Faculty News
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Article by Sean Seymore selected among best intellectual property works of 2011
Rethinking Novelty in Patent Law” to be included in Thomson-Wests 2012 Intellectual Property Law Review. Read MoreFeb. 13, 2012
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Robert Belton, trailblazing scholar of employment law, dead at 76
Professor Belton retired from a distinguished 34-year career at Vanderbilt in 2009. Read MoreFeb. 10, 2012
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Daniel Sharfstein awarded AALS s 2012 Scholarly Paper Prize
In “Atrocity, Entitlement and Personhood: The Value of Violence in Property Law,” Sharfstein examines the impact of violence on Americans perceptions of property rights. Read MoreFeb. 9, 2012
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Gervais establishes www.tripsagreement.net to serve as TRIPS resource repository
New site offers TRIPS resources as well as a database of U.S. and Canadian copyright cases Read MoreJan. 31, 2012
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Ellen Wright Clayton named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAAS elects as Fellows those whose "efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its application are scientifically or socially distinguished." Read MoreJan. 25, 2012
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High court’s GPS decision sidesteps larger privacy question
United States v. Jones case leaves much unsettled says Chris Slobgin, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law Read MoreJan. 24, 2012
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Internet anti-piracy legislation is flawed, says Vanderbilt intellectual property expert Daniel Gervais
Unless amended, Gervais contends, SOPA would undermine search engines Read MoreJan. 18, 2012
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Energy and administrative law scholar Jim Rossi to join Vanderbilt Law faculty
Rossi's appointment as professor of law announced by Dean Chris Guthrie. Read MoreJan. 17, 2012
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Vijay Padmanabhan helps tread the line between detainees safety and human rights
Padmanabhan argues for new rules to determine if someone can be detained and a new mechanism to transfer those who are released to a safe place. Read MoreJan. 11, 2012
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Daniel Gervais and Ellen Wright Clayton to head research initiative addressing orphan and tropical diseases
Team from Vanderbilt and Melbourne universities awarded research grant by Melbourne-Vanderbilt Partnership. Read MoreJan. 8, 2012