of Law, U.S.A.
2014-present Member, Society for International Economic Law
2014-present Member, Academic Network of Intangible Cultural Heritage Scholars
2014-present Delegate, American Society of Comparative Law
2014-present Member, North American Network of European Law Scholars
2014-present Member, European Policy for Intellectual Property Law Association (EPIP)
Board Member (2014-present)
Member, Scientific Committee, 2017 Annual Conference, University of
Bordeaux, France
2012-present Member, ALAI-USA (Association Litteraire and Artistique Internationale USA)
2004-present Academic Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)
Member, Legislation and Regulation Committee (2016-present)
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Member, The Trademark Reporter Committee (2015-present)
Member, International Moot Court Committee (2014-present)
Member, Academic Committee (2012-2015)
Co-Chair, Professor Membership Team (2013-2015)
Member, Trademark Scholarship Symposium Project Team (2012-2015)
2003-present Member, Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
Chair-Elect, Art Law Section (2016-present)
Executive Committee Member, Intellectual Property Section (2015-2016)
Executive Committee Member, Art Law Section (2013-2015; 2010-2011)
2002-present Member, American Bar Association (Intellectual Property Law Section)
1998-present Member, International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research
in Intellectual Property (ATRIP)
1997-present Member, Italian Society for Studies in Intellectual Property (SISPI)
2002-2015 Member, Justinian Society of Lawyers, Wisconsin Chapter
Member, Scholarship Selection Committee (2005-2012)
2002-2015 Member, Wisconsin Intellectual Property Association
2002-2004 Member, American Society of International Law
1997-2009 Member, Italian Bar Association
EDUCATION
1998-1999 LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, University of
London, London, United Kingdom
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Dissertation: Towards an Effective Implementation of Directive 97/55/EC on
Comparative Advertising in Italy? (Supervisor: Professor Colin Scott)
Dissertation: Trademark Harmonization in the European Union (Supervisor:
Professor Damian Chalmers)
1997-1999 QUEEN MARY COLLEGE, Center for Commercial Law Studies, University of
London, London, United Kingdom
Diploma in Trademarks Law
Dissertation: A Comparative Analysis of the Concepts of “Confusion” and “Association”
in Italian and British Trademark Law (Supervisor: Professor Spyros M. Maniatis)
1994-1997 UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA SCHOOL OF LAW, Pavia, Italy (National Administrative
Office), and UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA SCHOOL OF LAW, Bologna, Italy
Doctorate of Research in Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law (National
Program, 3 candidates accepted nationwide every year)
Dissertation: The Repression of Misleading Advertising (Supervisor: Professor Vito M.
Mangini)
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1993-1994 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW (BOALT HALL),
Berkeley, California, United States
Post Graduate Studies Visiting Program
Courses: Business Associations; Antitrust Law; International Law
1988-1992 UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA SCHOOL OF LAW, Bologna, Italy
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), summa cum laude (110/110 e lode) (youngest graduate
of the class, graduated in 3 years)
Dissertation: The Notion of “Joint-Venture” in European and Italian Antitrust Law
Supervisor: Professor Vito M. Mangini)
1989-1990 UNIVERSITY PARIS II “PANTHÉON-ASSAS” SCHOOL OF LAW, Paris, France
EU ERASMUS Student-Exchange Program
Courses: European Union Law, International Private Law
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH
BOOKS
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AT THE CROSSROADS OF TRADE, DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE:
FOCUS ON ASIA-PACIFIC, Cambridge University Press, 2017, 570 pages (edited with Ng-Loy Wee
Loon)
Reviewed by Elise De Geyter, Intellectual Property Watch (June 26, 2017)
RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EXHAUSTION AND PARALLEL IMPORTS
Edward Elgar, 2016, 587 pages (edited with Edward Lee)
Reviewed by Peter Mezei, Exhaust This! , 12(4) JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
AND PRACTICE 353 (pp. 353-56) (2017)
THE LAW AND PRACTICE OF TRADEMARK TRANSACTIONS: A GLOBAL AND LOCAL OUTLOOK,
Edward Elgar, 2016, 680 pages (edited with Jacques de Werra)
Reviewed by Emma Perot, IPKAT (July 7, 2016)
Reviewed by Prashant Reddy T., SPICY IP (October 7, 2016)
Reviewed by Pamela Chestek, 106 THE TRADEMARK REPORTER 1004 (pp. 1004-5) (2016)
Reviewed by Tan Tee Jim, forthcoming SINGAPORE ACADEMY OF LAW JOURNAL (2017)
Reviewed by Christopher Stothers, forthcoming QUEEN MARY JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY (2017)
Reviewed by Tara Aaron, forthcoming JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW AND
PRACTICE (2017)
DIVERSITY IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: IDENTITIES, INTERESTS, AND INTERSECTIONS,
Cambridge University Press, 2015, 567 pages (edited with Srividhya Ragavan)
Reviewed by K. Subramanian, THE HINDU (August 8, 2015)
Reviewed by Lior Zemer, Intellectual Property Between Conceptual Diversity and Traditional Harmony,
6(2) QUEEN MARY JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 273 (pp. 273-80) (2016)
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Review by Swaraj Paul Barooah, 38 EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REVIEW 585 (pp.
585-87) (Vol. 9, 2016)
Reviewed by Susanna Leong, 2016 SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES 385 (pp. 385-89)
(2016)
Reviewed by Janewa Osei Tutu, 47 INTERNATIONAL REVIEW FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND COMPETITION LAW 999 (pp. 999-1002) ( 2016)
Reviewed by Yahong Li, forthcoming HONG KONG LAW JOURNAL (2017)
TRADEMARK PROTECTION AND TERRITORIALITY CHALLENGES IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY,
Edward Elgar, 2014, 357 pages (edited with Edward Lee)
Reviewed by Lisa P. Ramsey, 5 THE IP BOOK LAW REVIEW 1 (pp. 1-6) (Vol. 1, 2014)
Reviewed by Sharon Givoni, AUSTRALIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BULLETIN 50 (March
2014)
Reviewed by Norma Dowson, 37 EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REVIEW 123 (pp. 123-
125) (Vol. 2, 2015)
Reviewed by Marketa Trimble, 46 INTERNATIONAL REVIEW FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND COMPETITION LAW 910 (pp. 910-913) (2015)
JOURNAL ARTICLES
A Call for Strengthening the Role of Comparative Legal Analysis in the United States, 90 ST. JOHN’S LAW
REVIEW 609 (pp. 609-638) (2016) (Symposium “Values, Questions, and Methods in Intellectual
Property”)
Time to Say Local Cheese and Smile at Geographical Indications of Origin? International Trade and Local
Development in the United States, 53 HOUSTON LAW REVIEW 373 (pp. 373-419) (2015) (2015 IPIL
Santa Fe Symposium)
Geographical Indications of Origin at the Crossroads of Local Development, Consumer Protection, and
Marketing Strategies 46 INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND
COMPETITION LAW 760 (pp. 760-780) (2015) (peer-reviewed)
In Territorio Veritas? Bringing Geographical Coherence into the Ambiguous Definition of Geographical
Indications of Origin, 6 WIPO JOURNAL 57 (pp. 57-67) (2014) (peer-reviewed)
Reading the Tea Leaves in Singapore: Who Will Be Left Holding the Bag for Secondary Trademark
Infringement on the Internet? 37 COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF LAW & THE ARTS 593 (pp. 593-607) (2014)
(Symposium “Who’s Left Holding the [Brand Name] Bag? Secondary Liability for Trademark Infringement
on the Internet”)
Overlapping Copyright and Trademark Protection: A Call for Concern and Action, 2014 UNIVERSITY OF
ILLINOIS LAW REVIEW SLIP OPINIONS 25 (pp. 25-34) (2014) (invited for the inaugural issue of
the journal)
Betty Boop and the Return of Aesthetic Functionality: A Bitter Medicine Against “Mutant Copyrights”?, 36
EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REVIEW 80 (pp. 80-87) (Vol. 2, 2014) (peer-reviewed)
The United States Supreme Court’s Decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons: An “Inevitable” Step in Which
Direction? 45 INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COMPETITION LAW 75
(pp. 75-90) (2014) (peer-reviewed)
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The Case for a Legislative Amendment Against “Accessory Copyright” for Gray Market Products: What Can
the U.S. Learn from Singapore and Australia?, 2013 SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES 1 (pp.
253-277) (2013) (with Mary LaFrance) (peer-reviewed)
Corporate Strategies, First Sale Rules, and Copyright Misuse: Waiting for Answers from Kirtsaeng v. Wiley
and Omega v. Costco (II), 11 NORTHWESTERN JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY 221 (pp. 221-238) (2013)
Reprinted in INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW REVIEW, 2014, Thomson Reuters (West) as one
of the best law review articles related to intellectual property law published in 2013
Reviewing the (Shrinking) Principle of Trademark Exhaustion in the European Union (Ten Years Later), 16
MARQUETTE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW REVIEW 257 (pp. 257-281) (2012) (invited as part of
the “International Intellectual Property Scholars Series”)
The Case for a Limited Protection of Trademark Merchandising, 2011 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW
REVIEW 865 (pp. 865-914) (2011)
Market Integration and (the Limits of) the First Sale Rule in North American and European Trademark
Law, 51 SANTA CLARA LAW REVIEW 1241 (pp. 1241-1282) (2011) (Symposium “Exhaustion and
First Sale in Intellectual Property”)
What If, After All, Trademarks Were “Traded in Gross”?, 2008 MICHIGAN STATE LAW REVIEW 345
(pp. 345-366) (2008) (Symposium “What Ifs and Other Alternative Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw
Stories”)
Reprinted in TRADEMARK PROTECTION: EMERGING CONCERNS, ICFAI University Press, 2009,
115 (pp. 115-141) (P. Solomon Vinay Kumar ed.)
Reprinted in INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LICENSING ISSUE, ICFAI University Press, 2009-
10, 168 (pp.168-194) (P. L. Jayanthi Reddy ed.)
Translated as “¿Qué sucedería si, a pese de todo, las marcas fueran comercializadas in gross?”
and printed in REVISTA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES Y JURÍDICAS 168 (2013) (translated by Professor José
Carlos Espigares)
The Sunset of “Quality Control” in Modern Trademark Licensing, 57 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY LAW
REVIEW 341 (pp. 341-407) (2007)
Expanding the Protection of Geographical Indications of Origin under TRIPs: “Old” Debate or “New”
Opportunity?, 10 MARQUETTE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW REVIEW 181 (pp. 181-203) (2006)
(Symposium “The First Ten Years of the TRIPS Agreement”)
Reprinted in GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: EMERGING STATE PRACTICE, ICFAI University
Press, 2009, 9 (pp. 9-37) (V. Madhuri ed.)
Reprinted in CRITICAL CONCEPTS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: GEOGRAPHICAL
INDICATIONS, 2014, Edward Elgar (Michael Blakeney ed.)
Trademark Assignment “With Goodwill”: A Concept Whose Time Has Gone, 57 FLORIDA LAW REVIEW
771 (pp.771-842) (2005)
Trademark Exhaustion in the European Union: Community-Wide or International? The Saga Continues, 6
MARQUETTE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW REVIEW 47 (pp. 47-90) (2002) (invited)
Recent Developments in the Law of Comparative Advertising in Italy—Towards an Effective Enforcement of the
Principles of Directive 97/55/EC under the New Regime?, 33 INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COMPETITION LAW 415 (pp. 415-438) (2002) (peer-reviewed)
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BOOK CHAPTERS
The Role of the State and the Private Sector in the Governing Framework of Geographical Indications, PUBLIC-
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT, Cambridge University Press, 2018, __ (Margaret Chon, Pedro Roffe, & Ahmed
Abdel-Latif eds.) (with Delphine Marie-Vivien)
Diversity, Intellectual Property and Creative Industries, RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON IP AND CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES, Edward Elgar, 2017, __ (Abbe E. L. Brown & Charlotte Waelde eds.)
Geographical Indications Between Trade, Development, Culture, and Marketing: Framing a Fair(er) System of
Protection in the Global Economy?, GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AT THE CROSSROADS OF TRADE,
DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE: FOCUS ON ASIA-PACIFIC, Cambridge University Press, 2017, 3
(pp. 3-35) (Irene Calboli & Ng-Loy Wee Loon eds.)
Geographical Indications in the Global Arena: Observations and Recent Developments, INDICATIONS
GÉOGRAPHIQUES: PERSPECTIVES GLOBALES ET LOCALES / GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS:
GLOBAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES, Schulthess, 2016, 159 (pp. 159-187) (Jacques de Werra ed.)
Contributory Trademark Infringement on the Internet: Do We Finally Know What Intermediaries Need To
Know?, RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON E-COMMERCE, Edward Elgar, 2016, 211 (pp. 211-231) (John
A. Rotchild ed.)
Terroir and Public Health: Can Geographical Indications of Origin Promote “Healthy” Products?, THE
NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF HEALTH-RELATED GOODS, Edward Elgar, 2016, 283 (pp.
283-304)(Enrico Bonadio & Alberto Alemanno eds.)
The Trademark Provisions in the TRIPS Agreement, in INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND
INTERNATIONAL TRADE: TRIPS AGREEMENT, Kluwer Law International, 2016, 157 (pp. 157-
192) (Carlos M. Correa & Yusuf A. Abdulqawi eds., 3rd ed.) (with Christine Haight Farley)
Reconciling Tradition and Innovation: Geographical Indications of Origin as Incentives for Local Development
and Expressions of a “Good Quality Life”, THE INTERNET AND THE EMERGING IMPORTANCE OF
NEW FORMS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Kluwer Law International, 2016, 141 (pp. 141-169)
(Susy Frankel & Daniel Gervais eds.)
Trademark Exhaustion and Free Movement of Goods: A Comparative Analysis of the EU/EEA, NAFTA
and ASEAN, RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EXHAUSTION AND
PARALLEL IMPORTS, Edward Elgar, 2016, 367 (pp. 367-389) (Irene Calboli & Edward Lee eds.)
Trademark Transactions: in the United States: Towards De Facto Trading in Gross?, THE LAW AND
PRACTICE OF TRADEMARK TRANSACTIONS: A GLOBAL AND LOCAL OUTLOOK, Edward Elgar,
2016, 439 (pp. 439-461) (Irene Calboli & Jacques de Werra eds.)
The Story of Luxury Products and the (Broken) Promise of Superior Product Quality in a World of Prestige for
the Masses, THE LUXURY ECONOMY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS,
Oxford University Press, 2015, 31 (pp. 31-56) (Barton Beebe, Haochen Sun & Madhavi Sunder
eds.)
Winner, Second Place, International Trademark Association 2015 Ladas Memorial Award,
Professional Category
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Introduction: Recognizing Diversity in Intellectual Property, DIVERSITY IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
IDENTITIES, INTERESTS, AND INTERSECTIONS, Cambridge University Press, 2015, 1 (pp. 1-14)
(Irene Calboli & Srividhya Ragavan eds.) (with Srividhya Ragavan)
Intellectual Property Protection for Fame, Luxury, Wine, and Spirits: Lex Specialis for a Corporate “Dolce
Vita” or a “Good Quality Life”? INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENERAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES: IS
IP A LEX SPECIALIS?, Edward Elgar, 2015, 156 (pp. 156-180) (Graeme B. Dinwoodie ed.)
Reprinted in JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STUDIES, forthcoming (2017)
Of Markets. Culture, and Terroir: The Unique Economic and Culture-Related Benefits of Geographical
Indications of Origin, RESEARCH HANDBOOK IN INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY,
Edward Elgar, 2015, 433 (pp. 433-465) (Daniel Gervais ed.)
Updated as Geographical Indications of Origin, Economic Development, and Cultural Heritage: Good
Match or Mismatch?, UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE BETWEEN EDUCATION AND ECONOMY: A
LEGAL ANALYSIS, Bononia University Press, 2017, __ (Elisa Baroncini ed.)
Overlapping Rights: The Negative Effects of Trademarking Creative Works, THE EVOLUTION AND
EQUILIBRIUM OF COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL AGE, Cambridge University Press, 2014, 52 (pp.
52-78) (Susy Frankel & Daniel Gervais eds.)
Game Over! Or Just Time Out? Exhaustion and Misuse of Intellectual Property Rights Before and After
Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, LA PROPRIETÉ INTELLECTUELLE ET LA CIRCULATION
INTERNATIONALE DES BIENS, Les Éditions Thémis, 2014, 67 (pp. 67-103) (Pierre-Emmanuel
Moyse ed.)
The (Avoidable) Effects of Territorially Different Approaches to Trademark and Copyright Exhaustion,
TRADEMARK PROTECTION AND TERRITORIALITY CHALLENGES IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY,
Edward Elgar, 2014, 151 (pp. 151-177) (Irene Calboli & Edward Lee eds.)
The Role of Comparative Legal Analysis in Intellectual Property Law: From Good to Great?, METHODS
AND PERSPECTIVES IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, Edward Elgar, 2013, 3 (pp. 3-29)
(Graeme B. Dinwoodie ed.)
Intellectual Property Liability of Consumers, Facilitators and Intermediaries: The Position in the United States,
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIABILITY OF CONSUMERS, FACILITATORS, AND INTERMEDIARIES,
Kluwer Law International, 2012, 119 (pp. 119-142) (Christopher Heath & Anselm Kamperman
Sanders eds.)
An American Tale: The Unclear Territorial Application of the First Sale Rule in Copyright Law in the United
States (and Its Impact on International Trade), IP LAW AND THE CROSS ROAD OF TRADE, Edward
Elgar, 2012, 67 (pp. 67-89) (Jan Rosén ed.)
Balancing Individualism and Collectiveness in Trademark Merchandising, INDIVIDUALISM AND
COLLECTIVENESS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, Edward Elgar, 2011, 219 (pp. 219-240)
(Jan Rosén ed.)
A Critical Analysis of the Doctrine of Naked Licenses in Trademark Law, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND INFORMATION WEALTH, Prager, 2007, 175 (pp. 175-190) (Peter K. Yu ed.)
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BOOK AND ARTICLE REVIEWS
The Growing Case for Geographical Indications?, reviewing Daniel Gervais, Irreconcilable Differences? The
Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement and the Common Law, 53 HOUS. L. REV. 339 (2015),
INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE JOTWELL, http://intl.jotwell.com/
Reviewing THE PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS by Michael Blakeney, Edward
Elgar, 2014, 37 EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REVIEW 333 (pp. 333-335)(Vol. 5, 2015)
POLICY PAPERS
The Socio-Economic Aspects of Geographical Indications of Origin, paper prepared for the Worldwide
Symposium on Geographical Indications, Word Intellectual Property Organization, Budapest,
October 21-22, 2015 (with Daniel Gervais)
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO JOURNALS AND BOOKS
Panelist, Proposed Secondary Liability Regimes for Trademark Infringement Online: Commentary, 37
COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF LAW & THE ARTS 621 (pp. 621-637) (2014) (Symposium “Who’s Left
Holding the [Brand Name] Bag? Secondary Liability for Trademark Infringement on the Internet”) (with
Amy Cotton, Jane C. Ginsburg, Miguel Peguera, Bruce Rich, and Bob Weigel)
Editor of Special Symposium Issue, THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT, 10
MARQUETTE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW REVIEW (2006)
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS IN ITALIAN
BOOKS
LA REPRESSIONE DELL’ INGANNO PUBBLICITARIO (THE REPRESSION OF MISLEADING
ADVERTISING), Doctorate Dissertation, University of Pavia and University of Bologna, 1997.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Marchio che gode di rinomanza: alcune osservazioni alla luce della recente giurisprudenza comunitaria e nazionale
(“Trademark Which Has a Reputation”: Some Observations in the Light of the Recent Decisions of the
European Court of Justice and the Italian Courts), XXVIII GIURISPRUDENZA COMMERCIALE, I, 209
(2001) (peer-reviewed)
Reprinted in SEGNI E FORME DISTINTIVE: LA NUOVA DISCIPLINA, Giuffrè (2002)
Sulla registrabilità di marchi comunitari per servizi di “vendita al dettaglio” (On the Registrability of
Trademarks for “Retail Services”), XLIX RIVISTA DI DIRITTO INDUSTRIALE, II, 403 (2000) (peer-
reviewed)
Importazioni da paesi terzi, principio di esaurimento e “consenso” del titolare del marchio: recenti sviluppi alla
luce della giurisprudenza della Corte di Giustizia delle Comunità Europee, (The Recent Position of the
European Court of Justice on Parallel Imports and the Notion of Trademark Owner’s “Consent”), XLIX
RIVISTA DI DIRITTO INDUSTRIALE, II, 65 (2000) (peer-reviewed)
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“Marchio che gode di notorietà”: una discutibile pronuncia della Corte di Giustizia delle Comunità Europee
(“Trademark Which Has a Reputation”: A Controversial Decision of the European Court of Justice), XLIX,
RIVISTA DI DIRITTO INDUSTRIALE, II, 255 (2000) (peer-reviewed)
Affermazioni e contraddizioni nella ricerca di uno “spazio reale” per i marchi di forma (Contradictory Rulings
on the Protectability of Three-dimensional Trademarks), XLIX RIVISTA DI DIRITTO INDUSTRIALE, II, 3
(2000) (peer-reviewed)
Rilevanza della “qualifica professionale” degli acquirenti nel giudizio di confondibilità tra marchi simili non
registrati (The Relevance of Consumers’ “Professional Expertise” in the Assessing Likelihood of Confusion for
Unregistered Trademarks), XXV GIURISPRUDENZA COMMERCIALE, II, 595 (1998) (peer-reviewed)
La concorrenza bancaria nei pareri dell’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (The Role of the
Italian Antitrust Authority in Guaranteeing Market Competition in the Financial Sector), LVIII BANCA,
BORSA E TITOLI DI CREDITO, I, 299 (1995) (peer-reviewed)
La nozione di impresa comune: disciplina comunitaria e nazionale a confronto. Il caso Cementir/Sacci (The
Concept of Joint-Venture Under EC and Italian Competition Law: the Case Cementir v. Sacci), XIX
GIURISPRUDENZA COMMERCIALE, II, 319 (1993) (peer-reviewed)
WORKS IN PROGRESS
BOOKS
THE PROTECTION OF NON-TRADITIONAL TRADEMARKS: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES, Oxford
University Press (edited with Martin Senftleben)
THE CAMBRIDGE HANDBOOK ON INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE TRADEMARK LAW,
Cambridge University Press (edited with Jane C. Ginsburg)
EXHAUSTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: A CRITICAL AND COMPARATIVE APPROACH,
Cambridge University Press (authored with Shubha Ghosh)
GLOBAL ISSUES IN TRADEMARK LAW, Thomson Reuters (West) (authored with Christine Haight
Farley)
SELECTED ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Article, (The Problems With) Trademark Proliferation (with Dan Hunter) (in progress)
Article, Trademark Exhaustion in ASEAN: The “ASEAB Way” and the Case for International
Exhaustion
Article, Regional Integration and IP Invisible Barriers: A Pragmatic and Functional Approach at Exhaustion
Rules in the EU, NAFTA, and ASEAN
Article, When Works of Authorship Become Brands, and What is Wrong With It (in progress)
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SELECTED ACADEMIC EVENTS ORGANIZED (2012-present)†
Organizer and Moderator, Panel on “The Future of Trademarks in a World of Mega-Regional
Agreements”, International Trademark Association, Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, May 24,
2017
Co-Organizer (with Rochelle Dreyfuss), Sixth International Intellectual Property Scholars
Roundtable, New York University Law School, New York, New York, April 7-8, 2016
Organizer, Academic Day 2016 Professors Panel, International Trademark Association, Annual
Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 21, 2016
Co-Organizer (with Mary LaFrance, Jerome Reichman, and Marketa Trimble), Fifth
International Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, University of Nevada Law School, Las
Vegas, Nevada, April 8-9, 2016
Co-Organizer (with Megan Carpenter, Julie Cromer-Young, Jim Feier, Dan Hunter, Lisa
Ramsey, and Signe Naeve), Trademark Scholarship Symposium, International Trademark
Association, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, May 4, 2015
Co-Organizer (with Jerome Reichman), Fourth International Intellectual Property Scholars
Roundtable, Duke Law School, Durham NC, April 30-May 1, 2015
Co-Organizer (with Ng-Loy Wee Loon), Conference on “Geographical Indications of Origin at
the Crossroad of Trade and Culture in Asia (and Beyond),” Faculty of Law, National University
of Singapore, March 26-27, 2015
Co-Organizer (with Toshiyuki Kono), Seminar on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Intellectual
Property Rights, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law, August 25, 2014
Panel Organizer, Fourth Biennial Global Conference, Society of International Economic Law,
World Trade Institute, Bern, Switzerland, July 10-12, 2014
Panel Organizer, 11th Asian Law Institute Conference “Balancing Tradition and
Modernization,” University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 29-30, 2014
Organizer and Moderator, Academic Day 2014 Professors Panel, International Trademark
Association, Annual Meeting, Hong Kong SAR, May 12, 2014
Co-Organizer (with Megan Carpenter and Signe Naeve), Trademark Scholarship Symposium,
International Trademark Association, Annual Meeting, Hong Kong SAR, May 12, 2014
Co-Organizer (with Josh D. Sarnoff), Third International Intellectual Property Scholars
Roundtable, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, May 1-2, 2014
Co-Organizer (with Toshiyuki Kono), Seminar on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Intellectual
Property Law, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law, August 20, 2013
Panel Organizer, 10th Asian Law Institute Conference “Celebrating Diversity,” National Law
School of India University, Bangalore, India, May 23-24, 2013
† Academic events organized before 2012 are omitted; academic events organized in the capacity of Deputy Director (and Administrative Head of Centre July 2015-February 2017) of the Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia, School of Law, Singapore Management University are also omitted (for a full list see http://arciala.smu.edu.sg/events).
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Co-organizer (with Lisa P. Ramsey), Second International Intellectual Property Scholars
Roundtable, University of San Diego Law School, April 19-20, 2013
Organizer, Inaugural International Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, Marquette
University Law School, April 27-28, 2012
Organizer, Women of Diversity Faculty Colloquium, Marquette University Law School, Spring
Semester 2012 (with ad hoc grant from the Office of the Provost for Diversity and Inclusion,
Marquette University)
SELECTED ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS (2011-present)‡
2017
Presenter, Regional Integration and IP Exhaustion Rules, Workshop “Regional Organizations and
Regional Integration Workshop,” Centre for International Law, Faculty of Law, National
University of Singapore, Singapore, August 7-8, 2017
Discussant, Intellectual Property Rights in Malaysia, Lecture by Professor Tay Pek San, School
of Law, Singapore Management University, Singapore, July 12, 2017
Discussant, Intellectual Property and Public Art, Lecture by professor Lilla’ Montagnani, School of
Law, Singapore Management University, Singapore, July 5, 2017
Presenter, Review of Trademark Protections and Geographical Indications of Origin, Guest Lecture
“Campus Abroad Program, Faculty of Law, Bocconi University,” NUS Business School,
National University of Singapore, July 4, 2017.
Presenter, Presentation of an Open Access Book: Geographical Indications at the Crossroads of Trade,
Development, and Culture Focus on Asia-Pacific, Seminar, World Trade Organization, Geneva,
Switzerland, June 27, 2017
Commentator, Geneva Internet L@w Research Colloquium, Foundation Hardt, Geneva,
Switzerland, June 23, 2017
Presenter, Diversity in Intellectual Property: A Critical Theory-Based Methodology for Intellectual Property
Research, Faculty Colloquium Series, Faculty of Law, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, June 13,
2017
Presenter, Are Non Traditional Trademarks Aesthetically Functional?, Public Lecture, faculty of Law,
City University of London, London, United Kingdom, June 12, 2017
Presenter, 3D Printing and the Luxury Economy, Continuing Legal Education, Centre for
Commercial Legal Studies, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, June
9, 2017
Presenters, Geographical Indications of Origin, Economic Development, and Cultural Heritage: Good Match
or Mismatch?, Singapore Management University and Reading University Faculty Exchange
Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom, June 8, 2017
‡ Academic presentations, workshops, and lectures delivered before 2011 are omitted.
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Presenter, Chocolate, Fashion, and Teddy Bears: Non-Traditional Trademarks Unplugged (and Updated),
Continuing Legal Education, School of Law, Singapore Management University, Singapore, June
2, 2017
Guest Lecturer, Intellectual Property Exhaustion: Comparing the EEA, NAFTA, and ASEAN, LL.M.
Course in Intellectual Property Law, Faculty of Law, University Carlos III Madrid, Spain, May
12, 2017
Guest Lecturer, 3D Printing and the Luxury Industry, LL.M. Course in Intellectual Property Law,
Faculty of Law, University Carlos III Madrid, Spain, May 12, 2017
Presenter, Design Protection: Comparative Singapore, the United States, and the European Union, 25th
Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference, Fordham University School of Law,
New York, New York, April 19-21, 2016
Presenter, Exhaustion and Trade in ASEAN, Sixth International Intellectual Property Scholars
Roundtable, NYU School of Law, New York, New York, April 7-8, 2017
Presenter, Copyright Protection in the RCEP and TTP, Seminar “Advanced Copyright Law,”
Columbia Law School, New York, New York, April 4, 2017
Presenter, Intellectual Property Exhaustion and Parallel Trade, BookIT Intellectual Property Book Talk
Series, ITT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, April 3, 2017
Presenter, The Evolution of Trademark and Geographical Indications Protection Post-Stockholm,
Conference “IP and Global Development,” Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth,
Texas, March 31-April 1, 2017
Presenter, Copyright Reforms in Singapore: What Future for Fair Dealing?, Conference “Globalizing
Fair Use,” American University College of Law, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2017
Discussant, Roundtable “Copyright Balance in International Trade Law,” American University
College of Law, Washington, D.C., March 28, 2017
Presenter, The Protection of GIs in Asia-Pacific, 5th Asia Pacific Forum “Challenges and
Opportunities for IP Protection,” Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, March 17-19, 2017
Chair and Moderator, Panel on Intellectual Property and Trade Agreements, Conference “International
Law Weekend—South: The Global Future of International Trade, Human Rights, and
Development,” Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, March 2-3, 2017.
Presenters, Critical Theories as Balancing Methods in IP, Workshops “Research Methodologies in IP
Law,” Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore, February 25, 2017
Presenter, Tying Together Different Experiences for Effective Capacity Building on IP in Asia, 2nd Works-
in-Progress Conference “IPScholars Asia,” Singapore Management University School of Law,
Singapore, February 23-24, 2017
Presenter, Comparative Legal Analysis in IP: How to Measure and How to Improve Its Impact in the US?,
2017 Works-In-Progress in Intellectual Property Colloquium, Boston University Law School,
Boston, February 9-10, 2017 (via Videoconference)
Presenter, The Concept of Distinctiveness and Non-Traditional Trademarks, Workshops “The Protection
of Non-Traditional Trademarks: Critical Perspectives,” Singapore Management University
School of Law, Singapore, January 26-27, 2017
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Presenter, Diversity in Intellectual Property, Faculty Workshop, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 16, 2017
Presenter, ASEAN Free Trade Area, Conference “Globalization of Japanese Companies and
International Corporate Legal Practice: Focus on Tax and IP Issues, Keio University Law
School, Tokyo, Japan, January 14, 2017 (via Videoconference)
2016
Presenter, The Current Status of the Law on Geographical Indications in Myanmar, Workshop “The Law
and Practice of Geographical Indications Protection in ASEAN,” School of Law, Singapore
Management University, December 16, 2016
Presenter, The Current Status of Trademark Law in Myanmar and Laos, Workshop “The Law and
Practice of Trademark Protection in ASEAN,” School of Law, Singapore Management
University, December 15, 2016
Presenter, Intellectual Property as Invisible Barrier to Trade? Comparing the Effect of Intellectual Property
Exhaustion in the EU/EEA, NAFTA, and ASEAN, Workshop “Regional Organizations and
Regional Integration,” Law Department, London School of Economics and Political Science,
London, U.K., December 9-10, 2016
Presenter, Geographical Indications of Origin and the Public Interest: Good Match or Mismatch?,
Conference “Intellectual Property And the Public Interest: Toward a Festschrif for Peter A.
Jaszi,” American University College of Law, Washington D.C., November 18, 2016 (via
Videoconference)
Presenter, Broaden Functionality Doctrine: From Shapes to Product Characteristics in General—Introduction
I, Trademark Law Institute Conference “Selected Problems of the EU Trademark Law Reform,”
Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 4-5,
2016
Key Note, When Works Become Brands, and the Problems with It, ASK Seminars, Faculty of Law,
Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, November 3, 2016
Presenter, The Importance of Geographical Indications of Origin for Promoting Locality in International Trade
and Safeguarding Cultural Heritage, Conference “UNESCO World Heritage Between Education and
Economy: A Legal Analysis,” School of Law, University of Bologna (Ravenna Campus),
Ravenna, Italy, October 27-28, 2016
Presenter, 3D Printing: A Disruptive Technology to Embrace or Fear?, Research Colloquium “The
Digital Advantage: The Impact of Technology on IT Law and Policy,” College of Law,
University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, October 19-21, 2016
Commentator, Research Seminar for Masters and Doctoral Students, College of Law, University
of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, October 17-19, 2016
Presenter, Trademark Exhaustion in ASEAN, Public Lecture, School of Law, Singapore
Management University, Singapore, October 6, 2016
Presenter, Overlapping Trademark and Copyright Protection, and the Rise of the “Just Dessert” Theory in
Intellectual Property Law, Association for European Policy of Intellectual Property, 11th Annual
Conference, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., September 3-5, 2016
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Presenter, Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement 2015, Advanced Course on Recent Issues on
Intellectual Property Law, Indonesian IP Academy and Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia,
Jakarta, Indonesia, August 30, 2016
Presenter, TRIPS-Plus: STOP! Initiative, US-EU Joint Action Strategy for Enforcement, Anti-
Counterfeiting Trade Agreement 2011, Advanced Course on Recent Issues on Intellectual Property
Law, Indonesian IP Academy and Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia,
August 29, 2016
Presenter, Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, Advanced Course on Recent
Issues on Intellectual Property Law, Indonesian IP Academy and Faculty of Law, University of
Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, August 29, 2016
Chair and Commentator, Panel on 3D printing: Evolution, Revolution, or Extinction for IP Protection?,
Global Symposium “Powering the Innovation Cycle Through IP,” IP Week @SG 2016,
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Singapore, August 23-24, 2016
Chair and Commentator, Panel on Competition and Statutory Torts, Conference “Protecting
Business and Economic Interests: Contemporary Issues in Tort Law,” Singapore Academy of
Law, Singapore, August 18-19, 2016
Presenter, The European Free Trade Agreements and the Transpacific Partnership, Conference
“Geographical Indications: The International Debate and the Best Way Forward for New
Zealand,” Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, August
4-5, 2016
Presenter, Fair But Confusingly Similar? The Potential Impact of Trademark Law on Copyright Exceptions
and Limitations, Conference “Comparative Dimensions of Limitations & Exceptions I Copyright
Law,” Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore, July 21-22, 2016
Presenter, Intellectual Property, Freedom of Expression, and Disruptive Technologies, Guest Lecture
“Campus Abroad Program, Faculty of Law, Bocconi University,” NUS Business School,
National University of Singapore, July 12, 2016.
Presenter, Public and Private Aspects of Sui Generis Protection of Geographical Indications: Focus on
Registration and Quality Control, Workshop “Public-Private Partnership, Global Intellectual
Property Governance and Sustainable Development,” International Centre for Trade and
Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland, July 1, 2016
Presenter, Challenges and Opportunities of Variations in Trademark Exhaustion Policies: Comparing the
EU/EEA, NAFTA, and ASEAN, 35th Annual ATRIP Congress “Intellectual Property as
Functional Pluralism,” Faculty of Law, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, June 27-29,
2016
Presenter, Intellectual Property Education, Research, and Publication, WIPO-WTO Colloquium for
Teachers of Intellectual Property, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, June 22-24,
2016
Commentator, First Geneva Internet L@w Research Colloquium, Faculty of Law, University of
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2016
Presenter, Trademark Transactions: Convergence or Still Divergence?, Panel Presentation “Trademark
Transactions: A Global and Local Outlook,” School of Law, Singapore Management University,
Singapore, June 2, 2016
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Presenter, Trademark Exhaustion in ASEAN: The “ASEAB Way” and the Case for International
Exhaustion, 13th Asian Law Institute Conference “Asian Perspective on Legal Globalization,”
School of Law, Peking University, Beijing, China, May 19-20, 2016
Presenter, 3D Printing, Trademark Protection and the Luxury Economy, Public Lecture, Centre of
International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), University of Strasbourg, Strasburg, France,
9 May 2016
Presenter, 3D Printing, Disruptive Technology, and the Luxury Economy, Continuing Legal Education,
School of Law, Singapore Management University, Singapore, 28 April 2016
Presenter, The Importance of Comparative Legal Analysis in Intellectual property Scholarship, Symposium
“Values, Questions, and Methods in Intellectual Property,” St. John’s Intellectual Property Law
Centre, St. John’s University School of Law, New York, New York, April 22, 2016
Presenter, Geographical Indications and Cultural Heritage, Conference “IP in all the New Places,”
Texas A&M School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, April 15-16, 2016
Presenter, The TPP Provisions on Trademarks and Geographical Indications, Panel Presentation “The
Impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement,” Texas A&M School of Law, Fort Worth,
Texas, April 14, 2016
Presenter, Chocolate, Fashion, and Teddy Bears: Non-Traditional Trademarks Unplugged, Continuing
Legal Education, IP Section of Tarrant County Bar, Fort Worth Petroleum Club, Fort Worth
Texas, April 13, 2016
Presenter, Methods, Questions, and Values: The Importance of Comparative Legal Analysis in Intellectual
Property Scholarship in the United States, Faculty Workshop, Texas A&M School of Law, Fort
Worth, Texas, April 12, 2016
Presenter, Non-Traditional Trademarks in International and Comparative Trademark Law, Guest
Lecture, Texas A&M School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, April 11, 2016
Presenter, The Definition of “a Trademark” in International Agreements: A Critical Perspective, Fifth
International Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, William S. Boyd School of Law,
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 8-9, 2016
Commentator, Workshop on International Trade and IP (speaker Antony Taubman, World
Trade Organization), Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, April 5,
2016
Presenter, A CETA-Style Way Forward To Resolve the Controversy on the Geographical Indications on the
TTIP?, 24th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference, Fordham University School
of Law, New York, New York, March 31-April 1, 2016
Presenter, Intellectual Property and International Trade, Seminar “Singapore–United States Third
Country Program: Customs, Intellectual Property Rights and Counterfeiting,” Intellectual
Property Office of Singapore, Singapore, 14 March 2016.
Chair, Roundtable “The Max Planck Declaration on the Three-Step Test: Past, Present, and
Future,” Singapore Management University, School of Law, 2 March 2016.
Presenter, Introduction to Geographical Indications of Origin, Guest Lecture, Texas A&M School of
Law, Fort Worth, Texas, February 24. 2016
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Presenter, 3D Printing and Luxury Goods, Public Lecture, Centre for Intellectual Property Policy,
McGill University, Montreal, Canada, February 23, 2016.
Presenter, Non-Traditional Trademark Unplugged, Faculty Workshop, Centre for Intellectual
Property Policy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, February 22, 2016.
Presenter, Trademark Proliferation, 2016 Works-In-Progress in Intellectual Property Colloquium,
University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, February 19-20, 2016
Presenter, Recent Developments in Trademark Law in Singapore, 2016 Asia Pacific IP Forum “East
Meets West,” University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, February 18, 2016
Presenter, Geographical Indications in the Global Arena: Issues and Trends, Conference “Geographical
Indications: Global and Local Perspectives,” Faculty of Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland,
February 11, 2016
Presenter, The Importance of Works-In-Progress Conferences for IP Scholarship, Inaugural Works-In-
Progress Conference “IPScholars Asia,” School of Law, Singapore Management University,
January 28-29, 2016
Presenter, When Works Become Brands, and Problems With It, Roundtable “IP in Media and
Entertainment,” School of Law, Singapore Management University, Singapore, January 20, 2016
2015
Presenter, Diversity and Development in IP, Global Congress “IP & The Public Interest,” National
Law University Delhi, New Delhi, India, December 15-17, 2015
Presenter, Copyright Flexibilities, Global Congress “IP & The Public Interest,” National Law
University Delhi, New Delhi, India, December 15-17, 2015
Key Note, Survey of the Existing Systems for the Protection of geographical Indications—Who, What, Where,
Why and So What?, International Trademark Association “The Geographical Names
Conference,” Rome, December 10-11, 2015
Presenter and Moderator, Reflections of Designs Reforms in Singapore, Roundtable “Reflections on the
Proposed Amendments to Registered Designs Law in Singapore,’ School of Law, Singapore
Management University, Singapore, December 8, 2015
Presenter, Chocolate, Fashion, and Teddy Bears: Non-Traditional Trademarks Unplugged, Continuing
Legal Education, School of Law, Singapore Management University, Singapore, December 7,
2015
Presenter, Recent Intellectual Property Developments in the United States, Seminar “Advanced
Professional IP Update” Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR,
China, December 2, 2015
Presenter, How International Intellectual Property Negotiations Impact the Development of Intellectual Property
Norms, 15th Annual Seminar “How Quantum Innovations in Society and Technology Drive IP
Law,” Institute of European Studies of Macau, Macau SAR, China, November 30-December 1,
2015
Presenter, Protecting Personality Rights in the United States: Are Courts Finding A Balance?, 15th Annual
Seminar “How Quantum Innovations in Society and Technology Drive IP Law,” Institute of
European Studies of Macau, Macau SAR, China, November 30-December 1, 2015
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Presenter, The Promise and Perils of Non-Traditional Trademarks, Public Lecture, Faculty of Law,
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, November 27, 2015
Presenter, When Works Become Brands, and Problems With It, “2015 IP & Media Law Conference,”
Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia, November 23-24, 2015
Presenter, Trademark Exhaustion in Free Trade Areas: Comparing the EEA, NAFTA, and ASEAN,
Roundtable “Intellectual Property Exhaustion in the Brick-And-Mortar and Digital Worlds,”
Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore, November 19, 2015
Moderator and Discussant, Roundtable “Competition and Intellectual Property Law: Friend or
Foe?”, Competition Commission of Singapore, Singapore, November 17, 2015
Presenter, Intellectual Property and International Trade, Seminar “Japan-Singapore Partnership
Programme for the 21st Century: Promotion of Effective Intellectual Property Protection,”
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Singapore, November 16, 2015
Presenter, Trademark Exhaustion in Free Trade Areas: Comparing the EEA, NAFTA, and ASEAN,
4th Works-In-Progress in Trademark Law Conference, American University College of Law,
Washington, D.C., November 14, 2015 (via Skype)
Presenter, Recent Developments in Trademark Licensing in the U.S., Panel Presentation (Continuing
Legal Education) “Recent Development in Patent and Trademark Licensing in the U.S.,”
Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore, November 13, 2015
Moderator and Discussant, Workshop “Methodologies in Transactional Intellectual Property
Research,” Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore, November 12, 2015
Presenter, Protection of GIs at the International Level: Overview and Current Trends, Workshop of the
Max-Planck-Institute for Innovation and Competition “Present and Future of GI Protection in
Europe,” Berlin, October 29-31, 2015
Presenter, National Seminar on Geographical Indications of Origin and Quality Control, ECAP III,
Department of Intellectual Property, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, October 21, 2015.
Presenter, National Seminar on Geographical Indications of Origin and Quality Control, ECAP III,
Department of Intellectual Property, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 19, 2015
Presenter, Overlaps Between Trademarks and Geographical Indications of Origin, Seminar “Overlapping
IP Rights,” Intellectual Property Academy of Singapore, Singapore, October 15, 2015
Presenter, Quality Control and European GIs, Seminar “Grow Your Business with Geographical
Indications,” French Embassy of Singapore, Singapore, October 14, 2015
Presenter, National Seminar on Geographical Indications of Origin and Quality Control, ECAP III,
Department of Intellectual Property, Bangkok, Thailand, October 13, 2015.
Presenter, Putting Diversity on the Intellectual Property Map, 34th Annual ATRIP Congress
“Intellectual Property in an Action Society,” Faculty of Law, University of South Africa, Cape
Town, South Africa, September 27-29, 2015
Presenter, National Seminar on Geographical Indications of Origin and Quality Control, ECAP III,
Department of Intellectual Property, ECAP III, Medan, Indonesia, September 22, 2015.
Presenter, Trademark Proliferation, Association for European Policy of Intellectual Property, 10th
Annual Conference, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K., September 2-3, 2015
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Presenter, IP and Trade: Quo Vadis?, Roundtable “Regional Economic Integration in Asia: Trade,
Intellectual Property, and Geopolitics,” School of Law, Singapore Management University,
Singapore, June 26, 2015
Presenter, From Too Little To Too Much Fair Use? The Sixth Euro-Asia IP Conference “Exploring
Sensible Mechanisms of Paying for Copyright,” Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, June 10-11,
2015
Presenter, Time to Say (Local) Cheese and Smile at Geographical Indications of Origin? International Trade
and Local Development in the United States, IPIL’s 2015 National Conference, Santa Fe, New
Mexico, May 30, 2015
Presenter, The Protection of Geographical Indications of Origin in Asia, Lauch Seminar for the Applied
Research Centre of Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia, “From Adjective To Active: IP in
Singapore and Beyond,” School of Law, Singapore Management University, Singapore, May 24-
25, 2015
Presenter, Geographical Indications of Origin and Public Health, Conference “The New Intellectual
property of Health-Related Goods,” Faculty of Law, City University of London, London United
Kingdom, May 12, 2015 (via videoconference)
Presenter, Dilution and Luxury Goods, Trademark Scholarship Symposium, 136th Annual Meeting,
International Trademark Association, San Diego, California, May 4, 2015
Moderator, Professors Panel “A Moving Line? Searching For Boundaries Between Trademark
Enforcement and Trademark Misuse,” 136th Annual Meeting, International Trademark
Association, San Diego, California, May 4, 2015
Presenter, IP Values, Fourth International Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, Duke
University Law School, Durham, North Carolina, April 30-May 1, 2015
Public Lecture, Geographical Indications: Is A Compromise Possible?, ITT Chicago-Kent College of
Law, Chicago, April 27, 2015
Presenter, Diversity in Intellectual Property, 2014–15 BookIT Intellectual Property Book Talk Series,
ITT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, April 27, 2015
Presenter, Geographical Indications: Is A Compromise Possible?, CLIP Speaker Series, Texas A&M
University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, April 22, 2015.
Guest Lecturer, Intellectual Property Rights and the Process of Integration in ASEAN, LL.M. Course in
Intellectual Property Law, Faculty of Law, University Carlos III Madrid, Spain, April 10, 2015
Guest Lecturer, The Impact of 3D Printing on the Intellectual Property Landscape, LL.M. Course in
Intellectual Property Law, Faculty of Law, University Carlos III Madrid, Spain, April 10, 2015
Panelist and Commentator, Multilateral Developments, 23d Annual Intellectual Property Law &
Policy Conference, Fordham University School of Law, King’s College, Faculty of law,
Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom, April 8-9, 2015
Presenter, The GI Landscape Post-TRIPS: Ideological Differences or (Just) Market Access Conflicts?,
Conference “Geographical Indications of Origin at the Crossroad of Trade and Culture in Asia-
Pacific,” Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore March 26-27, 2015
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Presenter, Secondary Trademark Infringement on the Internet: Do We Finally Know What Intermediaries
Need To Know?, Fifth Annual Internet Work-In-Progress Conference, Santa Clara School of Law,
Santa Clara, California, March 7, 2015
Presenter, What Can International Intellectual Property Teach to International Property Law?, Global
Center Annual Symposium 2015 “The Promise and Perils of an International Law of Property,”
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California, March 6, 2015
2014
Commentator, Workshop on “Research Project on the Legal System for the Safeguarding of
Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Greater Mekong Region,” Kyushu University, Fukuoka,
Japan, December 18-19, 2014
Presenter, Overlapping GIs and Trademark Rights: Quo Vadis?, Conference “Overlapping
Trademarks and Other Intellectual property Regimes,” International Trademark Association,
Munich, Germany, December 8-9, 2014
Presenter, What is So Special About Geographical Indications of Origin? Sui Generis Protection and the
Terroir, Conference “Intellectual Property and Alternative Regimes: Is There Life Outside the
Big Three?,” Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, November 17-18,
2014
Presenter, Trademark and Public Policy: the Forgotten Issue in the Global IP Agenda? Conference
“TRIPS +20 and Beyond,” International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development (at the
World Trade Organization), Geneva, Switzerland, October 30-31, 2014
Presenter, IPRs in the Global International Trade Context, Seminar “IP and International Trade,”
Intellectual Property Academy of Singapore, Singapore, September 26, 2014
Panelist, Workshop on “The WIPO Proposal for a Treaty of Traditional Knowledge,” jointly
organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
and the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Oklahoma, July 17, 2014 (via videoconference)
Presenter, Geographical Indications, Sustainable Development, and Regulatory Challenges, Fourth Biennial
Global Conference, Society of International Economic Law, World Trade Institute, Bern,
Switzerland, July 10-12, 2014
Presenter, The Impact of 3D Printing Technology on the Luxury Economy: The Case for Resisting the Pressure
to (Again) Increase Trademark Protection, 33d Annual ATRIP Congress “Intellectual Property
Perspectives on the Regulation of New Technologies” Faculty of Law, University of Montpellier,
Montpellier, France, July 6-9, 2014
Presenter, Geographical Indications and Sustainable Development in South East Asia, 11th Asian Law
Institute Conference “Balancing Tradition and Modernization,” University of Malaya, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, May 29-30, 2014
Presenter, Recent Intellectual Property Developments in the United States, Seminar “Advanced
Professional IP Update” Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong SAR,
China, May 21, 2014
Presenter, Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants in the United States, 14th Annual Seminar “Trade
Secret, Restrictive Covenants, and the Knowledge Economy,” Institute of European Studies of
Macau, Macau SAR, China, May 19-20, 2014
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Moderator, Professors Panel “Trademarks at the Crossroad of Trade and Culture,” 135th Annual
Meeting, International Trademark Association, Hong Kong, May 12, 2014
Presenter, Gucci v. Guess and the Clash of the Fashion Titans, Conference “Charting the Frontiers of
Fashion law,” Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong, May 10, 2014
Presenter, The Role of Diversity (of Methodologies) in Comparative Legal Analysis: Some Thoughts for
Intellectual Property Scholars, Third International Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, DePaul
University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, May 1-2, 2014
Panelist, Book Launch for the volume TRADEMARK PROTECTION AND TERRITORIALITY
CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, Edward Elgar, 2014 (Irene Calboli & Edward Lee
eds.), Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, April 30, 2014
Presenter, Intellectual Property Rights and the Process of Integration in ASEAN, LL.M. Course in
Intellectual Property Law, Faculty of Law, University Carlos III Madrid, Spain, April 28, 2014
Presenter, The Impact of 3D Printing on the Intellectual Property Landscape, LL.M. Course in Intellectual
Property Law, Faculty of Law, University Carlos III Madrid, Spain, April 28, 2014
Panelist and Commentator, Aereo Panel, 22nd Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy
Conference, Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, April 24-25, 2014
Presenter, The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the IP Impact in South East Asia, 22nd Annual
Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference, Fordham University School of Law, New York,
New York, April 24-25, 2014
Presenter, The “Google Books” Decision and Its Impact on Copyright “Fair Use,” Faculty Workshop,
Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore, March 5, 2014
Panelist, Workshop on “Research Project on the Legal System for the Safeguarding of Intangible
Cultural Heritage in the Greater Mekong Region,” Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, February
26-27, 2014
Presenter, Trademark Protection and Territoriality Challenges in a Global Economy: Impact To and
Perspective From Asia, Centre for Asian Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, National University of
Singapore, Singapore, February 18, 2014
Presenter, Overlapping Rights: When Works Become Brands (and What is Wrong With It), 2014 Works-
In-Progress in Intellectual Property Colloquium, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa
Clara, California, February 7-8, 2014
2013
Presenter, Innovation, Conservation, and Cultural Identity: Intellectual Property and Intangible Cultural
Heritage, Conference “Antiche Manifestazioni del Patrimonio Culturale Intangible e Attivita’
Turistiche: Il Caso Venezia,” University of Venice “Ca’ Foscari,” Venice, Italy, November 22-23,
2013
Presenter, Merchandising Right: Comparing the U.S. and the E.U., Faculty Workshop, Faculty of Law,
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, November 19, 2013
Presenter, National Patentability Concerns and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Provisions on
Patentable Subject Matter, Conference “Cracking the Code: Ongoing Section 101 Patentability
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Concerns in Biotechnology and Computer Software”, The George Washington University Law
School, Washington, D.C., November 15, 2013
Presenter, Teaching Law in Singapore: When the American and British Model Overlap (and What I am
Learning from It), Faculty Workshop, Marquette University Law School, November 13, 2013
Presenter, Secondary Liability in Trademark Law: Perspectives from ASEAN, Conference “Who’s Left
Holding the [Brand Name] Bag? Secondary Liability for Trademark Infringement on the
Internet,” Columbia Law School, New York, November 8, 2013
Presenter, Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights: When Creative Works Become Trademarks (a Critique
and a Modest Proposal), Faculty Workshop, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore,
Singapore, November 1, 2013.
Presenter, The Value of Territoriality in a Global Economy: Advantages of Intellectual Property Diversity and
“One Size Does Not Fit All,” Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Singapore, September 25,
2013.
Commentator, Works-In-Progress in Trademark Law Conference, American University College
of Law, Washington, D.C., September 20-21, 2013 (via videoconference)
Panel Moderator, 4th Global forum in Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Academy,
Singapore, August 27-28, 2013
Chair and Commentator, Fifth Annual ISHTIP Workshop, “Cultural Economy and Intellectual
Property,” Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris, France, June 26-28, 2013
Chair and Commentator, 32d Annual ATRIP Congress “Is Intellectual Property a Lex Specialis?”
Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, June 23-26, 2013
Presenter, Protection of Geographical Indications: Supporting Local Producers in the Global Market, WIPO
Course, Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), Strasburg, France, June
20, 2013.
Presenter, Copyright Misuses in the United States, Faculty Workshop, Doctoral Program in
Intellectual Property & Antitrust Law, Milan, Italy, June 15, 2013
Presenter, From Guarantees of Quality to Symbols of Status: The Evolving Role of Trademark and Why
Quality Should Matter More, Roundtable “Proprietà Intellettuale: ‛Griffes’ e Innovazione nel
Grande Mondo della Moda,” University of Bologna Faculty of Law and Unindustria Bologna,
Bologna, Italy, June 12, 2013.
Presenter, Protecting Geographical Indications of Origin to Preserve and Promote Cultural Diversity in Asia,
10th Asian Law Institute Conference “Celebrating Diversity,” National Law School of India
University, Bangalore, India, May 23-24, 2013
Presenter, Recent Intellectual Property Developments in the United States, Seminar “Advanced
Professional IP Update, Celebrating World IP Day” Hong Kong Intellectual Property
Department, Hong Kong, China, April 24, 2013
Commentator, 13th Annual Seminar “Intellectual Property in an Open Society,” Institute of
European Studies of Macau, Macau, China, April 22-23, 2013
Presenter, Promoting Cultural Diversity: The Role of GIs, Second International Intellectual Property
Scholars Roundtable, University of San Diego School of Law, April 19-20, 2013
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Distinguished Professors Presentation, Blurring Trademark and Copyright Boundaries: When Works
Become Brands, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 2013
Presenter, The Resurrecting Doctrine of Aesthetic Functionality in United States Trade Mark Law, Centre
for Continuing Legal Education, Faculty of Law National University of Singapore, Singapore,
March 5, 2013
Presenter, A Critical Assessment of the Content of the (Leaked) IP Chapter of the TPP, Workshop “The
Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement: Impact and Implications,” Centre for Financial Regulation
and Economic Development, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China,
January 4, 2013
2012
Presenter, Smart But Dangerous: When Trademarks and Copyright Overlap, Conference “Searching for
the Boundaries of Intellectual Property Law,” Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong, Hong
Kong, China, December 15, 2012
Presenter, Overlapping Rights: Using Trademarks to Enforce “Copyrights”, Conference “Evolution and
Equilibrium: Copyright in the 21st Century,” Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington,
Wellington, New Zealand, November 15-16, 2012
Presenter, Territoriality of Intellectual Property Rights in American International Trade, 4th Competition
and Innovation Conference “Intellectual Property and International Trade in Goods: North-
American and European Perspectives,” Centre for Intellectual Property Policy, McGill
University, Montreal, Canada, November 15, 2012 (via videoconference).
Presenter, The Unclear Territorial Application of the First Sale Rule in Copyright Law (and its Impact on
International Trade), Fall 2012 IPIC Speakers Series, Michigan State University College of Law,
Lansing, Michigan, November 13, 2012 (via videoconference).
Commentator, Works-In-Progress in Trademark Law Conference, American University College
of Law, Washington, D.C., September 7-8, 2012 (via videoconference)
Presenter, The Role of Comparative Law Methodology in Intellectual Property Research, 31st Annual
ATRIP Congress “Methods and Perspectives in Intellectual Property Law,” Chicago-Kent
College of Law, Chicago, United States, July 29-August 1, 2012
Presenter, Art, Brands, and Inspiration: Defending Freedom of Expression in a Branded World, Third
Annual Academic Day, 134th Annual Meeting, International Trademark Association,
Washington, D.C., May 7, 2012
Presenter, Integrating Theory and Practice in a Trademark Law Course, Adjunct Professors Special
Interest Group Meeting “How To Integrate Real Life Into Your Trademark Class,” 134th
Annual Meeting, International Trademark Association, Washington, D.C., May 6, 2012
Presenter, Looking Back: What Did Really Happen with SOPA/PIPA?, Panel Presentation “Why
Wikipedia Went Dark: The Policy and Controversy of SOPA/PIPA,” University of Wisconsin
Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, April 30, 2012
Presenter, Exploiting Territoriality: Trademark First Sale, Parallel Imports, and Copyright Misuse,
Inaugural International Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, Marquette University Law
School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 27-28, 2012
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Presenter, Copyright Exhaustion or Copyright Misuse? The Impact of Costco on International Trade, 2012
Works-In-Progress in Intellectual Property Colloquium, University of Houston Law Center,
Houston, Texas, February 10-11, 2012
2011
Presenter, Defending the Free Artistic Function of Trademarks, Faculty Workshop, Loyola University
New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 11, 2011
Presenter, Intellectual Property Protection for Fashion Design in the United States, ALAI Conference
“Protecting Fashionable Intangibles,” Montreal, Canada, September 8, 2011
Presenter, Secondary Trademark Infringement in the United States: Recent Developments, Law Society
Intellectual Property Committee, Singapore, August 3, 2011
Presenter, Copyright Exhaustion or Copyright Misuse? The Untold Story of Costco v. Omega and its Impact
on International Trade, 30th Annual ATRIP Conference “IP Law and the Cross-Road of Trade,”
National University of Singapore, Singapore, July 25-27, 2011
Presenter, Defending the Free Artistic Function of Trademarks, 2011 Law & Society Annual Meeting,
San Francisco, California, June 2-5, 2011
Presenter,, Intermediaries, Facilitators, and the Unclear Standard for Contributory Trademark Infringement in
the United States, 11th Annual Seminar “Consumers, Facilitators, and Intermediaries: IP Infringers
or Innocent Bystanders?,” Institute of European Studies of Macau, Macau, China, May 23-24,
2011
Presenter, Recent Intellectual Property Developments in the United States, Seminar “Advanced IP
Updates on Europe, the Americas, and Asia,” Chinese University in Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
China, May 21, 2011
Presenter, Strengthening the Fair Use Scrutiny in Trademark Merchandising, Second Annual Academic
Day, 133rd Annual Meeting, International Trademark Association, San Francisco, California,
May 16, 2011
Presenter, Defending the (Free) Artistic Function of Trademarks, Entertainment Law Conference,
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 15, 2011
Distinguished Professors Presentation, Reconciling Exclusivity, Fair Use, and Free Speech in Trademark
Merchandising, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, April 14, 2011
Presenter, Of Trademarks, Copyrights, and the Dangers of Mutant Rights, Center for Intellectual
Property Law & Information Technology, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois,
April 13, 2011
Presenter, Revisiting the Concept of “Source” in Modern Trademark Law, Faculty Workshop, University
of Tennessee Law School, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 11, 2011
Presenter, GIs Imagination? Rethinking the Intellectual Property Boundaries for Cultural Expression,
Annual Conference, Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and Humanities, University of
Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 11-12, 2011
Presenter, Trademark Fair Use and the Short Documentary “Logorama,” Center for Intellectual
Property Law & Information Technology, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois,
March 3, 2011
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Presenter, Strengthening the Fair Use Scrutiny in Trademark Merchandising, Faculty Workshop, DePaul
University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, March 2, 2011
Commentator, Conference “15 Years of TRIPs Implementation”, University of Georgia School
of Law, Athens, Georgia, January 28, 2011
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