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The Engelberg Center hosts a wide range of events, from multi-day public symposia to small, invitation-only workshops. Please consider joining us at an upcoming event listed below.

You can also explore past events. Information, audio, video, and photographs from past events are available on their pages.

Audio recordings of select events are also available as part of the Engelberg Center Live! podcast.

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Finally, all Engelberg Center events are governed by our Code of Conduct.

Featured Event

January 16, 2026
2026 Tri-State Region IP Workshop
Event Details

Upcoming Events

December 08, 2006 Anti-Dilution: The Theory and Reality of Extended Trade Mark Protection in the US and EU A workshop exploring the case for expanding trademark protection beyond its traditional realm. Workshop
June 05, 2007 Working Within the Boundaries of Intellectual Property A conference investigating approaches to working within the expanding intellectual property paradigm. Conference
February 20, 2009 Workshop on Trade Secrecy A workshop for the authors of the Trade Secrecy book. Workshop
February 20, 2009 Digital Convergence and Copyright A symposium on digital convergence and copyright. Symposium
May 01, 2009 Enough is Enough!: Ceilings on Intellectual Property Rights Workshop A two-day workshop to consider whether it is time to consider limits on the expansion of intellectual property rights within the international framework. Workshop
May 28, 2010 User and Open Innovation: How Should Intellectual Property Law Respond? A workshop to consider the implications of user and open innovation for intellectual property doctrine. Workshop
May 25, 2011 Balancing Wealth and Health Access to Medicines in Latin America as a Case Study of the Global Administration of Intellectual Property Law Workshop
August 19, 2011 Cultural Protocols Workshop This workshop brought together a small group of legal and cultural scholars to explore the concept and the utility of cultural protocols in relation to Indigenous and local knowledge management issues. Workshop
September 23, 2011 Convening Cultural Commons A workshop gathering scholars from a variety of disciplines who share interests in the study of commons as governance regimes in information, knowledge, and other cultural contexts. Workshop
October 04, 2012 Life as a New IP Associate A panel discussion on how to transition from law school to private practice. Panel
February 01, 2013 Defensive Patent License Project An event exploring a new legal mechanism to protect innovators. Workshop
March 13, 2013 The Relationship between the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court in the Development of Patent Law An informal discussion between Judges Timothy Dyk and Pauline Newman. Speaker
April 30, 2013 Rob Reid Year Zero Book Talk Author and entrepreneur Rob Reid with a unique look at the institution of copyright law. Speaker
October 11, 2013 Drones & Aerial Robotics Conference A multidisciplinary conference about UAVs and drones—with a special emphasis on civilian applications. Conference
March 08, 2014 Innovation Law & Policy Edit-a-thon An event bringing together a coalition of experienced editors, law professors, activists, and other professionals, to create and improve Wikipedia articles at the intersection of law and policy. Workshop
April 02, 2014 50 Years Later: The New York Times v. Sullivan Fifty years later, we convene to consider the implications and lasting significance of the Supreme Court's decision. Panel
April 17, 2014 IPNY: The Role of Geographical Indications A lively debate on the role of geographical indications with Richard Mendelson and Professor Sprigman. Speaker Series
May 15, 2014 Medical User Innovation & Medical Knowledge Commons Workshop An interdisciplinary workshop brought together researchers studying medical and health innovation from the user innovation and knowledge commons governance approaches. Workshop
September 05, 2014 Engelberg Center 20th Anniversary Celebration Participants discussed a diverse range of topics, including IP’s role in fashion, patents in the life sciences, software development’s uneasy relationship to IP, and privacy in the age of “big data.” Conference
September 05, 2014 How are Knowledge, Information, and Other Shared Intellectual Resources Governed? Interdisciplinary conference of researchers studying cooperative arrangements for "knowledge commons." Conference
November 03, 2014 Warrant Canary Workshop Discussion of the political, legal, and technological questions raised by the increasing use of “warrant canaries” by technology companies to inform the public about government surveillance. Workshop
November 20, 2014 IPNY: Google on US Patent Quality Laura Sheridan, Patent Counsel at Google, discussed ideas for improving the quality of U.S. patents. Speaker Series
December 03, 2014 Post-mortem Panel on Authors Guild v. Google Hearing This panel focused on the contents of the appeal, including the questions presented, the briefing, the argument, and the implications for any certiorari petition to the Supreme Court. Panel
December 04, 2014 2014 IP Institute This conference, presented jointly by the Engelberg Center and Cravath, Swaine & Moore, assembled thought leaders in the field of IP for a day of discussion focused on cutting-edge issues. Symposium
March 02, 2015 Will Fee Shifting Help or Hinder Patent Enforcement? An expert panel discusses the pros and cons of the current legislative proposal n H.R. 9 that the patent litigation loser should pay the winner's attorney's fees and costs. Panel
June 02, 2015 IPRs at the PTAB Should IPRs at the PTAB be district court lite or a second bite at the prosecution apple? Panel
June 10, 2015 ETH/NYU Transatlantic Innovation Scholarship Conference: Design Protection → Design Innovation? A conference examining how design innovation is influenced by design protection. Conference
September 10, 2015 Testing Whether a Patented Feature Drives Customer Demand Professor Jacob Jacoby discusses his new survey method designed for use in assessing damages for patent infringement. Presentation
September 17, 2015 “1099 economy” Meeting with NY AG office An off-the-record conversation with the New York State Attorney General Office’s Internet Bureau about labor and employment issues for NY tech startups. Roundtable
November 16, 2015 Net Neutrality and Beyond A panel discussion of the implications of the litigation challenging the FCC’s order implementing net neutrality. Panel
November 19, 2015 2015 IP Institute The 2015 IP Institute, co-hosted by the Engelberg Center and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, assembled thought leaders in the field of IP for a day of discussion focused on cutting-edge issues. Symposium
January 23, 2016 National Policies on Secondary Pharmaceutical Patents A conference exploring the effectiveness and implications of national policies on secondary pharmaceutical patents on innovation and access to medicines. Conference
February 24, 2016 Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law: The Judges' Perspective The Honorable Pauline Newman ’58 (United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) and the Honorable Timothy B. Dyk (United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) fielded questions on recent court rulings. Speaker
February 26, 2016 Innovation Clusters At this conference, innovation experts from industry, government, and academia discussed the rise of successful technology clusters. Roundtable
March 03, 2016 IPNY: Whose Knowledge Is It Anyway? Innovations in Traditional Knowledge Protection This event highlighted the Local Contexts project. Speaker Series
March 18, 2016 A Copyright Office for the 21st Century Jointly hosted with the Duke Law School Center for Innovation, experts from academia, industry, and government discussed how to modernize the U.S. Copyright Office to best serve the needs of stakeholders in the digital era. Conference
June 17, 2016 Music Licensing: Innovations for Modern Times The conference assembled distinguished academics, industry representatives, and policy experts to discuss how the music licensing ecosystem can compensate the right people more transparently, fairly, and efficiently. Conference
September 30, 2016 Trial by Jury of Patent Cases This conference assembled distinguished federal jurists, academics, and practitioners to discuss whether the 7th Amendment guarantees a right to a jury trial in patent cases. Conference
December 01, 2016 2016 IP Institute The 2016 IP Institute, co-hosted by the Engelberg Center and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, brought together leading judges, scholars, business people, and lawyers in the field to discuss developments across a range of intellectual property topics. Symposium
March 21, 2017 THE CRISPR Patent Battle Panel exploring the implications for downstream innovation and commercialization in gene editing. Panel
March 25, 2017 Patent Law Essentials: What Scientists, Engineers, Physicians & Entrepreneurs Need to Know The goal of this afternoon-long workshop was to help entrepreneurs appreciate the basics of U.S. patent law as a guide to when they should consult lawyers concerning their innovations. Workshop
March 28, 2017 Oracle v. Google and the rise of the API© Dead An entertaining multimedia presentation by Peter S. Menell concerning the long-running IP litigation between Oracle and Google pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Presentation
April 04, 2017 Book Talk: The End of Ownership A book talk from End of Ownership author Jason Schultz Book Talk
September 15, 2017 NYU Microsoft IP Academic Rountable In an invitation-only session, thought leaders at Microsoft and select academics met for a day of discussion on cutting-edge issues in intellectual property and innovation law and policy. Roundtable
September 28, 2017 The Patentability of Life Sciences Inventions in Europe Versus the United States Our panel compared and contrasted the standards applied to life sciences invention at the EPO and the USPTO, and explained how the result could differ under each regime. Panel
October 26, 2017 Book Talk: Governing Medical Knowledge Commons The Engelberg Center celebrated the launch of Governing Medical Knowledge Commons, a book edited by Katherine Strandburg, Brett Frischmann, and Michael Madison (Cambridge University Press). Book Talk
November 30, 2017 2017 IP Institute The 2017 IP Institute, co-hosted by the Engelberg Center and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, brought together leading judges, scholars, business people, and lawyers in the field to discuss developments across a range of intellectual property topics. Symposium
March 23, 2018 Taking Stock A conference exploring the impact and implications for the music industry of the Web IV, Phonorecords III, and SDARS III proceedings. Conference
April 14, 2018 Patent Law Essentials: What Scientists, Engineers & Entrepreneurs Need to Know Patent protection for inventions is a valuable component of business strategy for startups and established companies. Workshop
April 26, 2018 2018 Summit on Global Dispute Resolution Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and the Engelberg Center co-sponsored a one-day program on current issues and significant developments in the field of global dispute resolution. Symposium
August 06, 2018 16th International Open and User Innovation Conference The International Open and User Innovation Conference (OUI) is the leading academic conference on Open and User Innovation. Conference
October 22, 2018 NYU Law & Tech: Impact of Innovation Sponsored by NYU Law Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy; NYU Law Office of Career Services; and PacerPro. Panel
November 16, 2018 Conference on Trade Secrets and Algorithmic Systems This conference explored the increasingly important issues raised by trade secrecy protection of data-driven decisionmaking algorithms. Conference
December 06, 2018 FTC Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century The Engelberg Cenger on Innovation Law and Policy hosted the Federal Trade Commission's eighth session of its Hearings Initiative. Conference
January 07, 2019 Limitations on Trademark Rights from Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives The Engelberg Center and the Law and the Law and Technology Center at the University of Hong Kong co-sponsor a conference on the limitations on trademark rights. Conference
January 18, 2019 2019 Tri-State Region IP Workshop The Ninth Annual Tri-State Region IP Workshop brought together intellectual property scholars from the tri-state region to present their works in progress for discussion in a workshop environment. Workshop
April 05, 2019 Race + IP An emerging body of scholarship has begun to consider how IP reflects and reinforces inequalities along lines of race, gender, sexual orientation, class and disability. Conference
April 11, 2019 Follow the Law/Break the Mold Sarah Feingold introduces her nontraditional career path mentorship program for NYU students and recent graduates. Speaker
April 23, 2019 IPNY: New EU Rules for Content Platforms Giuseppe Mazziotti will discuss the provisions contained in the new EU Copyright Directive. Speaker Series
May 16, 2019 Proving IP Proving IP will explore the most interesting, novel, or challenging proof questions that arise in litigation, administrative proceedings, policymaking, and legislation. Conference
September 10, 2019 IPNY: Rebecca Giblin on Moving Towards a New Copyright Bargain Rebecca Giblin, ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor at Monash University, Australia presenting "Moving Towards a New Copyright Bargain". Speaker Series
October 29, 2019 IPNY: Andelka Phillips on Buying your Genetic Self Online Professor Phillips will discuss her forthcoming book Buying Your Self on the Internet: Wrap Contracts and Personal Genomics. Speaker Series
October 29, 2019 NYU Law & Tech: Impact of Innovation Legal tech is here. So is a lot of hype. What’s happening today that will actually have a meaningful impact on your practice? Panel
November 18, 2019 Legal Madness Working in a tech company can be madness, and lawyers at those companies have a front row seat. Presentation
January 10, 2020 2020 Tri-State Region IP Workshop The Tenth Annual Tri-State Region IP Workshop brought together intellectual property scholars from the tri-state region to present their works in progress for discussion in a workshop environment. Workshop
January 22, 2020 Feeding a Baby Unicorn: What Startups Want From Their Lawyers Please join the Engelberg Center, The Fourth Floor, and a panel of experienced startup attorneys as they discuss their experiences hiring, firing, and working with outside counsel. Panel
January 29, 2020 Careers in Tech Limited to Current NYU Law Students Panel
February 28, 2020 Public Interest Careers in Technology Panel Interested in a career in public interest law and technology? Panel
March 13, 2020 Open Hardware Summit The Summit brings together the best of open source hardware for a day of demos, discussions, and more. Conference
April 13, 2020 Reforming Section 101 and the Future of Patentable Subject Matter Join us to explore the current state of the debate and discuss possible paths forward. Symposium
April 20, 2020 A New Global Copyright Order? Join us to understand the EU’s new rules and discuss how they impact copyright enforcement in the United States and internationally. Panel
May 01, 2020 COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps COVID-19 contact tracing through mobile devices and applications has become prevalent and popular around the globe but questions remain. Panel
January 08, 2021 2021 Tri-State Region IP Workshop The Eleventh Annual Tri-State Region IP Workshop took place Friday, January 8 and 15, 2021. Workshop
March 10, 2021 Access to Medicines: The Role and Impact of US Innovation Policy Co-Hosted with the NYU Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law. Symposium
April 15, 2021 NYU Law Forum—Could the Internet Break Democracy? Could free speech, long considered a defining element of liberal democracy, also bring about its undoing? Panel
April 16, 2021 From New Delhi to New York: The Global State of Local Facial Recognition Regulations Panel discussion exploring the evolving regulatory environment for facial recognition technology in the United States and around the world. Panel
July 07, 2021
Normalizing Gaze Speaker Seriesopen_in_new
An online speaker series presented in conjunction with Sam Durant's High Line Plinth commission Untitled (drone) Speaker Series
January 14, 2022 2022 Tri-State Region IP Workshop The one-day conference brought together intellectual property scholars from the tri-state region to present their works in progress for discussion in a workshop environment. Workshop
April 08, 2022 Book Talk: Rude Citizenship Larisa Kingston Mann discussing her new book Rude Citizenship: Jamaican Popular Music, Copyright, and the Reverberations of Colonial Power. Book Talk
April 13, 2022 Future of Social Media A half-day virtual symposium exploring the future of social media. Symposium
September 13, 2022 Engelverse Welcome Back Happy Hour A happy hour with the Engelverse welcoming the start of the new academic year! Social Event
September 15, 2022 Kickstarter Union Oral History - Live! You've listened to the podcast, and now it's time to meet the workers who pulled this off and won a contract. Presentation
September 20, 2022 A Conversation with Internet Archive Founder Brewster Kahle Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle in discussion with Engelberg Center Co-Director Jason Schultz. Symposium
September 22, 2022 Fake Symposium The Fake Symposium explores the distinction between the real and the fake in a number of different contexts. Symposium
September 23, 2022 Chokepoint Capitalism FUNTIME BOOK PARTY Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow discuss their new book. Book Talk
October 13, 2022 Realigning Law, Values, & Technology Rebecca Giblin and Jessica Silbey discuss their work in conversation with Engelberg Center Faculty Co-Director Jason Schultz. Book Talk
October 27, 2022 Public Interest Careers in Law and Technology An alumni panel discussion to learn about public interest careers at the intersection of law and technology. Panel
November 01, 2022 Persistent Barriers Facing Women First Chair Patent Trial Lawyers Patricia Martone explores the current state of affairs and describes options for moving forward in her new whitepaper. Presentation
November 02, 2022 Femtech and Privacy: Striking the Balance in a Post-Dobbs Reality A panel discussion with academic, innovation, and advocacy experts exploring how period tracking data is already or could be used – and misused. Panel
November 03, 2022 Beyond the Law: Property and Possession This event will engage topics of property in legal, political, economic, cultural and environmental contexts. Conference
November 10, 2022 Data Cartels FUNTIME BOOK PARTY Professor of Law Sarah Lamdan will discuss her new book, Data Cartels: The Companies that Control and Monopolize Our Information with MarketWatch Enterprise Reporter Shoshana Wodinsky. Book Talk
January 13, 2023 2023 Tri-State Region IP Workshop Workshop
March 01, 2023 Indigenous Data Sovereignty Symposium A Virtual Symposium exploring the Indigenous Data Sovereignty movement. Symposium
March 23, 2023 The Equality Machine FUNTIME BOOK PARTY Orly Lobel, a renowned tech policy scholar, defends technology as a powerful tool we can harness to achieve equality and a better future. Book Talk
March 24, 2023 DreyFEST A full day conference celebrating the work and impact of Engelberg Center Faculty Co-Director Rochelle Dreyfuss. Symposium
March 30, 2023
Meredith Broussard, More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Techopen_in_new
Professor Meredith Broussard discusses her new book More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech Book Talk
April 19, 2023 Disclosure Under Section 112 in Policy and Practice A half-day conference exploring the past, present, and future of disclosure under Section 112 across industries. Panel
April 28, 2023
Open Hardware Summit 2023open_in_new
The Open Hardware Summit is the annual conference organized by the Open Source Hardware Association. Conference
September 12, 2023
Engelverse Welcome Back Happy Hour 2023open_in_new
A happy hour with the Engelverse welcoming the start of the new academic year! Social Event
September 13, 2023 Generative AI & the Creativity Cycle A full day of critical conversations with experts across generative AI, cultural heritage, and contemporary creativity.
September 22, 2023
Generative AI as a Creativity Tool? A Program to Explore Implicationsopen_in_new
A half-day conference to consider how society may adapt to generative AI (CA)
September 29, 2023 Revising the Merger Guidelines A special all-day event to honor the remarkable careers of Harry First, Eleanor Fox, and Dan Rubinfeld. Conference
October 27, 2023 Exploring the Anti-Ownership Ebook Economy An all-day event exploring how publishers and platforms have reshaped the way we read in the digital age Conference
October 30, 2023 Public Interest Careers in Law and Technology Please join us for an alumni panel discussion exploring careers at the intersection of law & technology from a public interest perspective. Panel
November 07, 2023 Legal Issues in Computational Research Using Text and Data Mining This interactive, in-person workshop will take place from 11am-1pm.
January 12, 2024 2024 Tri-State Region IP Workshop Workshop
February 21, 2024 Art Beyond Copyright: AI, Appropriation, and Other Open Questions Celebrating the launch of a special issue of the journal Grey Room on "Art Beyond Copyright"
February 29, 2024 Necromancers of the Public Domain: BROADWAY RACKETEERS Join us to celebrate the Public Domain as we resurrect the long-forgotten book BROADWAY RACKETEERS as a one-night variety show.
March 28, 2024 Rethinking Patent Prosecution, Review, and Litigation How well is the current IPR and 101 system working, where is it falling short, and what opportunities are there for improvement?
September 18, 2024 Engelverse Welcome Back Happy Hour 2024 A happy hour with the Engelverse welcoming the start of the new academic year! Social Event
September 23, 2024 FUNTIME BOOK PARTY: Feminist Cyberlaw Book Talk
September 26, 2024 Health Care at Reasonable Cost: The Hatch-Waxman Act at 40 and Beyond 40 years after the passage of the Hatch-Waxman Act, this symposium explores what worked, what didn't, and what the next 40 years may have in store. Conference
October 01, 2024 Ai(m) For the Future We are honored to bring together scholars, innovators, and leading thinkers to engage in discussions about the ethical challenges of our digital age.
January 17, 2025 2025 Tri-State Region IP Workshop Workshop
February 12, 2025 Public Domain Cabaret with WNYC's Public Song Project Players & The Necromancers of the Public Domain Join us to celebrate the Public Domain as Necromancers resurrect AN HOUR WITH THE MOVIES AND THE TALKIES & friends sing 1929 hits Presentation
April 23, 2025
Copyright, Meet Antitrustopen_in_new
A discussion of how antitrust tools might be used in fair use analyses post-Warhol Panel
September 17, 2025 Engelverse Welcome Back Happy Hour 2025 A happy hour with the Engelverse welcoming the start of the new academic year! Social Event
September 25, 2025 Fixing a Broken System: The Path to Public Pharma in New York Exploring the potential of publicly owned, manufactured, and distributed pharmaceuticals Conference
October 14, 2025 1L Lunch Series: Mehdi Ansari Speaker Series
October 16, 2025 Conspicuous Consumers Over exposed and under explored, consumers play critical roles across a range of legal doctrines. We're giving them their due. Conference
October 23, 2025 1L Lunch Series: Joe Gratz Speaker Series
October 30, 2025 Social Media Design and the Law: Where Does Accountability Lie? Panel
November 25, 2025 Setting AI Policy: Left to the States Panel
January 16, 2026 2026 Tri-State Region IP Workshop Workshop
January 27, 2026 1L Lunch Series: Christopher Noyes Speaker Series
February 10, 2026 1L Lunch Series: Sy Damle Speaker Series

Past Events

February 10, 2026 1L Lunch Series: Sy Damle Speaker Series
January 27, 2026 1L Lunch Series: Christopher Noyes Speaker Series
January 16, 2026 2026 Tri-State Region IP Workshop Workshop
November 25, 2025 Setting AI Policy: Left to the States Panel
October 30, 2025 Social Media Design and the Law: Where Does Accountability Lie? Panel
October 23, 2025 1L Lunch Series: Joe Gratz Speaker Series
October 16, 2025 Conspicuous Consumers Over exposed and under explored, consumers play critical roles across a range of legal doctrines. We're giving them their due. Conference
October 14, 2025 1L Lunch Series: Mehdi Ansari Speaker Series
September 25, 2025 Fixing a Broken System: The Path to Public Pharma in New York Exploring the potential of publicly owned, manufactured, and distributed pharmaceuticals Conference
September 17, 2025 Engelverse Welcome Back Happy Hour 2025 A happy hour with the Engelverse welcoming the start of the new academic year! Social Event
April 23, 2025
Copyright, Meet Antitrustopen_in_new
A discussion of how antitrust tools might be used in fair use analyses post-Warhol Panel
February 12, 2025 Public Domain Cabaret with WNYC's Public Song Project Players & The Necromancers of the Public Domain Join us to celebrate the Public Domain as Necromancers resurrect AN HOUR WITH THE MOVIES AND THE TALKIES & friends sing 1929 hits Presentation
January 17, 2025 2025 Tri-State Region IP Workshop Workshop
October 01, 2024 Ai(m) For the Future We are honored to bring together scholars, innovators, and leading thinkers to engage in discussions about the ethical challenges of our digital age.
September 26, 2024 Health Care at Reasonable Cost: The Hatch-Waxman Act at 40 and Beyond 40 years after the passage of the Hatch-Waxman Act, this symposium explores what worked, what didn't, and what the next 40 years may have in store. Conference
September 23, 2024 FUNTIME BOOK PARTY: Feminist Cyberlaw Book Talk
September 18, 2024 Engelverse Welcome Back Happy Hour 2024 A happy hour with the Engelverse welcoming the start of the new academic year! Social Event
March 28, 2024 Rethinking Patent Prosecution, Review, and Litigation How well is the current IPR and 101 system working, where is it falling short, and what opportunities are there for improvement?
February 29, 2024 Necromancers of the Public Domain: BROADWAY RACKETEERS Join us to celebrate the Public Domain as we resurrect the long-forgotten book BROADWAY RACKETEERS as a one-night variety show.
February 21, 2024 Art Beyond Copyright: AI, Appropriation, and Other Open Questions Celebrating the launch of a special issue of the journal Grey Room on "Art Beyond Copyright"
January 12, 2024 2024 Tri-State Region IP Workshop Workshop
November 07, 2023 Legal Issues in Computational Research Using Text and Data Mining This interactive, in-person workshop will take place from 11am-1pm.
October 30, 2023 Public Interest Careers in Law and Technology Please join us for an alumni panel discussion exploring careers at the intersection of law & technology from a public interest perspective. Panel
October 27, 2023 Exploring the Anti-Ownership Ebook Economy An all-day event exploring how publishers and platforms have reshaped the way we read in the digital age Conference
September 29, 2023 Revising the Merger Guidelines A special all-day event to honor the remarkable careers of Harry First, Eleanor Fox, and Dan Rubinfeld. Conference
September 22, 2023
Generative AI as a Creativity Tool? A Program to Explore Implicationsopen_in_new
A half-day conference to consider how society may adapt to generative AI (CA)
September 13, 2023 Generative AI & the Creativity Cycle A full day of critical conversations with experts across generative AI, cultural heritage, and contemporary creativity.
September 12, 2023
Engelverse Welcome Back Happy Hour 2023open_in_new
A happy hour with the Engelverse welcoming the start of the new academic year! Social Event
April 28, 2023
Open Hardware Summit 2023open_in_new
The Open Hardware Summit is the annual conference organized by the Open Source Hardware Association. Conference
April 19, 2023 Disclosure Under Section 112 in Policy and Practice A half-day conference exploring the past, present, and future of disclosure under Section 112 across industries. Panel
March 30, 2023
Meredith Broussard, More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Techopen_in_new
Professor Meredith Broussard discusses her new book More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech Book Talk
March 24, 2023 DreyFEST A full day conference celebrating the work and impact of Engelberg Center Faculty Co-Director Rochelle Dreyfuss. Symposium
March 23, 2023 The Equality Machine FUNTIME BOOK PARTY Orly Lobel, a renowned tech policy scholar, defends technology as a powerful tool we can harness to achieve equality and a better future. Book Talk
March 01, 2023 Indigenous Data Sovereignty Symposium A Virtual Symposium exploring the Indigenous Data Sovereignty movement. Symposium
January 13, 2023 2023 Tri-State Region IP Workshop Workshop
November 10, 2022 Data Cartels FUNTIME BOOK PARTY Professor of Law Sarah Lamdan will discuss her new book, Data Cartels: The Companies that Control and Monopolize Our Information with MarketWatch Enterprise Reporter Shoshana Wodinsky. Book Talk
November 03, 2022 Beyond the Law: Property and Possession This event will engage topics of property in legal, political, economic, cultural and environmental contexts. Conference
November 02, 2022 Femtech and Privacy: Striking the Balance in a Post-Dobbs Reality A panel discussion with academic, innovation, and advocacy experts exploring how period tracking data is already or could be used – and misused. Panel
November 01, 2022 Persistent Barriers Facing Women First Chair Patent Trial Lawyers Patricia Martone explores the current state of affairs and describes options for moving forward in her new whitepaper. Presentation
October 27, 2022 Public Interest Careers in Law and Technology An alumni panel discussion to learn about public interest careers at the intersection of law and technology. Panel
October 13, 2022 Realigning Law, Values, & Technology Rebecca Giblin and Jessica Silbey discuss their work in conversation with Engelberg Center Faculty Co-Director Jason Schultz. Book Talk
September 23, 2022 Chokepoint Capitalism FUNTIME BOOK PARTY Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow discuss their new book. Book Talk
September 22, 2022 Fake Symposium The Fake Symposium explores the distinction between the real and the fake in a number of different contexts. Symposium
September 20, 2022 A Conversation with Internet Archive Founder Brewster Kahle Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle in discussion with Engelberg Center Co-Director Jason Schultz. Symposium
September 15, 2022 Kickstarter Union Oral History - Live! You've listened to the podcast, and now it's time to meet the workers who pulled this off and won a contract. Presentation
September 13, 2022 Engelverse Welcome Back Happy Hour A happy hour with the Engelverse welcoming the start of the new academic year! Social Event
April 13, 2022 Future of Social Media A half-day virtual symposium exploring the future of social media. Symposium
April 08, 2022 Book Talk: Rude Citizenship Larisa Kingston Mann discussing her new book Rude Citizenship: Jamaican Popular Music, Copyright, and the Reverberations of Colonial Power. Book Talk
January 14, 2022 2022 Tri-State Region IP Workshop The one-day conference brought together intellectual property scholars from the tri-state region to present their works in progress for discussion in a workshop environment. Workshop
July 07, 2021
Normalizing Gaze Speaker Seriesopen_in_new
An online speaker series presented in conjunction with Sam Durant's High Line Plinth commission Untitled (drone) Speaker Series
April 16, 2021 From New Delhi to New York: The Global State of Local Facial Recognition Regulations Panel discussion exploring the evolving regulatory environment for facial recognition technology in the United States and around the world. Panel
April 15, 2021 NYU Law Forum—Could the Internet Break Democracy? Could free speech, long considered a defining element of liberal democracy, also bring about its undoing? Panel
March 10, 2021 Access to Medicines: The Role and Impact of US Innovation Policy Co-Hosted with the NYU Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law. Symposium
January 08, 2021 2021 Tri-State Region IP Workshop The Eleventh Annual Tri-State Region IP Workshop took place Friday, January 8 and 15, 2021. Workshop
May 01, 2020 COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps COVID-19 contact tracing through mobile devices and applications has become prevalent and popular around the globe but questions remain. Panel
April 20, 2020 A New Global Copyright Order? Join us to understand the EU’s new rules and discuss how they impact copyright enforcement in the United States and internationally. Panel
April 13, 2020 Reforming Section 101 and the Future of Patentable Subject Matter Join us to explore the current state of the debate and discuss possible paths forward. Symposium
March 13, 2020 Open Hardware Summit The Summit brings together the best of open source hardware for a day of demos, discussions, and more. Conference
February 28, 2020 Public Interest Careers in Technology Panel Interested in a career in public interest law and technology? Panel
January 29, 2020 Careers in Tech Limited to Current NYU Law Students Panel
January 22, 2020 Feeding a Baby Unicorn: What Startups Want From Their Lawyers Please join the Engelberg Center, The Fourth Floor, and a panel of experienced startup attorneys as they discuss their experiences hiring, firing, and working with outside counsel. Panel
January 10, 2020 2020 Tri-State Region IP Workshop The Tenth Annual Tri-State Region IP Workshop brought together intellectual property scholars from the tri-state region to present their works in progress for discussion in a workshop environment. Workshop
November 18, 2019 Legal Madness Working in a tech company can be madness, and lawyers at those companies have a front row seat. Presentation
October 29, 2019 NYU Law & Tech: Impact of Innovation Legal tech is here. So is a lot of hype. What’s happening today that will actually have a meaningful impact on your practice? Panel
October 29, 2019 IPNY: Andelka Phillips on Buying your Genetic Self Online Professor Phillips will discuss her forthcoming book Buying Your Self on the Internet: Wrap Contracts and Personal Genomics. Speaker Series
September 10, 2019 IPNY: Rebecca Giblin on Moving Towards a New Copyright Bargain Rebecca Giblin, ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor at Monash University, Australia presenting "Moving Towards a New Copyright Bargain". Speaker Series
May 16, 2019 Proving IP Proving IP will explore the most interesting, novel, or challenging proof questions that arise in litigation, administrative proceedings, policymaking, and legislation. Conference
April 23, 2019 IPNY: New EU Rules for Content Platforms Giuseppe Mazziotti will discuss the provisions contained in the new EU Copyright Directive. Speaker Series
April 11, 2019 Follow the Law/Break the Mold Sarah Feingold introduces her nontraditional career path mentorship program for NYU students and recent graduates. Speaker
April 05, 2019 Race + IP An emerging body of scholarship has begun to consider how IP reflects and reinforces inequalities along lines of race, gender, sexual orientation, class and disability. Conference
January 18, 2019 2019 Tri-State Region IP Workshop The Ninth Annual Tri-State Region IP Workshop brought together intellectual property scholars from the tri-state region to present their works in progress for discussion in a workshop environment. Workshop
January 07, 2019 Limitations on Trademark Rights from Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives The Engelberg Center and the Law and the Law and Technology Center at the University of Hong Kong co-sponsor a conference on the limitations on trademark rights. Conference
December 06, 2018 FTC Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century The Engelberg Cenger on Innovation Law and Policy hosted the Federal Trade Commission's eighth session of its Hearings Initiative. Conference
November 16, 2018 Conference on Trade Secrets and Algorithmic Systems This conference explored the increasingly important issues raised by trade secrecy protection of data-driven decisionmaking algorithms. Conference
October 22, 2018 NYU Law & Tech: Impact of Innovation Sponsored by NYU Law Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy; NYU Law Office of Career Services; and PacerPro. Panel
August 06, 2018 16th International Open and User Innovation Conference The International Open and User Innovation Conference (OUI) is the leading academic conference on Open and User Innovation. Conference
April 26, 2018 2018 Summit on Global Dispute Resolution Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and the Engelberg Center co-sponsored a one-day program on current issues and significant developments in the field of global dispute resolution. Symposium
April 14, 2018 Patent Law Essentials: What Scientists, Engineers & Entrepreneurs Need to Know Patent protection for inventions is a valuable component of business strategy for startups and established companies. Workshop
March 23, 2018 Taking Stock A conference exploring the impact and implications for the music industry of the Web IV, Phonorecords III, and SDARS III proceedings. Conference
November 30, 2017 2017 IP Institute The 2017 IP Institute, co-hosted by the Engelberg Center and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, brought together leading judges, scholars, business people, and lawyers in the field to discuss developments across a range of intellectual property topics. Symposium
October 26, 2017 Book Talk: Governing Medical Knowledge Commons The Engelberg Center celebrated the launch of Governing Medical Knowledge Commons, a book edited by Katherine Strandburg, Brett Frischmann, and Michael Madison (Cambridge University Press). Book Talk
September 28, 2017 The Patentability of Life Sciences Inventions in Europe Versus the United States Our panel compared and contrasted the standards applied to life sciences invention at the EPO and the USPTO, and explained how the result could differ under each regime. Panel
September 15, 2017 NYU Microsoft IP Academic Rountable In an invitation-only session, thought leaders at Microsoft and select academics met for a day of discussion on cutting-edge issues in intellectual property and innovation law and policy. Roundtable
April 04, 2017 Book Talk: The End of Ownership A book talk from End of Ownership author Jason Schultz Book Talk
March 28, 2017 Oracle v. Google and the rise of the API© Dead An entertaining multimedia presentation by Peter S. Menell concerning the long-running IP litigation between Oracle and Google pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Presentation
March 25, 2017 Patent Law Essentials: What Scientists, Engineers, Physicians & Entrepreneurs Need to Know The goal of this afternoon-long workshop was to help entrepreneurs appreciate the basics of U.S. patent law as a guide to when they should consult lawyers concerning their innovations. Workshop
March 21, 2017 THE CRISPR Patent Battle Panel exploring the implications for downstream innovation and commercialization in gene editing. Panel
December 01, 2016 2016 IP Institute The 2016 IP Institute, co-hosted by the Engelberg Center and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, brought together leading judges, scholars, business people, and lawyers in the field to discuss developments across a range of intellectual property topics. Symposium
September 30, 2016 Trial by Jury of Patent Cases This conference assembled distinguished federal jurists, academics, and practitioners to discuss whether the 7th Amendment guarantees a right to a jury trial in patent cases. Conference
June 17, 2016 Music Licensing: Innovations for Modern Times The conference assembled distinguished academics, industry representatives, and policy experts to discuss how the music licensing ecosystem can compensate the right people more transparently, fairly, and efficiently. Conference
March 18, 2016 A Copyright Office for the 21st Century Jointly hosted with the Duke Law School Center for Innovation, experts from academia, industry, and government discussed how to modernize the U.S. Copyright Office to best serve the needs of stakeholders in the digital era. Conference
March 03, 2016 IPNY: Whose Knowledge Is It Anyway? Innovations in Traditional Knowledge Protection This event highlighted the Local Contexts project. Speaker Series
February 26, 2016 Innovation Clusters At this conference, innovation experts from industry, government, and academia discussed the rise of successful technology clusters. Roundtable
February 24, 2016 Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law: The Judges' Perspective The Honorable Pauline Newman ’58 (United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) and the Honorable Timothy B. Dyk (United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) fielded questions on recent court rulings. Speaker
January 23, 2016 National Policies on Secondary Pharmaceutical Patents A conference exploring the effectiveness and implications of national policies on secondary pharmaceutical patents on innovation and access to medicines. Conference
November 19, 2015 2015 IP Institute The 2015 IP Institute, co-hosted by the Engelberg Center and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, assembled thought leaders in the field of IP for a day of discussion focused on cutting-edge issues. Symposium
November 16, 2015 Net Neutrality and Beyond A panel discussion of the implications of the litigation challenging the FCC’s order implementing net neutrality. Panel
September 17, 2015 “1099 economy” Meeting with NY AG office An off-the-record conversation with the New York State Attorney General Office’s Internet Bureau about labor and employment issues for NY tech startups. Roundtable
September 10, 2015 Testing Whether a Patented Feature Drives Customer Demand Professor Jacob Jacoby discusses his new survey method designed for use in assessing damages for patent infringement. Presentation
June 10, 2015 ETH/NYU Transatlantic Innovation Scholarship Conference: Design Protection → Design Innovation? A conference examining how design innovation is influenced by design protection. Conference
June 02, 2015 IPRs at the PTAB Should IPRs at the PTAB be district court lite or a second bite at the prosecution apple? Panel
March 02, 2015 Will Fee Shifting Help or Hinder Patent Enforcement? An expert panel discusses the pros and cons of the current legislative proposal n H.R. 9 that the patent litigation loser should pay the winner's attorney's fees and costs. Panel
December 04, 2014 2014 IP Institute This conference, presented jointly by the Engelberg Center and Cravath, Swaine & Moore, assembled thought leaders in the field of IP for a day of discussion focused on cutting-edge issues. Symposium
December 03, 2014 Post-mortem Panel on Authors Guild v. Google Hearing This panel focused on the contents of the appeal, including the questions presented, the briefing, the argument, and the implications for any certiorari petition to the Supreme Court. Panel
November 20, 2014 IPNY: Google on US Patent Quality Laura Sheridan, Patent Counsel at Google, discussed ideas for improving the quality of U.S. patents. Speaker Series
November 03, 2014 Warrant Canary Workshop Discussion of the political, legal, and technological questions raised by the increasing use of “warrant canaries” by technology companies to inform the public about government surveillance. Workshop
September 05, 2014 How are Knowledge, Information, and Other Shared Intellectual Resources Governed? Interdisciplinary conference of researchers studying cooperative arrangements for "knowledge commons." Conference
September 05, 2014 Engelberg Center 20th Anniversary Celebration Participants discussed a diverse range of topics, including IP’s role in fashion, patents in the life sciences, software development’s uneasy relationship to IP, and privacy in the age of “big data.” Conference
May 15, 2014 Medical User Innovation & Medical Knowledge Commons Workshop An interdisciplinary workshop brought together researchers studying medical and health innovation from the user innovation and knowledge commons governance approaches. Workshop
April 17, 2014 IPNY: The Role of Geographical Indications A lively debate on the role of geographical indications with Richard Mendelson and Professor Sprigman. Speaker Series
April 02, 2014 50 Years Later: The New York Times v. Sullivan Fifty years later, we convene to consider the implications and lasting significance of the Supreme Court's decision. Panel
March 08, 2014 Innovation Law & Policy Edit-a-thon An event bringing together a coalition of experienced editors, law professors, activists, and other professionals, to create and improve Wikipedia articles at the intersection of law and policy. Workshop
October 11, 2013 Drones & Aerial Robotics Conference A multidisciplinary conference about UAVs and drones—with a special emphasis on civilian applications. Conference
April 30, 2013 Rob Reid Year Zero Book Talk Author and entrepreneur Rob Reid with a unique look at the institution of copyright law. Speaker
March 13, 2013 The Relationship between the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court in the Development of Patent Law An informal discussion between Judges Timothy Dyk and Pauline Newman. Speaker
February 01, 2013 Defensive Patent License Project An event exploring a new legal mechanism to protect innovators. Workshop
October 04, 2012 Life as a New IP Associate A panel discussion on how to transition from law school to private practice. Panel
September 23, 2011 Convening Cultural Commons A workshop gathering scholars from a variety of disciplines who share interests in the study of commons as governance regimes in information, knowledge, and other cultural contexts. Workshop
August 19, 2011 Cultural Protocols Workshop This workshop brought together a small group of legal and cultural scholars to explore the concept and the utility of cultural protocols in relation to Indigenous and local knowledge management issues. Workshop
May 25, 2011 Balancing Wealth and Health Access to Medicines in Latin America as a Case Study of the Global Administration of Intellectual Property Law Workshop
May 28, 2010 User and Open Innovation: How Should Intellectual Property Law Respond? A workshop to consider the implications of user and open innovation for intellectual property doctrine. Workshop
May 01, 2009 Enough is Enough!: Ceilings on Intellectual Property Rights Workshop A two-day workshop to consider whether it is time to consider limits on the expansion of intellectual property rights within the international framework. Workshop
February 20, 2009 Digital Convergence and Copyright A symposium on digital convergence and copyright. Symposium
February 20, 2009 Workshop on Trade Secrecy A workshop for the authors of the Trade Secrecy book. Workshop
June 05, 2007 Working Within the Boundaries of Intellectual Property A conference investigating approaches to working within the expanding intellectual property paradigm. Conference
December 08, 2006 Anti-Dilution: The Theory and Reality of Extended Trade Mark Protection in the US and EU A workshop exploring the case for expanding trademark protection beyond its traditional realm. Workshop
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