Publications

• Extraordinary Writ or Ordinary Remedy? Mandamus at the Federal Circuit, 100 Washington University Law Review 327 (2022) (with Paul Gugliuzza & Jason Rantanen). Published, 01/2022.
• Court Competition and Its Harmful Effects on Patent Law, 27 IP Litigator 3 (May/June 2021) (with Paul Gugliuzza). Published, 05/2021.
• Federal Judge Seeks Patent Cases, 71 Duke Law Journal 419-497 (2021) (with Paul R. Gugliuzza). Published, 01/2021.
• Non-Excludable Surgical Method Patents, 61 William & Mary Law Review 637 (2020). Published, 01/2020.
• Empirical Studies of Claim Construction, in RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE ECONOMICS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (Peter S. Menell & David L. Schwartz, eds., 2019) (with Peter S. Menell). Published, 01/2019.
• Reining in a “Renegade” Court: TC Heartland and the Eastern District of Texas, 39 Cardozo Law Review 1569 (2018). Published, 01/2018.
• Court Capture, 59 Boston College Law Review 1543 (2018). Published, 01/2018.
• Nontechnical Disclosure, 69 Vanderbilt Law Revew 1573 (2016). Published, 01/2016.
• Judicial Lobbying, 91 Washington Law Review 401 (2016). Published, 01/2016.
• Judge Shopping in the Eastern District of Texas, 48 Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 539 (2016). Published, 01/2016.
• Applying Patent-Eligible Subject Matter Restrictions, 17 Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law 267 (2015). Published, 01/2015.
• Restoring the Fact/Law Distinction in Patent Claim Construction, 109 Northwestern University Law Review Online 187 (2015) (with Peter S. Menell). Published, 01/2015.
• Court Competition for Patent Cases, 163 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 631 (2015). Published, 01/2015.
• Specialized Standards of Review, 18 Stanford Technology Law Review 151 (2015). Published, 01/2015.
• Congress as a Catalyst of Patent Reform at the Federal Circuit, 63 American University Law Review 101 (2014). Published, 01/2014.
• Informal Deference: A Historical, Empirical, and Normative Analysis of Patent Claim Construction, 108 Northwestern University Law Review 1 (2014) (with Peter S. Menell). Published, 01/2014.
• Patent Dialogue, 92 North Carolina Law Review 1049 (2014). Published, 01/2014.
• Secret Inventions, 26 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 917 (2011). Published, 01/2011.
• Hiding Behind Nationality: The Temporary Presence Exception and Patent Infringement Avoidance, 15 Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review 1 (2008). Published, 01/2008.

Presentations

• The Judicial-Sized Loophole in the Patent Pilot Program, All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property. Presentation, Presented, 09/2023.
• The Judicial-Sized Loophole in the Patent Pilot Program, PatCon, Northwestern Law School. Presentation, Presented, 04/2023.
• Why Do Judges Compete for Cases? University of Florida Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 03/2023.
• Why Do Judges Compete for Cases? Patent Scholars Roundtable, Vanderbilt Law School. Presentation, Presented, 01/2023.
• Why Do Judges Compete for Cases? MAPWIP, Georgetown University Law Center. Presentation, Presented, 09/2022.
• Extraordinary Writ or Ordinary Remedy? Colorado Bar, Annual Meeting . Presentation, Presented, 05/2022.
• Extraordinary Writ or Ordinary Remedy? University of Washington Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 02/2022.
• Extraordinary Writ or Ordinary Remedy? University of Utah Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 10/2021.
• Federal Judge Seeks Patent Cases, George Washington University Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 09/2021.
• Extraordinary Writ or Ordinary Remedy? George Washington University Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 09/2021.
• Federal Judge Seeks Patent Cases, Berkeley Law Roundtable. Panel, Presented, 07/2021.
• Federal Judge Seeks Patent Cases, Wake Forest Law School Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 02/2021.
• Federal Judge Seeks Patent Cases, University of Washington Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 02/2021.
• What Real Property Can Teach Patent Law About Definiteness: Works-in-Progress in Intellectual Property Conference (February 2021), AALS annual meeting, works-in-progress roundtable, Washington D.C. (January 2020). Presentation, Presented, 02/2021.
• What Real Property Can Teach Patent Law About Definiteness, Works-in-Progress in Intellectual Property Conference. Presentation, Presented, 02/2021.
• Federal Judge Seeks Patent Cases, Patent Scholars Roundtable. Panel, Presented, 01/2021.
• Federal Judge Seeks Patent Cases, IP 2020, IAMs Conference, IP 2020. Presentation, Presented, 11/2020.
• Federal Judge Seeks Patent Cases, Temple Law School Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 07/2020.
• What Real Property Can Teach Patent Law About Definiteness, AALS annual meeting, works-in-progress roundtable, Washington D.C. Panel, Presented, 01/2020.
• Non-Excludable Surgical Method Patents, Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, DePaul Law School . Presentation, Presented, 08/2019.
• Non-Excludable Surgical Method Patents, Health Law Professors Conference, Loyola Chicago Law School. Presentation, Presented, 06/2019.
• Non-Excludable Surgical Method Patents, PatCon, University of Kansas Law School. Presentation, Presented, 04/2019.
• Non-Excludable Surgical Method Patents, Patent Scholars Roundtable, Atlanta, GA. Panel, Presented, 02/2019.
• Non-Excludable Surgical Method Patents, Works-In-Progress Intellectual Property Conference, University of Houston. Presentation, Presented, 02/2019.
• Court Capture, IP and Governance Roundtable, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Law. Presentation, Presented, 01/2019.
• Non-Excludable Surgical Method Patents, University of Washington School of Law, Faculty Speaker Series. Presentation, Presented, 11/2018.
• Non-Excludable Surgical Method Patents, 2018 Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Berkeley Law School. Presentation, Presented, 08/2018.
• Court Capture, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Law, Invited Presenter. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/2018.
• Empirical Trade Secrets, Trade Secrets Roundtable, Vanderbilt Law School. Panel, Presented, 09/2017.
• Court Capture, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law, Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 09/2017.
• Court Capture, Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Cardozo Law School. Presentation, Presented, 08/2017.
• Non-Excludable Surgical Method Patents, Stanford Patent Assertion Entity (PAE) Symposium, Stanford Law School. Presentation, Presented, 05/2017.
• Empirical Trade Secrets, The New Era of Trade Secret Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Presentation, Presented, 04/2017.
• Court Capture, Junior Federal Courts Workshop, Emory Law School. Presentation, Presented, 03/2017.
• Empirical Trade Secrets: Trade Secrets Roundtable, Vanderbilt Law School (September 2017); The New Era of Trade Secret Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law (April 2017). Presentation, Presented, 01/2017.
• Court Capture, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 10/2016.
• Court Capture, Junior IP Scholars Association, UNH Law School. Presentation, Presented, 06/2016.
• Court Capture, Junior IP Scholars Workshop, Vanderbilt Law School. Presentation, Presented, 04/2016.
• Court Capture, Patent Conference, Boston College School of Law. Presentation, Presented, 04/2016.
• Court Capture, University of Illinois College of Law Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 04/2016.