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Mark A. Lemley is the William H. Neukom Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Director of the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and affiliated faculty in the Symbolic Systems program. His extensive academic appointments reflect his interdisciplinary approach to technology and law.
Lemley earned his BA with distinction from Stanford University in 1988 and his JD from UC Berkeley School of Law in 1991, where he received the Order of the Coif and Thelen Marrin Prize. After clerking for Judge Dorothy Nelson on the Ninth Circuit, he practiced at several prominent law firms before joining academia.
A leading expert in intellectual property law, Lemley's research spans patent law, copyright, trademark, and the intersection of law with emerging technologies. His groundbreaking work on 'patent trolls' and intermediary liability has shaped both academic discourse and policy debates. He examines how intellectual property systems can foster innovation while balancing public interests, with particular focus on artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and the digital economy.
Lemley's scholarly influence is extraordinary, with his works cited over 350 times by courts (including 19 times by the U.S. Supreme Court) and more than 45,000 times in academic literature. He is the most-cited scholar in IP law and ranks among the ten most cited legal scholars of all time, having published 9 of the 100 most-cited law review articles of the last twenty years.
- California Lawyer's Attorney of the Year (twice)
- 2024 Mark Banner Award from the American Bar Association
- 2018 World Technology Award for Law
- Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member of the IP Hall of Fame
Beyond academia, Lemley is of counsel at Lex Lumina, where he litigates in intellectual property and internet law. He has argued 31 federal appellate cases and cofounded Lex Machina, a litigation analytics company acquired by LexisNexis in 2015. He regularly testifies before Congress and files amicus briefs in landmark cases.
Lemley actively shapes legal practice through advisory roles with the American Law Institute, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Northern District of California Working Committee on Model Patent Jury Instructions, demonstrating his commitment to bridging theory and practice in intellectual property law.
