Intellectual Property

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Session Type: Section Pedagogy Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Location: Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Room: Churchill B1

Floor: Second Floor

This pedagogy program asks how intellectual property (IP) professors can and should use theory in the service of teaching law students intellectual property law concepts. Panelists will discuss the use of IP theory in IP pedagogy, including consequentialist, deontological, and critical theories of IP. They might also discuss the use of theories drawn from other areas of legal scholarship and other disciplines in the social sciences, physical sciences, and humanities. Other topics can include which theories are appropriately part of the canon of IP. The program hopes to feature a variety of voices in IP pedagogy and theory, from a range of different perspectives and backgrounds. The panelists will address questions like, “How can IP professors use theory to help students better understand IP doctrine?” and “How can IP professors use theory to help students think critically about the purpose of and justifications for IP?”