At IPSANZ, I participated in two sessions on intellectual property, technology, and AI, building on relationships developed through the Hansen IP Institute at Fordham and exchanging perspectives with judges, academics, practitioners, and other leaders in the IP community. Many thanks to IPSANZ President Ian Horak KC and his team for the invite. The conference was also part of a broader week of relationship-building, including opportunities for exchange at Melbourne Law School‘s Francis Gurry Lecture featuring incoming Master of the Rolls Sir Colin Birss.
[Watch my recent Penn State Dickinson Law Profiles in Leadership interview with Lord Justice Birss here: https://lnkd.in/gjUGtJQZ]
Australia is grappling with many of the same questions that occupy us at in the U.S. around AI, innovation, competition, and technology governance, but sometimes with different doctrinal, cultural, and institutional starting points. Those comparative perspectives sharpen our own thinking and can feed directly into research and teaching.
Just as importantly, sustained international relationships can create opportunities for faculty collaboration, visiting speakers, comparative research, student engagement, and institutional partnerships. They also help ensure that Penn State is not simply observing international conversations about the future of law and technology, but contributing to them.
That exchange runs both ways. I returned with new perspectives and ideas, and had the opportunity to share some of the work taking place at Penn State Dickinson Law and across Penn State University with colleagues in Australia.
Many thanks to IPSANZ and to the many colleagues who were so generous with their time, ideas, and hospitality. I look forward to continuing these conversations.
A productive week in Australia, anchored by the IPSANZ – The Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. Annual Conference and a series of conversations that I hope will continue to strengthen connections across the region.
At IPSANZ, I participated in two sessions on intellectual property, technology, and AI, building on relationships developed through the Hansen IP Institute at Fordham and exchanging perspectives with judges, academics, practitioners, and other leaders in the IP community. Many thanks to IPSANZ President Ian Horak KC and his team for the invite. The conference was also part of a broader week of relationship-building, including opportunities for exchange at Melbourne Law School‘s Francis Gurry Lecture featuring incoming Master of the Rolls Sir Colin Birss.
[Watch my recent Penn State Dickinson Law Profiles in Leadership interview with Lord Justice Birss here: https://lnkd.in/gjUGtJQZ]
Australia is grappling with many of the same questions that occupy us at in the U.S. around AI, innovation, competition, and technology governance, but sometimes with different doctrinal, cultural, and institutional starting points. Those comparative perspectives sharpen our own thinking and can feed directly into research and teaching.
Just as importantly, sustained international relationships can create opportunities for faculty collaboration, visiting speakers, comparative research, student engagement, and institutional partnerships. They also help ensure that Penn State is not simply observing international conversations about the future of law and technology, but contributing to them.
That exchange runs both ways. I returned with new perspectives and ideas, and had the opportunity to share some of the work taking place at Penn State Dickinson Law and across Penn State University with colleagues in Australia.
Many thanks to IPSANZ and to the many colleagues who were so generous with their time, ideas, and hospitality. I look forward to continuing these conversations.
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