Laura Pedraza-Fariña
Associate Dean for Innovation and Partnerships
Professor of Law
Phone
(312) 503-2277
SSRN Author Page | Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Biography
Laura Pedraza-Fariña is a Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of law and a faculty affiliate of the Science in Human Culture Program at Northwestern University. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her Ph.D. in Genetics from Yale University.
Areas of Expertise
- Patents
- Intellectual Property
- International Intellectual Property
- Law, Science, & Innovation
- International Organizations
Courses
Selected Publications
- A Network Theory of Patentability, 87 University of Chicago Law Review 63 (2020) (with Ryan Whalen).
- Anti-Innovation Norms, 112 Northwestern University Law Review 1069 (2018) (with Stephanie Plamondon Bair).
- Spill Your (Trade) Secrets: Knowledge Networks as Innovation Drivers, 92 Notre Dame Law Review 1561 (2017).
- The Social Origins of Innovation Failures, 70 Smu Law Review 377 (2017) and SSRN.
- Understanding the Federal Circuit: An Expert Community Approach, 30 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 89 (2015).
- Patent Law and the Sociology of Innovation, 2013 Wisconsin Law Review 813 (2013).
Education
- BA, Oberlin College
- PhD, Yale University
- JD, Harvard Law School
Prior Appointments
- Associate Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
- Assistant Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
- Visiting Lecturer, Georgetown Law
- Law Fellow, Georgetown Law
- Associate, Covington & Burling
- Consultant, Open Society Foundation