Mr. Douglas Lichtman

Professor of Law, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

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Council Member Biography

Douglas Lichtman is Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. His areas of specialty include patent, copyright and trademark law, as well as 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. He 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 - Unspecified: 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

Analysis of: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 into patent reform legislation.

IDCC: Next up, Nokia

December 28, 2008

Analysis of: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.

Does TiVo Have a Lock on DVR Technology?

December 28, 2008

Analysis of: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.

TSRA: Now, the Appeal

December 28, 2008

Analysis of: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.

Did IDCC Win?

November 26, 2008

Analysis of:InterDigital ends patent dispute with Samsung | biz.yahoo.com

The news out today reports that Samsung and IDCC have settled their 3G patent dispute, at least until 2012. But the settlement does not as of yet give us a clear picture of who actually won.

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GLG Study Groups with Douglas Lichtman(?)

Study Group Name	No. Members
Warehouse Club Experts	249
Dolby Digital Technology Experts	55
Dolby Digital Technology Experts (North America)	49
Hardware / Computer Patent Experts: Lawyers	43