Stephen Michael McJohn

Stephen Michael McJohn is an Associate Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School, where he has taught since 1993 after serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law (1991-1993). His career includes clerkship with Judge Emschbach of the U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit) and legal practice at Latham & Watkins.

His educational background includes:

• BA and JD from Northwestern University (magna cum laude), where he served as Articles Editor of the Law Review
• Fellowship in the Juristin Program of the German Academic Exchange Service (1985-1986)
• Clerkship at the U.S. Court of Appeals (1986-1987)

Professor McJohn specializes in Intellectual Property Law with deep expertise in copyright, trademark, and patent law, alongside Cyberlaw and Commercial Law. His research explores intersections with technology, geography, and neuroscience, particularly examining fair use in machine learning, first sale doctrine implications, and geographical dimensions of IP protection. He consistently addresses how digital transformations reshape legal frameworks.

His publication trends (2011-2022) reveal sustained focus on intellectual property's evolving landscape, with increasing attention to digital-era challenges like AI training data, open-source licensing conflicts, and geographical/cultural contexts. His 'Top Tens' case reviews demonstrate commitment to tracking judicial developments across patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law.

Professor McJohn has authored influential casebooks including Intellectual Property Law: Examples and Explanations (7th ed., 2021) and Copyright: Examples and Explanations (6th ed., 2021), plus the undergraduate text The Nuts and Bolts of Intellectual Property (2015). He teaches Commercial Law, Computer Law, Intellectual Property, and Law and Economics at Suffolk.

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