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Brad Sherman is a Professor of Law at The University of Queensland, holding a UQ Laureate Fellowship through his affiliation with the TC Beirne School of Law. Previously, he held positions at Griffith University, the London School of Economics, and the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on Intellectual Property Law and Food Security, emphasizing historical, doctrinal, and conceptual dimensions. His ARC Laureate Fellowship project explores IP’s role in enhancing agricultural productivity and food security in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Education:
- PhD (Griffith University)
- Bachelor of Laws (University of Queensland)
- Bachelor of Economics (University of Queensland)
- Master of Laws (University of London)
Research interests include law and science/technology intersections, private law, and legal history. Sherman has published extensively on IP law’s engagement with biotechnology, biodiversity, and AI-generated works. He leads projects funded by ARC Centres of Excellence in Plant Success and Synthetic Biology, and collaborates with industry via ARC Training Centres in predictive breeding and uniquely Australian foods.
His scientific awards include the prestigious ARC Laureate Fellowship (2015). Recent work addresses AI inventorship, Indigenous knowledge protection, and IP frameworks for synthetic biology. Sherman advises on grants totaling millions, including ARC funding for food security, plant breeding, and Indigenous ethnobotanical knowledge preservation.
He supervises doctoral research on topics like AI-generated works in Indonesian copyright law, plant breeder’s rights systems, and the governance of cotton in colonial India. Sherman is affiliated with interdisciplinary teams at UQ’s ARC Centres, focusing on predictive agriculture and synthetic biology applications.
