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Daryl Lim is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. He is also the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Founding Director of the Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Innovation Initiative. At the university level, he is a co-hire at the Institute of Computational and Data Sciences and an affiliate at the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence.

He is an award-winning author, observer, and commentator on IP and competition policy trends and how they influence and are influenced by law, technology, economics, and politics. He helps stakeholders understand the world around them. He consults internationally on various IP and antitrust issues.

He has taught at the National University of Singapore, Fordham University School of Law, East China University of Political Science and Law, National Law School of India University, Universidad de los Andes, Peking University School of Transnational Law, and other institutions worldwide.

He is a founding member of the Global IP Alliance and its local chapters in Pennsylvania and Illinois. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of the University Education Committee and on the Executive Committee of the US IP Alliance. In 2022, the American Law Institute elected Professor Lim to its membership based on demonstrated excellence and outstanding professional achievement. He serves on the Members Consultative Group of the Restatement of the Law, Copyright. In 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission recognized him as “a leading expert in antitrust law and economics.” The IAM Strategy 300, a guide to the industry pioneers with “exceptional skill sets, as well as profound insights into the development, creation and management of IP value,” named him to its World’s Leading IP Strategists 2023 list. In 2024, he was appointed to a consultative group advising the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.

He is under contract with Oxford University Press for a new book titled Infringement in Intellectual Property Law and is co-editor of Inclusive Innovation, Big Data, And Artificial Intelligence. His publications feature, or are forthcoming, in leading flagship and specialty law reviews, including the Florida Law Review, the George Mason Law Review, the Emory Law Journal, the Stanford Technology Law Review, and the Berkley Technology Law Journal. Thomson Reuters (West) selected three of his articles as the best IP articles of the year in 2018, 2021, and 2022.

He has also contributed to practitioner-focused publications for the American Bar Association, Law360, IPWatchdog, IP Watch, and IP Magazine. In addition, legal publications, specialty blogs such as Patently-O, and mainstream media sources such as Forbes, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, the Capitol Forum, Slate, The Hill, The Daily Journal, RealClearPolicy, USA Today, and Sueddeutsche Dossier featured his views on current legal developments. In addition, he serves as a peer reviewer for the Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, Columbia Law Review, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Journal of Antitrust Enforcement (Oxford University Press), Cambridge University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Carolina Academic Press, Nature: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, and the International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law.

CV Link Here.

Penn State Dickinson Law Hosts | 2nd Sungkyunkwan University – Penn State Dickinson Law Lecture

Delighted 성균관대학교(Sungkyunkwan University) Law Professor Patricia A. Goedde spoke at the 2nd 성균관대학교(Sungkyunkwan University)-Penn State Dickinson Law lecture. Thank you to my colleague Anthony Ogden for his tireless work in connecting us with friends and partners from all over the world! https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/penn-state-dickinson-law-hosts-2nd-sungkyunkwan-university-penn-state-dickinson-law-lecture

Fordham Center on Law and Information Policy | Decennial Fellows Roundtable

Delighted to join Fordham University School of Law’s Decennial Fellows for their Spring 2025 Roundtable Series. The Decennial Fellows Program, hosted by Fordham’s Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP) at Fordham Law School, brings together top law students focusing on technology, privacy, cybersecurity, and AI. Thank you to Andrea Flink for inviting me! At the request of several Fellows, I addressed issues such as how global jurisdictions approach AI regulation, what it means to be "original" in the age of machine creativity, and how law can re-engage with creators through compensation, contract, and tort frameworks. I outlined a comparative framework for understanding regulatory approaches across the U.S. (market-driven), EU (rights-driven), and Asia (growth-driven). I emphasized the need to "reskill, remunerate, and re-engage" stakeholders impacted by AI. I also discussed developments such as Nightshade, the use of synthetic data, NIL (name, image, likeness) issues, and legal responses to ingestion-based infringement. https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/professor-daryl-lim-speaks-artists-rights-and-global-ai-regulation-fordham-laws-decennial-fellows Penn State Dickinson Law

The Debrief | AI Chatbots Display Humanlike Biases, Raising Concerns Over Their Decision-Making Reliability

In my interview with The Debrief, I weighed in on groundbreaking research that reveals how popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT increasingly mimic human reasoning and bias. My main point was that ethical oversight isn’t just about technical robustness — it’s about legitimacy and trust. AI is not just code; it’s a norm-generating system. It shapes behavior and decisions, particularly in courts or health systems. I suggested ethical guidelines should integrate legal concepts like due process, equal protection, and the overall promotion of transparency, including independent regulatory bodies with teeth and public disclosure of model behavior in high-impact domains. Check out Chrissy Newton's excellent article here: https://thedebrief.org/ai-chatbots-display-humanlike-biases-raising-concerns-over-their-decision-making-reliability/

Conversation Op-ed | What would happen if Section 230 went away?

In a recent op-ed in The Conversation U.S., I examined the far-reaching consequences of repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the foundational law often credited with building the modern internet. From the chilling effect on free expression to the potential unraveling of content moderation practices, his analysis illuminates how platforms like Reddit, Inc., Yelp, and TikTok — and the users who rely on them — would be affected in a post-230 landscape. Thanks to Eric Smalley for the opportunity to contribute to the conversation! https://theconversation.com/what-would-happen-if-section-230-went-away-a-legal-expert-explains-the-consequences-of-repealing-the-law-that-built-the-internet-253326 Penn State Dickinson Law

WalletHub | Credit Card Fraud Guide

WalletHub recently interviewed me for their article “Credit Card Fraud Guide.” I noted that while banks have made strides in fraud detection through machine learning and real-time monitoring, criminals are keeping pace, exploiting everything from phishing schemes to data breaches. I also discussed synthetic identity fraud, which involves criminals combining real and fabricated personal information—such as a legitimate Social Security number with a false name—to create entirely new identities. You can read the full article by WalletHub Managing Editor John Kiernan here. https://wallethub.com/edu/cc/credit-card-fraud-guide/144406#expert=Daryl_Lim Penn State Dickinson Law Alina Comoreanu

Admitted Students Day | “Ask Me Anything” Panel

Honored to participate in Penn State Dickinson Law's Admitted Students' Day. The students who joined us came with engaging and thought-provoking questions. It was a treat sharing the panel with Laura H. Williams, Rebecca Schreiber, M.Ed, Kristen Ramillano, and Ethan Kincaid. It is one of several we hosted this semester. See posts about a couple of the recent ones here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dickinson-law_weare-pennstate-dickinsonlaw-activity-7316918986418393089-NVMb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAHATWQB-pkPwHfotg5EgiwjDM9F4KIy_Pw and here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dickinson-law_weare-pennstate-dickinsonlaw-activity-7316517451687493634-3mqE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAHATWQB-pkPwHfotg5EgiwjDM9F4KIy_Pw. My thanks to Amanda DiPolvere Rebecca Schreiber, M.Ed., Kristin Thomas and their team for their exceptional work in organizing this event! #PSUDickinsonLaw #AdmittedStudentsDay #FutureLawyers #LegalEducation

PUBLICATIONS

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Nationally Recognized Speakers | @PennState @DickinsonLaw Students @mcguirewood @USChamber @pillsburylaw

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daryl-lim-344a0a9_we-are-privileged-to-have-experts-across-activity-7295800344238768128-yZyj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAHATWQB-pkPwHfotg5EgiwjDM9F4KIy_Pw

Debrief Features | @duke_l_tech_rev Research https://lawdaryl.com/blog/debrief-features-duke-journal-research/ @DickinsonLaw

Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and the Law | Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law @DickinsonLaw

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daryl-lim-344a0a9_delighted-to-join-prof-dr-frank-emmert-activity-7291146882133729283-R089?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Delighted to sit down with @icds_psu Mallorie Mcllwain to talk about socially responsible AI. The interview discusses research from my latest article, which @duke_l_tech_rev published this week.
https://lnkd.in/gJJ46NsK
https://www.psu.edu/news/institute-computational-and-data-sciences/story/qa-can-ai-be-governed-equity-design-framework?utm_audience=Faculty&utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Penn%20State%20Today&utm_content=01-29-2025-21-21&utm_term=Research%20-%202 @DickinsonLaw

The World IP Forum (WIPF) brings together interdisciplinary experts from India, the Middle East, and beyond. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daryl-lim-344a0a9_the-world-ip-forum-wipf-brings-together-activity-7288334738656837632-ifE_?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop @DickinsonLaw

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