Peter K. Yu

Regents Professor of Law and Communication Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property

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Expertise

Intellectual Property
International Law
Asian law
Communications law and policy
Comparative law
Cyberlaw
Global public health
International trade

Research & Publications

Education & Experience

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
- J.D. cum laude
Order of the Coif
- Member
Cardozo Law Review
- Executive Editor
Post-Soviet Media Law & Policy Newsletter
- Managing Editor
Cardozo Studies in Law and Literature
- Assistant Editor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
- B.A. in English and Political Science

Texas A&M University (2015-Present)
- University Distinguished Professor (2024-Present)
- Regents Professor (2020-Present)
- Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property (2017-Present)
- Professor of Communication (2017-Present)
- Professor of Law (2015-Present)
- Co-Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property (2015-2017)
Hidayatullah National Law University, India (2023-Present)
- Distinguished Jurist Professor
The Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, Israel (May-June 2023)
- Visiting Professor of Law
Graduate School of Law, Hokkaido University, Japan (July 2018)
- Visiting Professor of Law
School of Law, Bocconi University, Italy (May 2018)
- Visiting Professor of Law
Hanken School of Economics and University of Helsinki Faculty of Law, Finland (December 2015)
- Visiting Professor of Law
Drake University Law School (2007-2015)
- Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law and Director, Intellectual Property Law Center
Faculty of Law, University of Haifa, Israel (November 2012)
- Visiting Professor of Law
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China (2008-2011)
- Wenlan Scholar Chair Professor
Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, American University Washington College of Law (June 2011)
- Distinguished Visiting Faculty
Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), University of Strasbourg, France (May 2011)
- Visiting Professor of Law
University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law (summer 2007; summer 2009)
- Visiting Professor of Law
Washington and Lee University School of Law (January 2009)
- Visiting Professor of Law
Michigan State University College of Law (2003-2007)
- Assistant/Associate Professor of Law and Director, Intellectual Property and Communications Law Program
Michigan State University (2003-2007)
- Core Faculty, Asian Studies Center and Adjunct Professor of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media
Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College, University of Oxford (1999-2004)
- Research Associate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York (1999-2003)
- Acting Assistant Professor of Law, Executive Director, Intellectual Property Law Program and Deputy Director, Howard M. Squadron Program in Law, Media and Society

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Achievements & Awards

2024

University Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University
2020

Regents Professor, Texas A&M University System
2007

Teacher-Scholar Award, Michigan State University
2007

Distinguished Faculty Award, Student Bar Association. Michigan State University
1999

Gerald Rose Memorial Competition - Best Paper on Intellectual Property Law. Sponsored by John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
1999

Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation - Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, Second place
1998

Nathan Burkan Memorial Writing Competition, Cardozo School of Law, First prize. Sponsored by ASCAP

"Intellectual property is one of the most fascinating areas of law. When combined with cutting-edge technologies and rapid globalization, it poses some of the most challenging legal and policy questions."

Peter K. Yu, Regents Professor of Law and Communication and Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property

Peter K. Yu

Expertise

Research & Publications

Education & Experience

Education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

Order of the Coif

Cardozo Law Review

Post-Soviet Media Law & Policy Newsletter

Cardozo Studies in Law and Literature

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Experience

Texas A&M University (2015-Present)

Hidayatullah National Law University, India (2023-Present)

The Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, Israel (May-June 2023)

Graduate School of Law, Hokkaido University, Japan (July 2018)

School of Law, Bocconi University, Italy (May 2018)

Hanken School of Economics and University of Helsinki Faculty of Law, Finland (December 2015)

Drake University Law School (2007-2015)

Faculty of Law, University of Haifa, Israel (November 2012)

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China (2008-2011)

Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, American University Washington College of Law (June 2011)

Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), University of Strasbourg, France (May 2011)

University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law (summer 2007; summer 2009)

Washington and Lee University School of Law (January 2009)

Michigan State University College of Law (2003-2007)

Michigan State University (2003-2007)

Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College, University of Oxford (1999-2004)

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York (1999-2003)

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Achievements & Awards

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2020

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1999

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