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Joshua D.Sarnoff

Raymond P. Niro Professor of Intellectual Property Law

DePaul University College of Law

Joshua D. Sarnoff studies how intellectual property law shapes invention, innovation, and the public interest.

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Joshua D. Sarnoff, Raymond P. Niro Professor of Intellectual Property Law at DePaul University College of Law.

Biography

Joshua

  • Intellectual property
  • Innovation policy
  • Patent law

Joshua D. Sarnoff is the Raymond P. Niro Professor of Intellectual Property Law at DePaul University College of Law. His research and teaching connect intellectual property with environmental and health law, constitutional and administrative law, and competition policy.

He served as a Thomas A. Edison Distinguished Scholar at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 2014 to 2015 and advised the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool from 2021 to 2023. A registered patent attorney, he has testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Intellectual Property Subcommittee and contributed amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Circuit.

Upcoming appearance

Chicago Debate Showcase

WhenWednesday, October 21, 2026

WhereThe Ferris, 1 W. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL

Doors5:30 p.m. Chicago time

Confirmed debate. AI, authorship, and inventorship

Resolved: When AI contributes creativity equivalent to that of a joint author or joint inventor, the resulting work or invention should not receive patent or copyright protection.

Jordana R. Goodman, assistant professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law and innovator in residence at MIT.
Appearing withJordana R. Goodman

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