Patents & the Public Interest Speaker Series
Josh Landau, Computer and Communications Industry Association
October 26, 2022 | 12:00pm ET | 16:00pm UTC | Virtual
Hosted by Charles Duan
ABOUT THE SERIES
Patent policy is a small but fast-moving and exciting field of public interest law, spanning artificial intelligence, health care, human genetics, telecommunications, and more. In this speaker series, patent policy practitioners at public-interest nonprofits will discuss the big issues in patent policy conversations today, as well as career path options in this unique field. These conversations will be of interest to seasoned patent practitioners looking to learn about key developments in law and policy, as well as students and young lawyers interested in less-traveled career paths in patents.
About the presenter
Joshua Landau is the patent counsel at the Computer and Communications Industry Association, a trade association that works on competition in the technology industry. He joined CCIA from WilmerHale in 2017, where he represented clients in patent litigation, counseling, and prosecution, including trials in both district courts and before the PTAB. Prior to his time at WilmerHale, Josh was a Legal Fellow on Senator Al Franken’s Judiciary staff. He received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and his B.S.E.E. from the University of Michigan.
About the host
Charles Duan, is a senior policy fellow with American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. He is also a member of the Patent Public Advisory Committee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, is a senior fellow with the R Street Institute, a D.C. think tank, and was formerly the Director of the Patent Reform Project at Public Knowledge. His work and research focuses on intellectual property policy and its effects on the public interest in a variety of technology fields. Charles has a J.D. from Harvard Law School.