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Joshua D. Sarnoff serves as the Raymond P. Niro Professor of Intellectual Property Law at DePaul University College of Law, where he holds a full-time faculty position and is internationally recognized for expertise spanning intellectual property, environmental, health, constitutional, administrative, and international law.
His educational background includes:
- JD, Stanford Law School (1986); Administrative Editor, Stanford Law Review
- BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1981); Phi Beta Kappa
Professor Sarnoff's research integrates critical legal domains with contemporary societal challenges:
- Innovation policy and technology development frameworks
- Climate change technology governance and data systems
- Empirical patent law analysis including historical and theoretical dimensions
- Pandemic disease response mechanisms
- Intellectual property rights for genetic resources and medical therapeutics
His scholarly contributions have been recognized through:
- 2018 DePaul Spirit of Inquiry Award
- Thomas A. Edison Distinguished Scholar appointment at USPTO (2014-2015)
As director of DePaul's Center for Intellectual Property and Information Technology (CIPLIT), he has organized pivotal academic forums including the Jaharis Health Law Symposia (2018, 2024, 2025) and Intellectual Property Scholars Conferences (2011, 2015, 2019, 2025), while hosting the Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law series. His practice experience includes Fifth Circuit clerkship, amicus brief filings for the American Medical Association and law professors, and advocacy before domestic and international bodies addressing environmental, IP, and health law intersections.
