Michael J. Meurer

Michael J. Meurer is a Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law, holding the Abraham and Lillian Benton Scholar title. He holds an SB in Economics and Interdisciplinary Science from MIT, a JD cum laude from the University of Minnesota, and a PhD in Economics from the same institution. His research focuses on Intellectual Property & Economics, with emphasis on patent policy, antitrust, and high-tech industry regulation.

He has received multiple

• Pew Charitable Trust Grant
• Ford Foundation Grant
• Olin Faculty Fellowship at Yale Law School
• AT&T Bell Labs Postdoctoral Fellowship

His teaching includes core courses in Intellectual Property and Patent Law, alongside workshops for international scholars and policymakers.

Meurer's recent publications analyze

• patent reform frameworks
• collusion dynamics in patent disputes
• economic models for nonobviousness
• costs of patent trolling
• copyright policy in digital markets
• innovation economics

He actively contributes to antitrust symposiums and law & economics workshops, maintaining a dual focus on legal theory and empirical economic analysis.