Entries by Daryl Lim

Korean Radio Interview | Data Centers

Delighted to join Morning Wave in Busan to discuss a question rapidly moving from the margins to the center of AI governance: should governments slow the expansion of data centers?

As AI systems become increasingly dependent on large-scale physical infrastructure, data centers sit at the intersection of innovation policy, energy regulation, environmental sustainability, competition, and national security.

Our conversation explored the growing policy debate in the United States over electricity demand, water usage, grid strain, and who should bear the costs of AI’s infrastructure boom.

My thanks to Sue and the Morning Wave team at BeFM for the thoughtful conversation and continued invitation to engage these global questions.

Video link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX8_zXJA_ko&t=4036s

Penn State Dickinson Law

April 2, 2026 by

Penn State Dickinson Law | Guest Speakers

It has been a privilege to welcome an outstanding group of guest speakers to my classes, each bringing students closer to the realities and doctrinal intricacies of patent and antitrust practice.

Professor Mark D. Janis (Indiana University Maurer School of Law) joined us for two exceptional sessions on design patent law, exploring both the evolving meaning of the “article of manufacture” requirement (https://lnkd.in/gMu2K4JC) and the deeper relationship between design patent infringement and unfair competition principles (https://lnkd.in/g5bqxf9E).

Ranjini Acharya (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) offered a practitioner’s perspective on patent litigation before the International Trade Commission. She prescribed Jorge Contreras’ excellent article on the ITC as course reading (https://lnkd.in/gkq2g2vR).

Harsha Kurpad (Latham & Watkins), a Penn State University alumnus, shared his insights on e-discovery in antitrust litigation. His discussion of how massive data environments, internal communications, and technical evidence shape cases such as United States v. Google helped students appreciate how legal theory is translated into evidence that litigators and courts use to resolve complex antitrust issues.

Some of the most meaningful legal education happens at the intersection of doctrine, practice, and lived professional experience. I am deeply grateful to them for their generosity with our students.

March 31, 2026 by

Penn State Dickinson Law | Admitted Students Day

It was a pleasure to participate in Penn State Dickinson Law’s Admitted Student Day in Carlisle, organized by Rebecca Schreiber, M.Ed., and her team of colleagues and student volunteers.

I joined colleagues and students for an “Ask Me Anything” panel with students and their guests. The discussion was wide-ranging, covering the transition to law school, maintaining balance, internships and externships, housing, law review, and our core values.

Moments like this reinforce what legal education should be: rigorous, supportive, and grounded in community.

Nicholas Kahn-Fogel | Bekah Saidman-Krauss | Devon Spiva | Anesia Lawson

March 29, 2026 by

March Highlights

Highlights from:

– I-TIDE (World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO-Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)-Penn State Dickinson Law), which brought together over 900 registrants for hybrid seminars at WilmerHale and Morrison Foerster on substantive AI-IP issues and the latest developments in dispute resolution: https://www.ipos.gov.sg/news/events/i-tide/2026/.

Thank you to the leadership for being present to support and steward these initiatives and strategic partnerships: Danielle Conway Kong Hwee Tan Ignacio de Castro.

With excellent panelists, the moderator’s job is a breeze. Thank you to: Jonathan Lim | Jacob Noti-Victor | Tom Pease | Joshua L. Simmons | Ethan J. | Tony Yeo | Jordan Gimbel | Joe Gratz | Shankar Krithivasan | Dr Stanley Lai, SC | Gideon Myles | Jon Small

– Closed-door roundtables at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and MoFo with corporate counsel, outside counsel, arbitrators, and mediators. With thanks to David Kappos and Rich Hung.

– Dickinson Law’s Alum & Friends reception in New York, where alumni had the opportunity to meet speakers and guests from the seminar and roundtable. Thank you: Josh Trego | Jessica Seretti | Brett Conway | Kimberly Plummer

– Visits and meetings: Merck | Google | Google DeepMind | Microsoft | Federal Circuit Bar Association® | Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP | CPR Institute- International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution | Santa Clara University School of Law. Thank you to our hosts for their graciousness and hospitality.

– Panel discussion on “Reimagining Efficiency: Innovations Shaping the Future of ADR” at California Arbitration (CalArb) Week: https://calawyers.org/2026-california-international-arbitration-week/schedule/

Thank you to those who worked with the co-organizers behind the scenes: Mark Lim | Sandy Widjaja | Sze Yin C. | Gabriel Ong | Mei Lin Tan | See Tho Pik Yee | Sarah Loh | Rui Lin Koh and more. Yours is the effort that bookends us all.

March 22, 2026 by

Profiles in Leadership: Cheryl Seah

Over the past several weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with colleagues across Carlisle and University Park, as well as alumni and partners in Chicago.

In Carlisle, I enjoyed thoughtful conversations with Penn State Dickinson Law colleagues Gary S. Gildin and Bill Butler. At University Park, I connected with Rachel Arnold, Matt Gardner, Justis Reed, Jonathan D’Silva, my Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences colleagues Guido Cervone, Wolf Hey, and Chad Bahrmann, as well as Ligia I. Reyes, PhD, MPH (Penn State College of Health and Human Development) and Zhen Lei (Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences).

I also had the opportunity to reconnect with my former University of Illinois Chicago School of Law colleagues, Sandy Olken, Cross, Karen Halverson, and Michael Schlesinger, and John Marshall Law School alum Adam Kelly in Chicago.

These conversations remind me that institutions are ultimately defined by people and our relationships with them. It is through these relationships, sustained across locations, disciplines, and cities, that we expand what is possible for our students, our scholarship, and our shared mission.

March 6, 2026 by

Strengthening Our Community Through Connection

Over the past several weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with colleagues across Carlisle and University Park, as well as alumni and partners in Chicago.

In Carlisle, I enjoyed thoughtful conversations with Penn State Dickinson Law colleagues Gary S. Gildin and Bill Butler. At University Park, I connected with Rachel Arnold, Matt Gardner, Justis Reed, Jonathan D’Silva, my Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences colleagues Guido Cervone, Wolf Hey, and Chad Bahrmann, as well as Ligia I. Reyes, PhD, MPH (Penn State College of Health and Human Development) and Zhen Lei (Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences).

I also had the opportunity to reconnect with my former University of Illinois Chicago School of Law colleagues, Sandy Olken, Cross, Karen Halverson, and Michael Schlesinger, and John Marshall Law School alum Adam Kelly in Chicago.

These conversations remind me that institutions are ultimately defined by people and our relationships with them. It is through these relationships, sustained across locations, disciplines, and cities, that we expand what is possible for our students, our scholarship, and our shared mission.

February 25, 2026 by

Bringing Antitrust and Patent Law to Life Through Practice

Over the past several weeks, our Antitrust Law and Patent Law students have had the opportunity to learn directly from leaders shaping the field.

Mike Dzwonczyk, Partner at Sughrue Mion PLLC, brought the realities of patent litigation strategy and remedies into the classroom.

Professor Doni Bloomfield of Fordham University School of Law challenged students to think about resilience as an emerging objective in antitrust analysis, particularly in light of supply-chain shocks and systemic risk.

Elena Ponte, Attorney at the Federal Trade Commission, shared about the important work the FTC does in keeping markets competitive.

These conversations bridge doctrine and practice, giving students a clearer sense of how law operates in real institutions.

They also offer our alumni community a window into the dynamic intellectual life of Penn State Dickinson Law and our ongoing commitment to preparing students for leadership in a rapidly evolving legal landscape.

Many thanks to my colleague Brett Conway for hosting a lunch with Mike.

February 25, 2026 by

Interdisciplinary Research in Action at Penn State Dickinson Law

Interdisciplinary collaboration is increasingly the engine of impactful legal scholarship.

Today, Penn State Dickinson Law faculty, staff, and alums had the opportunity to hear from Professor Lara Fowler on Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Grant Writing, exploring how Penn State’s research ecosystem supports cross-college partnerships, internal funding, and externally funded initiatives.

Lara’s work exemplifies how law is a bridge. Through collaborations spanning engineering, public policy, sustainability, and social science, she helps shape research on energy transition, climate resilience, agricultural sustainability, and stakeholder engagement.

The most consequential legal questions today, whether involving AI, energy, or environmental governance, do not fit neatly within traditional disciplinary boundaries. They require lawyers who can collaborate, translate across domains, and help design durable institutional solutions.

Talks like Lara’s provide a valuable platform for our alumni community to stay connected with the intellectual life of the law school. They offer a window into the work underway and an invitation to engage with the ideas, partnerships, and research shaping the future of law and policy.

We remain deeply committed to advancing research that is rigorous, interdisciplinary, and consequential.

 

February 25, 2026 by

I-TIDE 2026 — AI and Cross-Border Tech Disputes

A striking moment from a recent 60 MINUTES segment on AI art: Refik Anadol described data as “a pigment that doesn’t need to dry.”

That metaphor reveals both the promise and the disruption of generative AI.
Perhaps the most important insight from the segment came from critic Jerry Saltz, who distinguished between “AI art” and art that uses AI. The distinction matters. AI is not an author in the human sense. But it is rapidly becoming part of the infrastructure through which authorship occurs.

The legal system now faces a foundational question: not whether AI can create, but how law should govern creativity when it emerges from hybrid human-machine systems. We are watching, in real time, the emergence of a new creative and legal order.

Together with about 800 registrants joining us in person and virtually from around the world, I look forward to exploring these questions next week at the International Tech & IP Disputes Exchange (I-TIDE) in New York and San Francisco, where judges, practitioners, technologists, and scholars will examine how courts across jurisdictions are beginning to confront these issues. The event is proudly co-organized by WIPO, IPOS, and Penn State Dickinson Law.

Hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/gRQtbCG7 Register even if you can’t come! We’ll send you a recording.

https://lnkd.in/gwp8pDx9

Daren Tang World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO | Danielle Conway Penn State Dickinson Law | Kong Hwee Tan Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) | Jordan Gimbel Microsoft | Gideon Myles OpenAI | Jon Small Google DeepMind | Joe Gratz Morrison Foerster | David Kappos Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Richard Hung Morrison Foerster | Joshua L. Simmons Kirkland & Ellis | Tom Pease Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Rachael Kent WilmerHale | Adriana Uson Singapore International Arbitration Centre | Dr Stanley Lai, SC Allen & Gledhill LLP | Ignacio de Castro WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center | Mark Fisher Asian Business Law Institute | Crystal Tan Singapore International Commercial Court | Jacob Noti-Victor Cardozo School of Law | Ethan J. Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.

February 24, 2026 by

PLI Global IP Spotlight: South Korea

Delighted to convene and moderate Practising Law Institute (PLI)’s Global IP Spotlight episode on South Korea.

South Korea occupies a uniquely important position in the global innovation ecosystem, combining technological leadership with increasing influence in intellectual property, artificial intelligence governance, and cross-border technology disputes. Our discussion explored how Korea’s IP and technology frameworks operate in practice and what global companies and practitioners should understand when engaging with this dynamic jurisdiction.

My thanks to Hyun-Seok Lim, Judge Jiyoung Yi, Jaewoo Kwak, YoungJoo Song, Sangchul Park, and Seong-Soo Park for their thoughtful insights, and to Kenneth Min, Lisa Garcia, and the PLI team for their excellent coordination.

February 20, 2026 by