Charles Duan

Assistant Professor

Charles Duan is an assistant professor whose research focuses on the public effects of technology policy and intellectual property law, primarily patents and copyrights. His work has included studies on intellectual property and regulation, software copyrights and social media, patent eligibility and medical research, computer trespass law and competition policy, and copyright in texts of the law.

In addition to his research, Professor Duan has represented nonprofits, scholars, and others through over 150 amicus curiae briefs and administrative comments that have been cited by the Supreme Court, D.C. Circuit, Ninth Circuit, and other courts. He writes frequently for Lawfare, Slate, and other publications.

Prior to joining the WCL faculty, Professor Duan was a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell Tech working with Professor James Grimmelmann. He was also the Director of Technology and Innovation Policy at the R Street Institute, the Director of the Patent Reform Project at Public Knowledge, and a patent attorney at Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard College.