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Professor Mark P. McKenna serves as Vice Dean of Faculty & Intellectual Life at the UCLA School of Law and is a leading expert in intellectual property and privacy law. He co-directs the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law & Policy, a collaboration with the Samueli School of Engineering, focusing on AI, robotics, and digital media. Previously, he was the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor at Notre Dame Law School, founding Director of the Notre Dame Technology Ethics Center, and held faculty positions at Saint Louis University and visiting roles at Stanford, Toronto, Turin, and Munich.
- Education: B.A. from University of Notre Dame (1997), J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law (2000)
His research spans trademark law, design patents, copyright, and technology policy, with over 48 scholarly works. Key recent articles include analyses of design patent frameworks, trademark enforcement in digital markets, and trademark-genericity interactions. He co-founded Lex Lumina PLLC, a boutique IP law firm, and practiced trademark litigation in Chicago before academia.
Notable contributions include:
- Amazon's Quiet Overhaul of the Trademark System (2024): Examines platform-driven IP shifts
- Externalizing Trademark's Limits (2022): Explores equitable remedies in trademark disputes
- Design Patents Aren't Patents (2024): Challenges design patent validity frameworks
He has advised on courses like Perspectives on Law, Trademark Law, and Design Law, and participated in events such as the 49th Annual UCLA Entertainment Symposium (2025) and discussions on LGBTQ rights post-Skrmetti and Mahmoud.
