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Intellectual Property Law

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Ula Furgał
University of Glasgow
2
Simon Geiregat
Research Foundation - Flanders
3
Guido Westkamp
Intellectual Property Institute
4
Ned Snow
Brigham Young University
5
Robert Stoner
Unknown
6
Paulien Wymeersch
Ghent University
7
Nikolas Guggenberger
Yale University
8
Katharina de la Durantaye
Freie Universität Berlin
9
Finn J. Hümmer
Unknown
10
Makan Delrahim
University of Pennsylvania

Rising Stars Papers

1
Control and Compensation. A Comparative Analysis of Copyright Exceptions for Training Generative AI
GRURRR. Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, Rechtsprechungs-Report/GRUR-DVD/GRUR-CD/IIC/Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht/Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht. Internationaler Teil|2025
5 cit.
2
Consent as Friction
Boston College law review|2025
3 cit.
3
Nutzung urheberrechtlich geschützter Inhalte zum Training generativer künstlicher Intelligenz – ein Lagebericht
AfP|2024
2 cit.
4
Borrowed Plumes: Taking Artists’ Interests Seriously in Artificial Intelligence Regulation
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
2 cit.
5
Balancing database sui generis right protection with European monopoly control under Article 82 E.C
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
2 cit.
6
TRIPs Principles, Reciprocity and the Creation of Sui-Generis-Type Intellectual Property Rights for New Forms of Technology
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
1 cit.
7
Study on voluntary collaboration practices in addressing online infringements of trade mark rights, design rights, copyright and rights related to copyright
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
0 cit.
8
Data Retention, Information Disclosure and Intellectual Property Enforcement: A Truly “High Standard” of Protection?
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
0 cit.
9
Study on the implementation and effect in Member States’ laws of Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, Part II: Implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC in the Member States, 482 pp., Report to the European Commission, Directorate General Internal Market, February 2007
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
0 cit.
10
Direct appropriation, unfair competition and quasi-proprietary rights: the decline of freedom of speech in Web 2.0
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Oleksandr Bulayenko
Université de Strasbourg
2
Siwen Chen
University of Science and Technology of China
3
Silvia Scalzini
University of Parma
4
Marc Mimler
City, University of London
5
Sebastian Felix Schwemer
University of Copenhagen
6
Nadezhda Purtova
Utrecht University
7
Sam C. van Velze
University of Amsterdam
8
Marija Bartl
European Faculty of Law
9
Dimitrios Katsifis
University General Hospital Attikon
10
Ole Andreas Rognstad
University of Oslo

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Response of a submerged macrophyte (Vallisneria natans) to water depth gradients and sediment nutrient concentrations
The Science of The Total Environment|2023
39 cit.
2
Sea Ice Extent Prediction with Machine Learning Methods and Subregional Analysis in the Arctic
Atmosphere|2023
35 cit.
3
The Interplay between the Digital Services Act and Sector Regulation: How Special Is Copyright?
European Journal of Risk Regulation|2022
26 cit.
4
Legal AI Systems in the EU’s proposed Artificial Intelligence Act
Unknown Journal|2022
23 cit.
5
From knowing by name to targeting: the meaning of identification under the GDPR
International Data Privacy Law|2022
22 cit.
6
AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework
SSRN Electronic Journal|2022
13 cit.
7
Measuring the Tree Height of Picea crassifolia in Alpine Mountain Forests in Northwest China Based on UAV-LiDAR
Forests|2022
13 cit.
8
Piezo1 at the crossroads: Mediating inflammation and mechanical stress in joint disorders
Joint Bone Spine|2025
12 cit.
9
Impact of Content Moderation Practices and Technologies on Access and Diversity
SSRN Electronic Journal|2023
10 cit.
10
Analysis and Suppression of Thrust Ripple in a Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motor—A Review
Energies|2025
8 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Christopher Jon Sprigman
New York Law School
2
Martin Senftleben
University of Amsterdam
3
Mark A. Lemley
Sinai Health System
4
Betsy D. Gelb
University of Houston
5
Elena Izyumenko
Université de Strasbourg
6
Joshua D. Wright
Lodestar Research Corporation (United States)
7
Rahul Telang
Carnegie Mellon University
8
Michael D. Smith
Carnegie Mellon University
9
Peggy Valcke
Bocconi University
10
Stephen Chen
Wellesley College

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Frictionless Commerce? A Comparison of Internet and Conventional Retailers
Management Science|2000
2.5k cit.
2
Consumer Surplus in the Digital Economy: Estimating the Value of Increased Product Variety at Online Booksellers
Management Science|2003
1.2k cit.
3
Consumer Decision‐making at an Internet Shopbot: Brand Still Matters
Journal of Industrial Economics|2001
646 cit.
4
Probabilistic Patents
The Journal of Economic Perspectives|2005
553 cit.
5
Is Corporate Responsibility Converging? A Comparison of Corporate Responsibility Reporting in the USA, UK, Australia, and Germany
Journal of Business Ethics|2008
523 cit.
6
Understanding Digital Markets: Review and Assesment
SSRN Electronic Journal|2001
430 cit.
7
Rational Ignorance at the Patent Office
SSRN Electronic Journal|2001
371 cit.
8
The Piracy Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design
Unknown Journal|2006
361 cit.
9
Business Advertising Appeals as a Mirror of Cultural Dimensions: A Study of Eleven Countries
Journal of Advertising|1996
354 cit.
10
Matching Advertising Appeals to Culture: The Influence of Products' Use Conditions
Journal of Advertising|1996
343 cit.

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