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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 Strategic Partnerships 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 was appointed to its Research Council in 2025. He is also an affiliate at the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence.

He is admitted to practice in New York and Singapore.

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 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. He started the Practicing Law Institute’s Global IP Spotlight series and the Penn State Dickinson Law Profiles in Leadership series and serves as moderator for both.

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. In 2025, he received the IP Professor of the Year Award at the Global Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence & Technology Conclave & Awards.

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 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 Reuters, BBC News, Forbes, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, the National Law Review, Fast Company, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Capitol Forum, Slate, The Hill, The Daily Journal, RealClearPolicy, USA Today, and Sueddeutsche Dossier featured his views on current legal developments.

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, Oxford Intersections: AI and Society (Oxford University Press), and the International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law.

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 globally.

CV: June 2026

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Searching for A New Home | Chicago Aikikai

For over ten years, I have had the privilege of training with Chicago Aikikai (https://www.chicagoaikikai.org/), a community devoted to the practice of aikido, a non-competitive Japanese martial art centered on balance, focus, and the redirection of force. Founded in 1963 as the Illinois Aikido Club, Chicago Aikikai was the first dojo in the Midwest dedicated to aikido. After many years at its current Chicago Avenue location, the club must move and is looking for a permanent home in the city. Chicago Aikikai is a nonprofit organization with a welcoming community, excellent instruction, and a remarkable history in Chicago. A suitable space would help preserve that tradition for current and future students. If you know of a potential location, or someone who may be able to help, please contact chiaikikai@gmail.com.
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Penn State Dickinson Law | Lewis Katz

A pleasant surprise to see Lewis Katz recognized in the New Jersey Hall of Fame display at Newark Liberty International Airport. @pennstatedickinsonlaw, his legacy remains part of our daily life through Lewis Katz Hall at Carlisle and Lewis Katz Building at University Park, named in honor of his extraordinary generosity and commitment to legal education (see https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/about/our-community). A meaningful reminder that the impact of visionary leaders continues well beyond their lifetimes.
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WIPO | E-Commerce Dialogue

A meaningful visit to Geneva and the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO to facilitate the WIPO Dialogue on IP Protection in E-Commerce. The inaugural Dialogue brought together representatives of Member States, e-commerce platforms, and other partners to consider practical and collaborative approaches to combating online sales of counterfeit goods. Counterfeit trade in digital markets is a cross-border challenge that no government, platform, or rights holder can address effectively alone. Meaningful progress depends on sustained cooperation, workable enforcement mechanisms, and trust among the relevant stakeholders in future Dialogue sessions. My thanks to Edward Kwakwa, Todd Reves, Giulia Ragonesi, and their team for the invitation, their warm hospitality, and the opportunity to contribute to this important conversation. Delighted to meet with Director General Daren Tang. His appointment to a second term reflects Member States’ confidence in his leadership at a time when WIPO’s convening role is especially important. The organization’s work in bringing together governments, innovators, creators, businesses, and other stakeholders is essential to advancing innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship in an increasingly interconnected economy. I was also pleased to visit the exhibition “JOURNEY of INSPIRATION: Empowering Community through Intellectual Property – Design and Creativity,” which opened in connection with the appointment of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya of Thailand as WIPO’s first Ambassador for Fashion and Design. The exhibition offered a compelling illustration of how cultural heritage, design, and the strategic use of intellectual property can create opportunity for artisans and local communities. Details: https://lnkd.in/gS2mVRG7 and https://lnkd.in/ggQ2g-mW The visit also allowed me to reconnect with friends and colleagues whose work strengthens the international intellectual property community, and to meet many new ones. Lisa Jorgenson | Matteo Gragnani | Yasmina Al Abed | Dr. Ulrike Till | Michele Woods | Kathleen Peh | Eun-Joo Min | Hae-Jun Kim | Garrett Levin | Murthy Anil | Mohamed Emir Boulhadid | Martin Correa Finsterbusch | Victor Owade| Francis Gurry | Jennifer S. Lane | Monica A. Hernandez | Ameen Imam | Piotr Stryszowski | Jaroslaw Mrowiec | José Antonio Moreno Campos | Abdesslam Benzitouni | Afebuame Peters | Guadalupe Garcia Crespo | David Saussinan | Kamelia Dimitrova | Reggie Pamatian | Christine Pangilinan | Chen Hongbin | Cecilia Holmgren | Olivia Mazzucotelli | Chikako Konno | Yoshifumi Kusumoto | and more
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Partnerships | NY | Brussels | Alicante

[New York | Brussels | Alicante] New York: I had the pleasure of visiting Fish & Richardson P.C. and speaking with Michael Autuoro, Jeffrey Mok, Alexander M., and Tony Nguyen. Brussels: I met European stakeholders across copyright, trademark, music, media, and policy circles, including Kristina Janušauskaitė (IFPI) Emilie Anthonis (MPA) Melanie Eve Amilhat (Paramount) Scott Martin (Aspen IP) Alicante: I was honored to moderate an EUIPO comparative panel on iconic trademarks, bringing together perspectives from China, the European Union, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. The discussion underscored how famous-mark protection remains deeply jurisdiction-specific, even as brands, markets, and enforcement strategies are increasingly global. EUIPO also invited me to sit for a short on-camera interview during the conference. Sven Stürmann | Gordon Humphreys | Nina Korjus | Masatoshi Otsuka | Melanye K Johnson | Dr. Anke Nordemann-Schiffel | Chris Oldknow | Sukanya Wadhwa | Katie Goulding | William Valasidis | Pilar Montero | Andreas Renck | Yoshinobu Sato | Savvas Papasavvas | Ray Jang | Wei Chengcheng | and others. Grateful to colleagues I mentioned above and many others I could not, for generous conversations, new ideas, and warm hospitality. I look forward to continuing these exchanges through future conferences, panels, and collaborations.
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Celebrating | Hugh Hansen

[Celebrating Hugh Hansen on his 80th.] Delighted to join Hugh for a belated mini-birthday celebration. Hugh has been a teacher, scholar, advocate, and institution-builder. He did not merely teach IP law. He helped build the field. When Hugh arrived at Fordham University School of Law, IP was niche. With vision, determination, and the support of forward-looking deans, he created a curriculum, brought together adjuncts and scholars, and helped make Fordham a global center for the study of IP. But for many of us, Hugh’s greatest legacy is the global community he built. As founder and director of the Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School and its Annual IP Conference, he created one of the world’s essential gathering places for IP judges, scholars, practitioners, policymakers, agency leaders, and general counsel. They came because Fordham was where one learned what was really happening. They came to be challenged and yet somehow leave the room feeling more alive, more informed, and more connected than before. Disagreements became memorable exchanges and most serious questions could be framed with wit. Panels felt, at their best, like spirited arguments around a kitchen table. He made Fordham a crossroads of the IP world, but also a place of friendship. Managing IP called him an “IP provocateur” and “the ringmaster” behind one of the field’s must-attend events. He has shown us that a field is strengthened by honest disagreement conducted among people who respect one another enough to argue hard and return the next year. Hugh’s genius was never merely convening important people. It was convening them in a way that made ideas matter more than hierarchy. He is a force of nature with a big heart. He is capable of making someone feel terrified, honored, and delighted within the same five minutes. He has the rare ability to unsettle a room and hold it together at the same time. He expects much from people because he believes they have something worth contributing. He opened doors, launched careers, and gave generations of IP lawyers and scholars the confidence that their ideas mattered. At Fordham, the most senior judges, the most accomplished practitioners, and the newest scholars entered the same arena to learn, debate, have fun. That motto captures Hugh perfectly. Serious, irreverent, demanding, generous, impatient with cant, allergic to pomposity, and deeply loyal to people and ideas. He made IP more global, more rigorous, more candid, and more human. Happy 80th birthday, Hugh! Thank you for building not only a conference, but a community. Thank you for teaching us to learn, debate, and have fun, and for showing us that the best institutions are built not only with vision, but with courage, wit, loyalty, and love. Catch the conference's 25th commemorative video (from eight years ago) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z4qYoL_-_w.
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Partnerships | Brazil

[Partnerships] Global engagement is not only about crossing borders. It is about seeing legal systems, institutions, and professional communities in their own setting, and learning how local priorities shape global conversations. Brazil is a key player in helping define innovation law worldwide. Businesses and legal advisors abroad need to have a better appreciation of how its IP institutions are adapting to technological change, how its courts and practitioners respond to increasingly complex disputes, and how partnerships across academia, government, and practice there can deepen comparative understanding across borders. Many thanks to everyone who made time for such generous and thoughtful exchanges. I left with a deeper appreciation for Brazil’s legal community, and with renewed energy for building partnerships. These conversations matter. Penn State Dickinson Law | Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School | Federal Justice Court | INPI | Licks Attorneys | Dannemann Siemsen | RNA Law | DANIEL | Caroline Tauk | Carlos Aboim | Robert Daniel, LL.M. | Viviane Yumy Kunisawa, Ph.D. | Isabel Milman | Monique Rodrigues Teixeira | Gustavo de Freitas Morais | Bernardo Marinho | Brenno Telles | Rob Rodrigues DePinho | Rockefeller Maciel PEÇANHA | Laura Bastos Carvalho | Celso Araújo Santos | Quezia Custodio | Alexandre Guimarães Vasconcellos | Márcia Maria Nunes de Barros | and more
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