Dean Robert Ahdieh opened the roundtable, welcoming new and returning participants and shared his excitement about becoming the dean of Texas A&M University School of Law
On October 5-6, 2018, 30 intellectual property scholars participated in the 4th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable hosted by the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law. 
This roundtable provides intellectual property and technology law scholars with an annual forum for sharing their latest research and networking with peers. Among the cutting-edge topics presented at the event were artificial intelligence, crashworthy code, the Internet of Things, machine-generated data, the smartphone operating system, 3D printing and vaccine races.
In addition to full-time professors on the Texas A&M intellectual property faculty, the event's speakers and commentators featured scholars from all over the country as well from China, Finland and India.
Roundtable participants meet at Texas A&M Law every year to engage in active and lively debate on intellectual property developments, research and education
"We are proud to hold this two-day roundtable every fall," said Professor Peter Yu, who directs the Center for Law and Intellectual Property and holds a joint appointment at the School of Law and the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University. 

"Because this event showcases works-in-progress from active scholars in the intellectual property and technology law fields, students have an opportunity to preview the latest research in these areas. Our students' ability to have face-to-face discussions with these accomplished scholars is also highly invaluable," said Yu.
Professor V.K. Unni of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Ph.D. Candidate Gail Maunula of the University of Turku in Finland, Professor Daniel Chow of Ohio State University and Professor Yu explored the latest developments on international intellectual property law
"It is wonderful to have scholars from all over the world sharing diverse perspectives of intellectual property issues," concurred Professor Srividhya Ragavan, who chaired the panel on patent law. "The roundtable is distinguished in its ability to raise interesting comments on a variety of theoretical, substantive, empirical and procedural questions."
Professors Jeff Slattery and Yu with the participants of the 4th Annual Texas A&M Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable
About Texas A&M University School of Law's Intellectual Property Program
Texas A&M University School of Law currently has seven full-time intellectual property law professors. Boasting one of the lowest student-faculty ratios in this specialized area among U.S. law schools, the Texas A&M intellectual property law program has been ranked seventh in the nation in the past two years, based on peer surveys conducted by U.S. News and World Report. In addition to an intellectual property concentration for J.D. students, the program offers a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property degree for lawyers and a Master of Jurisprudence (M.Jur.) in Intellectual Property degree for non-lawyers. 
About Texas A&M School of Law
Texas A&M School of Law is an American Bar Association-accredited institution located in downtown Fort Worth. In 2013, the law school acquired Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and has increased faculty and students exponentially in its five-year existence. The law school ranks highly nationwide in dispute resolution and intellectual property and offers 11 clinics that introduce students to real-world applications of the law. For more information, visit law.tamu.edu.
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