From patents on lifesaving medicines and copyrights protecting the works of authors and artists, to trademarks and trade secrets, intellectual property laws safeguard the ideas and inventions that underpin the global economy. At Harvard Law School, students are exposed to dozens of courses and experts touching on every aspect of domestic and international intellectual property.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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Christopher T. Bavitz
WilmerHale Clinical Professor of Law
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William W. Fisher
WilmerHale Professor of Intellectual Property Law
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Jeannie Suk Gersen
John H. Watson, Jr. Professor of Law
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Ruth L. Okediji
Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law
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Steven M. Shavell
Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law and Economics
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Henry E. Smith
Fessenden Professor of Law
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Rebecca Tushnet
Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment
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Mark Wu
Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law
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Jonathan L. Zittrain
George Bemis Professor of International Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Dale Cendali
Covington & Burling Distinguished Visitor and Lecturer on Law
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Wendy Chu
Lecturer on Law
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Rebecca Harris
Lecturer on Law
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Mark Popofsky
Lecturer on Law
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Nana Sarian
Lecturer on Law
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Patti Saris
Lecturer on Law
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Louis Tompros
Hieken Lecturer in Patent Law
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Mengyi Wang
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
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David Zimmer
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Advertising Law | Spring 2026 Course | Rebecca Tushnet |
| Algorithms, Rights, and Responsibilities | Spring 2026 Reading Group | Mason Kortz |
| Antitrust and Intellectual Property | Fall 2025 Seminar | Mark Popofsky |
| Business Valuation and Analysis | Spring 2026 Course | Bala Dharan |
| Copyright | Fall 2025 Course | Rebecca Tushnet |
| Copyright | Spring 2026 Course | William Fisher |
| Copyright and Trademark Litigation | Fall 2025 Course | Dale Cendali |
| Cyberlaw Clinic | Fall 2025 Clinic | Christopher Bavitz |
| Cyberlaw Clinic | Spring 2026 Clinic | Christopher Bavitz |
| Cyberlaw Clinic Seminar | Fall 2025 Seminar | Christopher Bavitz, Mason Kortz, Wendy Chu |