Tina Piper

Tina Piper serves as Interim Dean and Associate Professor at McGill University's Faculty of Law. Her expertise lies in intellectual property law, legal history, and science and technology studies. She co-authored Putting Intellectual Property in its Place (Oxford UP, 2013) and held roles such as IPLAI Resident Faculty Fellow (2013–2015) and Associate Dean (Academic) since 2022. Piper’s research bridges medical history, patent law, and interdisciplinary collaboration, with projects on Canadian medical patent practices and independent music labels. She is affiliated with the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and has contributed to pedagogical reforms, including curriculum development at McGill.

Her education includes a DPhil (Law) from the University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar), an LLB from Dalhousie University, and a BASc in Engineering from the University of Toronto. Professional roles include Clerk to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (2004–2005) and Action Canada Fellow (2005–2006). She sits on boards for Creative Commons Canada and community groups like POPMontreal and CKUT.

Notable awards include the Rhodes Scholarship and Action Canada Fellowship. Her recent work examines tensions between IP law and creative practices, with publications spanning medical patents, e-science data ownership, and legal history. Piper’s interdisciplinary approach reflects her engineering background and commitment to integrating law with science, technology, and societal needs.