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Teresa Stanek Rea serves as a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University School of Law in Washington, DC, teaching Intellectual Property Law Seminar (course 6496). She concurrently operates as principal consultant at Rea Consulting LLC, specializing in patent prosecution, IP strategy, and expert testimony. Her distinguished career includes serving as Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), alongside partnership roles at Crowell & Moring LLP and directorship at C&M International, Ltd.
Her academic credentials feature a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan and Juris Doctor from Wayne State University. As a licensed pharmacist, she maintains unique interdisciplinary expertise bridging law, science, and healthcare regulation.
Ms. Rea's research focuses on intellectual property systems with particular emphasis on patent law evolution, biotechnology patenting challenges, and life sciences IP strategy. Her professional practice directly informs her teaching through real-world case analysis and policy critique.
Her exceptional contributions are recognized through:
- Pasquale J. Federico Memorial Award (2018) for outstanding contributions to U.S. patent systems
- Law360 Top 25 Icons of IP (2016) honoring transformative industry impact
- IAM Strategy 300 World’s Leading IP Strategists designation (2015)
- Managing IP Top 50 Most Influential People in Intellectual Property (2013)
- 15-year consecutive inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for Biotechnology and Life Sciences
She has provided strategic leadership as past president of both the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and National Inventors Hall of Fame, while contributing to policy development through seven years of active participation in the Sedona Conference working groups on complex legal issues.
