Douglas Lichtman
Professor of Law, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Member of the Law Council
Council Member Biography
Doug Lichtman is a Professor of Law at UCLA. His areas of specialty include patent, copyright, and trademark law; telecommunications regulation; and general legal issues pertaining to technology firms and the internet. Previously, Mr. Lichtman was a tenured Professor at the University of Chicago. His academic work has been featured in journals including the Journal of Law & Economics, the Yale Law Review, and the Harvard Business Review. He also writes for mainstream publications like the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times. In addition to his academic pursuits, Mr. Lichtman maintains an active consulting practice, advising Fortune 100 clients on patent and copyright strategy and working with the investment community on intellectual property and antitrust opportunities. Mr. Lichtman has undergraduate degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from Duke University, and a JD from Yale Law School. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2007 - present
- Professor of Law, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
- 2002 - 2007
- Professor of Law, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
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Federal Trade Commision: Patent Reform, Part II
December 28, 2008
Douglas Lichtman, Professor of Law, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Address by Chief Judge Paul Michel to the FTC Commission on Evolving IP Marketplace | www.cafc.uscourts.gov
The Federal Trade Commission attracted significant attention five years ago when it issued a report broadly questioning patent system doctrines and procedures. Now, the FTC is back, this time gathering empirical evidence and working to put forward more targeted reforms that could find their way...
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December 28, 2008
Douglas Lichtman, Professor of Law, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Form 8-K for InterDigital | biz.yahoo.com
InterDigital has settled its 3G dispute with Samsung, for an amount still largely unknown. Now all eyes turn to Nokia.
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Does TiVo Have a Lock on DVR Technology?
December 28, 2008
Douglas Lichtman, Professor of Law, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Cablevision Plays a New Recorder Tune | www.fool.com
One of TiVo's long-loved charms was that its patented DVR technology seemed to give it a bit of control over the now-crowded and increasingly popular DVR market. But holes continue to emerge, among them the Dish litigation and the RS-DVR.
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December 28, 2008
Douglas Lichtman, Professor of Law, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Tessera to Request Full ITC Review of ALJ Initial Determination | biz.yahoo.com
TSRA has now lost the initial round of its much-watched ITC case, but the company clearly wants us to think that the loss is on a discrete methodology question that can likely be reversed on appeal. The only problem for us? We can't really judge that claim ... yet.
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| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Dolby Digital Technology Experts | 51 |
| Dolby Digital Technology Experts (North America) | 47 |
| Hardware / Computer Patent Experts: Lawyers | 49 |