Mark F. Schultz
Associate Professor of Law
Biography
Professor Mark F. Schultz joined the faculty
in 2003. He teaches and writes primarily in the area of intellectual property.
Professor Schultz is a frequent author and speaker known for his work on the
intersection of copyright and social norms. Among the awards and recognition he
has received for his scholarship was the law school’s Outstanding Scholar of the
Year award in 2008. Recently published papers have discussed the viability of
“free” business models in the music industry and the promotion of creative
industries as a grass-roots development strategy for poor countries.
He has taught the intellectual property survey class, copyright law, trademarks
& unfair competition, cyberlaw, seminars on the law and business of the music
industry and international intellectual property policy and development, and
legal ethics. Professor Schultz was a visiting professor at DePaul University
College of Law during the 2007–08 academic year.
Professor Schultz received his J.D. with honors in 1993 from the George
Washington University School of Law and his B.A. in International Economics from
the George Washington University in 1989. He was a judicial clerk for the Hon.
Daniel M. Friedman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
in Washington, D.C., and the Hon. Eric G. Bruggink of the United States Court of
Federal Claims. Before joining the faculty, he practiced law in Chicago,
Illinois, for eight years doing transactional work for high tech companies and
litigating trademark, copyright, and Internet cases.
He is active in leadership roles in local and national organizations, serving as
Chair Elect of the American Association of Law Schools Section on Law and
Computers and as an officer and board member for several other professional and
public policy organizations. For the past several years, he has served as an NGO
delegate to the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva,
participating in meetings on intellectual property and development.