Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition at Penn Carey Law, advancing the study of law & tech in AI, antitrust, IP, Internet, healthcare & media
CTIC was a co-sponsor of the Fifteenth Wasada-Penn Global Patent Law Conference in Tokyo on May 23 where leading judges, academics, practitioners & industry reps from U.S., Europe & Japan met to discussing cutting-edge areas of patent law.
CTIC & Penn Carey Law faculty member Allison Hoffman received the 2025-26 A. Leo Levin Award for Excellence in an Intro Course for her teaching of torts. She is known for pushing students to engage in court reasoning, not just doctrine. Congratulations to Prof. Hoffman!
Bryan Choi, Associate Professor of Law at Colorado Law, opens CTIC's Twelfth Law and Computer Science Roundtable, May 12-13, with "Products Liability for Software/AI"
15th Wasada-Penn Global Patent Law Conference, May 23, Tokyo. Judges, academia, practitioners & industry reps from US, Europe & Japan to discuss interplay bet infringement & validity, and challenges of territoriality & cross-border patent enforcement. Info https://t.co/SNmUMp1noT
CTIC's Prof. Christopher Yoo participated in yesterday's webinar, Trump’s AI Policy Framework, with Penn Profs. Cary Coglianese, Ioana Marinescu, Jennifer Rothman & Kevin Werbach. Many thanks to the speakers, hosts PPR and Penn Washington and Penn sponsors
April 29 webinar: “Trump’s AI Policy Framework,” 4-5:30pm EDT. Penn experts to discuss the White House's Nat’l Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence. w/ Profs Cary Coglianese, Iona Marinescu, Jennifer Rothman, Kevin Werbach, Christopher Yoo. Sign-up https://t.co/C7UIGAT6bx
CTIC and Penn Carey Law thank 'L'83 alum Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights, for yesterday's enlightening discussion with Prof. Polk Wagner on the copyrightability of AI-generated content and other complex legal questions at the intersection of AI & copyright law @pennlaw
CTIC affiliated faculty member Duncan Watts, with appointments in Penn Engineering, Annenberg School for Communication & the Wharton School, is one of five Penn faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences https://t.co/uQxcihcGd4
CTIC thanks all of our esteemed guest panelists & keynote speaker, The Hon. Amit Mehta, for participating in “Antitrust at an Inflection Point,” the annual symposium of the Penn Carey Law Antitrust Association (PCLAA) held on April 26 at Penn Carey Law
Prof. Christopher Yoo's Concurrences/GW Univ Competition Law Center 2026 Antitrust Writing Award for "Big Data and Competition Law: Lessons from Innovation Markets” noted by Penn Today https://t.co/o6uXimrwlB Yoo paper https://t.co/4UWJROcq8a
APRIL 22 EVENT--register for Fireside Chat with Shira Perlmutter L’83 Register of Copyrights & Penn Carey Law Prof Polk Wagner. 4:30-6pm ET. In person or virtual. 1.5 sub CLE credits available for Pa attys. Part of AI Month at Penn. Register @ https://t.co/RLWissbqa0
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April 29 webinar: “Trump’s AI Policy Framework,” 4-5:30pm EDT. Penn experts to discuss the White House's Nat’l Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence. w/ Profs Cary Coglianese, Iona Marinescu, Jennifer Rothman, Kevin Werbach, Christopher Yoo. Sign-up https://t.co/C7UIGAT6bx
Two Penn Engineering faculty members, Chris Callison-Burch and Gad Allon, have been named recipients of the 2026 Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching, among the University’s highest honors for faculty.
Established in 1961 with support from the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation, the Lindback Awards recognize excellence in teaching across the University.
Congratulations, Chris and Gad!
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Prof. Herbert Hovenkamp commented on U.S. v. Philadelphia National Bank and its relevance in Netflix's bid to buy Warner Bros. The case “created a kind of rule for mergers, a rule that remains with us today.” https://t.co/u5QHqBIbYr