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Chancellor's Professor of Law
Professor Burk is an internationally prominent authority on legal and social issues related to high technology, whose research encompasses the areas of patent, copyright, electronic commerce, and biotechnology law. Some of his most recent work has considered the statutory “policy levers” used by courts to apply patent incentives to industries with diverse innovation profiles, as well as the effect of intellectual property rights on the structure of firms and of industries.
Expertise: Intellectual property (especially cyber law and biotechnology)
Current Courses: Patent Law
Courses Taught: Patent Law, Advanced Patent Law, Biotechnology Law, Copyright Law, Technical Protection for Authors, Remedies, Torts, Electronic Commerce, Common Law Analysis: Public Ordering, Cross-Border Trade in IP, Common Law Analysis: Torts, Intellectual Property Survey
Recent Honors
- March 2013: Prof. Burk elected to the American Law Institute
- April 5, 2011: Recipient of a Fulbright Scholar grant to pursue research during the 2010-2011 academic year on comparative biotechnology patent processes in Germany
Recent Publications
- SCOTUSblog: "The 'Runcible' Product of Nature Doctrine"
In the News
- The Chronicle of Higher Education: Prof. Burk comments on gene patent ruling by Supreme Court
- CNN: Prof. Burk writes about what the media missed in the gene patent case
- International Business Times: Prof. Burk: Gene patent ruling offers hints for future patents
- International Business Times: Prof. Burk on human gene patent case at Supreme Court
- Orange County Register: Prof. Burk quoted in story on water district copyright denial (PDF)
- GigaOm: Prof. Burk comments in story on patenting genes
- ABC News: Prof. Burk comments in story on patents for genes
- To the Point, KCRW 89.9 FM: Prof. Burk comments on gene patent case before high court
- Communications of the ACM magazine: Prof. Burk assesses new patent law reform measures
- Jurist: Prof. Burk: New patent reform is change without innovation
- The Orange County Register: Prof. Burk: Virtual objects sold could be deemed income by IRS
- The Orange County Register: Prof. Burk comments on IP issues for iPhone lookalike
- Reuters: Prof. Burk assesses liability in Sony online data breach
- The Wall Street Journal: Prof. Burk comments on Apple v. Samsung patent & trademark suit
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Prof. Burk on virtual worlds raising real legal questions
- Marketplace radio show (NPR): Prof. Burk talks about patent law reform up for vote in the Senate
- Danish National Radio interview: Prof. Burk discusses use and enforcement of trademarks on the Internet
- "The Docket" radio show, KUCI 88.9 FM: Prof. Burk discusses patent law and a case pending before the Supreme Court (MP3)
- Interface magazine (UC Irvine Calit2): Prof. Burk cited in article about patent system
- Jotwell book review: "Patent Crisis?/Judicial Solution?"
- Science magazine book review: "One Size Fits All, After Tailoring"
- Brian Leiter's Law School Reports: UCI Law's IP/Cyberlaw program ranks 15th in survey
Recent & Upcoming Events
- March 5, 2013: Prof. Burk delivers the annual Oldham Intellectual Property Law Lecture at Akron Law
- April 8, 2011: "Governing the Magic Circle: Regulation of Virtual Worlds" conference at UCI Law
- March 10, 2011: Prof. Burk to testify in House hearing on judicial patent law rulings (VIDEO of hearing)
- Feb. 24, 2011: Guest speaker on "Patent Law's Problem Children" at Orange County Patent Law Association monthly luncheon
- Nov. 17, 2010: Guest speaker on "Patent Claim Interpretation" for Institute of Brand and Innovation Law at University College London
- Nov. 16, 2010: Guest lecture on "Patent Law's Problem Children" at University of Cambridge Law School
- April 23, 2010: "Patent Policy and Innovation" panelist at Harvard Law
- March 4, 2010: "Law & Virtual Worlds," UCI Center for Computer Games & Virtual Worlds Distinguished Speaker Series event
- Feb. 25, 2010: Seminar on "Trademarks and Corporate Structure" for Faculty of Law at Bocconi University, Milan
- Jan. 22, 2010: Patent Conference at UCI Law
- May 13, 2009: Chancellor's Chair lecture - "Virtual Worlds, Virtual Property" (press release + video)
