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Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology

Overview

The Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology (LST) combines the resources of Stanford Law School—including renowned faculty experts, alumni practicing on the cutting edge of technology law, technologically savvy and enthusiastic students, and a location in the heart of Silicon Valley—to address the many questions arising from the increasingly prominent role that science and technology play in both national and global arenas. The program acts to help legal professionals, businesspeople, government officials, and the public at large to identify those questions and find innovative answers to them.

The program seeks to:

  • Give every Stanford Law student the opportunity to address these issues through innovative coursework, in preparation for practice at the highest level of law's intersections with science and technology.
  • Raise professional understanding and public awareness of technical and ethical challenges.
  • Promote informed public policies on science and technology in national and global arenas.
  • Contribute to the international exchange of ideas in the field of Law, Science, and Technology.

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News & Announcements

Publications

Faculty

Paul Goldstein
Stella W. and Ira S. Lillick Professor of Law
650 723.0313
Hank Greely
Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law
650 723.2517
Mark A. Lemley
William H. Neukom Professor of Law
650 723.4605

Program Contacts

Mark A. Lemley
Director
650 723.4605
Roland Vogl
Executive Director and Lecturer in Law
650 723.8532

Events

CodeX Lunch Presentation
June 11, 2012 from 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
9th Annual E-Commerce Best Practices Conference
June 18, 2012 from 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
12th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference
August 9, 2012 - August 10, 2012
Center for E-Commerce evening panel on Behavioral Advertising
October 10, 2012 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
sponsored by the Center for E-Commerce

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Press Releases

  • Stanford Law School Spins Off New Venture, Offering Commercial Access to Intellectual Property Legal Data
    January 05, 2010
    Related: Joshua Walker, Larry Kramer, Mark A. Lemley, CodeX: Stanford Center for Computers and Law, Stanford IP Litigation Clearinghouse, Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology
  • Stanford Law School Launches Intellectual Property Litigation Clearinghouse
    December 08, 2008
    Related: Joshua Walker, Larry Kramer, Mark A. Lemley, Stanford IP Litigation Clearinghouse, Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology
  • Stanford E-commerce Best Practices Conference: How to Deal with the Uncertainties of Online Business
    June 25, 2004
    Related: Joseph Bankman, Paul Goldstein, Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology
  • Intellectual Property, Patent, and Internet Law Expert Mark Lemley to Join Stanford Faculty
    April 06, 2004
    Related: Hank Greely, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Mark A. Lemley, Paul Goldstein, Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology

    • Call for Papers

    Samsung-Stanford Patent Prize

    Topic: Patent Remedies

    Samsung Electronics and Stanford Law School are proud to co-sponsor the inaugural Samsung-Stanford Patent Prizes. We are seeking outstanding papers and paper proposals on the topic of patent remedies. We will award up to seven Prizes in the amount of $10,000 each to academics, lawyers, and other professionals in any field who submit the best papers or abstracts. In addition, we will award up to 12 Prizes in the amount of $5,000 each to full-time students in any field who submit the best papers or abstracts. The winners are expected to attend and participate in a conference on the subject of patent damages to be held at Stanford Law School on February 18, 2011. Travel expenses will not be separately reimbursed, but should be paid out of the prize money.

    Applicants should submit a precis of their draft or proposed paper (not to exceed five pages) by email to Brian Love at Stanford Law School (blove@law.stanford.edu) no later than October 31, 2010. Winners will be notified by approximately November 15, 2010. To be eligible for the Prize, winners must submit a draft of their paper in advance of the conference, by February 1, 2011.

    The purpose of this prize is to encourage new research; eligible papers must not have been published before December 31, 2010.

    LST Affiliates Program

    Affiliates of the Program in Law, Science & Technology (LST) contribute through sponsorship and program input and support cutting-edge research, teaching, and program development across the three Centers currently housed within the program: the Center for E-Commerce, the Center for Internet and Society, and the Center for Law & Biosciences.

    LST draws from Stanford Law School's renowned faculty experts and technologically savvy and enthusiastic students, alumni practicing on the cutting edge of technology law, and a location in the heart of Silicon Valley to address the many questions arising from the increasingly prominent role that science and technology play in both national and global arenas. The program brings together legal, technology and business leaders, government and regulatory officials, advocacy organizations, and the public at large to identify and to work toward innovative answers to important questions that are raised at the intersection of law, science and technology.

    LST Venture Circle

    Google
    Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation
    Microsoft
    Samsung
    Tencent

    LST Program Partners

    Cooley Godward LLP
    Fenwick & West LLP
    Genentech
    Intel
    Latham & Watkins
    QUALCOMM
    Ropes & Gray
    Sullivan & Cromwell
    WilmerHale
    Winston & Strawn LLP

    LST Program Associates

    Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

    Sponsorship Levels

    LST Affiliates now have the opportunity to participate at two levels of support and requisite benefits: LST Venture Circle Members and LST Program Partners 1.

    LST Venture Circle ($50,000 annually for law firms; $100,000 annually for corporations)

    LST Venture Circle members provide seed funding and ongoing support for a wide range of policy and empirical research projects housed within the Program in Law, Science & Technology including:

    • The Stanford Intellectual Property Clearinghouse Project
    • CodeX: The Stanford Center for Computers and the Law
    • The Transatlantic Technology Law Forum
    • Intellectual Property Infrastructures in the Asia Region

    LST Venture Circle representatives participate on project advisory boards and are directly involved in the development of empirical database and reporting platforms, indices and other analytics, as well as policy white papers that aim to raise professional understanding and public awareness of legal, business and ethical challenges, and promote informed public policy at the intersection of law, science and technology.

    Membership in the LST Venture Circle also includes the full (and in some cases enhanced) range of annual LST Program Partner benefits:

    • Two prepaid scholarships per LST program/series offered during a 12-month period. These scholarships may be used for anyone of your choosing, such as directors of your corporation, business executives from your company, chief technology officers, members of your legal department, and clients.
    • Priority registration for all LST programs, and a 10% discount on program tuition for all registration referrals.
    • Recognition in all LST printed and on-line program materials; mention at all appropriate public receptions and forums.
    • Participation in annual LST program planning and speaker recruitment session.
    • Up to 2 speakers from firm invited for LST affiliated or general law school speakers series.2
    • Up to 2 senior partners/executives invited to participate in LST conference panels and exclusive, invitation-only industry working groups.2
    • Opportunity to nominate and recruit executive level clients for conference keynote and speaking opportunities.2
    • Exclusive meal sponsorship opportunities during LST conferences and programs.3
    • Custom program sponsorship opportunities in partnership with LST.4

    LST Program Partners ($25,000 to $49,999 annually)

    • One prepaid scholarship per LST program/series offered during a 12-month period. These scholarships may be used for anyone of your choosing, such as directors of your corporation, business executives from your company, chief technology officers, members of your legal department, and clients.
    • Priority registration for all LST programs, and a 10% discount on program tuition for all registration referrals.
    • Recognition in all LST printed and on-line program materials; mention at all appropriate public receptions and forums.
    • Participation in annual LST program planning and speaker recruitment session.
    • 1 speaker from firm/company invited for LST affiliated or general law school speakers series.2
    • 1 senior partner/client invited to participate in LST conference panels and exclusive, invitation-only industry working groups.2
    • Exclusive meal sponsorship opportunities during LST conferences and programs.3

    Contact Information

    For more information about the LST Affiliates Program, please contact:

    Nancy Easterbrook
    Assistant Director of Development, Corporate & Foundation Relations
    Stanford Law School
    559 Nathan Abbott Way
    Stanford, CA 94305-8610
    Phone: 650 725.4247
    Fax: 650 725.9786
    NEasterB@law.stanford.edu

    For more information about the Program in Law, Science & Technology, please contact:

    Roland Vogl, Esq. Executive Director, Program in Law, Science & Technology
    Stanford Law School
    559 Nathan Abbott Way
    Stanford, CA 94305-8610
    650 723.8532
    rvogl@law.stanford.edu

    1Companies and law firms that contribute up to $24,999 annually will be recognized as LST Program Associates and will receive priority registration for LST programs, a 10% discount on registration referrals, and recognition on the LST web site.

    2All program content and speaker selection for LST programs are at the discretion of law school faculty director(s). Only one speaker placement guaranteed per conference or program.

    3 Exclusive meal sponsorship price points are based on catering, logistics and staffing costs on a case by case basis.

    4 Two custom program slots are available per calendar year, and catering, logistics and staffing costs are the responsibility of the external sponsor. Final program content and speaker selection are at the discretion of law school faculty director(s).

    Students

    The Program in Law, Science & Technology offers a rapidly growing community of students an intellectually engaging study of science- and technology-driven law and policy. A number of students each year enter Stanford Law School with science and technology backgrounds, take courses within the program's curriculum, and pursue technology-related careers after graduation. Stanford Law School students and alumni enjoy extraordinary career placement both during law school and after graduation in prominent law firms, universities, high technology companies, government, and the judiciary.

    Stanford law students are integrally involved with the program, running three successful technology-oriented student organizations: the Stanford Law and Technology Association (SLATA), the Stanford Technology Law Review (STLR), and Stanford BioLaw. In addition, students participate in the Cyberlaw Clinic, run by the Center for Internet and Society, as well as other CIS activities. They often serve as research assistants for faculty members, contributing to the creation and teaching of courses taught under the program's auspices.

    Contact Information

    Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology
    Stanford Law School
    Crown Quadrangle
    559 Nathan Abbott Way
    Stanford, CA 94305-8610
    650 723.5905

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