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Keith Robinson
Professor of Law
Associate Dean for Research
W. Keith Robinson is a Professor of Law at the Wake Forest University School of Law.
Professor Robinson is an expert in patent law and the intersection of artificial intelligence and legal institutions. His research explores how legal frameworks govern emerging technologies, focusing on the legal and ethical implications of AI in legal processes. He has commented on intellectual property issues in various media outlets and has delivered over seventy presentations worldwide on patent law. His work aims to ensure transparency, fairness, and security in governmental functions by developing regulatory frameworks and best practices for deploying AI …
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W. Keith Robinson is a Professor of Law at the Wake Forest University School of Law.
Professor Robinson is an expert in patent law and the intersection of artificial intelligence and legal institutions. His research explores how legal frameworks govern emerging technologies, focusing on the legal and ethical implications of AI in legal processes. He has commented on intellectual property issues in various media outlets and has delivered over seventy presentations worldwide on patent law. His work aims to ensure transparency, fairness, and security in governmental functions by developing regulatory frameworks and best practices for deploying AI applications.
Thomson Reuters has twice recognized Professor Robinson's articles as the best that year in intellectual property law. His recent work has explored how artificial intelligence may impact obtaining U.S. patents. Robinson's work has been cited in briefs before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the court that hears all appeals in the U.S. arising under the patent laws). The Federal Circuit has also cited his work favorably. His most recent article is published in the Nevada Law Journal. In addition, he has published articles in the Florida Law Review, DePaul Law Review, and the American University Law Review.
Robinson graduated from Duke University, earning a BS in electrical engineering. He received his JD, cum laude from Duke University. After law school, he worked for the Washington, DC law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP, where his practice focused on patent law. While at Foley & Lardner, Robinson was an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School. Before joining Wake Forest, Professor Robinson was an Associate Professor at the SMU Dedman School of law for ten years. There, he was an Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, a founding Co-Director of the Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation, and Faculty in Residence in Kathy Crow Commons on the campus of SMU.
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Education
JD,
Duke University School of Law
, 2004
B.S.E.,
Duke University School of Engineering
, 1999
Courses
LAW 150
Property
LAW 533
Artificial Intelligence Law and Litigation
LAW 545
Patent Law
LAW 596
Advanced Topics in Intellectual Property
LAW 646
Designing Legal Applications
Publications
Books
Property Law: Cases, Materials, & Questions (3rd Edition)
(Carolina Academic Press 2023) (with Edward Chase, Jr., Julia Forrester).
Acing Intellectual Property: A Checklist Approach to Solving Intellectual Property Problems, 1st ed.
(West Academic 2018).
Book Chapters
Patent Law
, in The Jurisprudential Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2023).
Articles
The Rise of Process Claims: Evidence from a Century of U.S. Patents, forthcoming.
Enabling Artificial Intelligence
, 60 HOUS. L. REV. 331 (2022).
Artificial Intelligence and Access to the Patent System
, 21 NEVADA L. J. 729 (2021).
Using Interactive Inventions
, 69 DEPAUL L. REV. 95 (2020).
Emerging Technologies Challenging Current Legal Paradigms
, 19 MINN. J. L. SCI. & TECH. 355 (2018).
Trade Secrets, Safe Harbors, and International Trade
, 20 SMU SCI. & TECH. L. REV. 177 (2017).
Only a Pawn in the Game: Rethinking Induced Patent Infringement
, 32 SANTA CLARA H. TECH. L. J. 1 (2016).
Patent Assertion Entities, Reasonable Royalties, and a Restitution Perspective
, 36 REV. LITIG. BRIEF 46 (2016).
Awarding Attorney Fees and Deterring "Patent Trolls"
, 20 LEWIS & CLARK L. REV. 281 (2016).
Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law - A 2014 Retrospective
, 31 SANTA CLARA H. TECH. L. J. 527 (2015).
Patent Law Challenges for the Internet of Things
, 15 WAKE FOREST J. BUS. & INTELL. PROP. L. 655 (2015).
Economic Theory, Divided Infringement, and Enforcing Interactive Patents
, 67 FLORIDA L. REV. 1961 (2015).
Protecting America's Innovators - Combating the Decline of Patents Granted to Small Entities
, 88 ST. JOHN'S L. REV. 379 (2014).
No "Direction" Home: An Alternative Approach to Joint Infringement, Karen B. Tripp ed. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW REVIEW 139 (2013).
A Case Study of Federal of Federal Circuit Policy Making
, 66 SMU L. REV. 579 (2013).
Presentations
AI Assisted Inventions and the USPTO Technology Transfer
October 4, 2024
Balancing Artificial Intelligence Advancements and ESG Goals: Intellectual Property Perspectives
September 25, 2024
Diversity In Innovation: What We've Learned, What We Need to Know, and Where We're Headed
2nd Innovator Diversity Pilots Initiative Conference, Emory University Law School, September 20, 2024
Keynote Speaker: AI in the Law
Cordage Institute, June 18, 2024
Patent 101
Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, May 16, 2024
Artificial Intelligence & Inventorship
Office of The Provost & Center for Bioethics, Health & Society, Wake Forest University, February 27, 2024
The Past and the Future of IP Law
Tsai Center for Law, Science & Innovation/SMU Dedman School of Law, February 16, 2024
Written Description, the Enablement Requirement, and Machine Learning Patents
High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University School of Law, February 3, 2024
C-IP2 High Tech Roundtable
December 8, 2023
AI as a tool to promote fair access to the patent system
UC Berkeley School of Law, November 15, 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Access to the Patent System
Washburn Law School, November 2, 2023
AI in Legal Education: Charting the Future Landscape
SMU Dedman School of Law, October 13, 2023
The Jurisprudential Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, September 22, 2023
Inclusive Innovation, AI, and Big Data
The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law School, August 10, 2023
Law and Technology Pipeline Consortium
Santaclara University School of Law, November 18, 2022
Year in Review: Patent Law
AIPLA, October 29, 2022
Technology That Tracks from Ring and Fitbit to GPS and Typing Keystrokes: Knowing the Legal Ramifications of Such Usage
NCCU Law School, October 14, 2022
Innovation and ESG
Universita degli Studi di Padova, September 28, 2022
Intellectual Property and Web3
Southeast Association of Law Schools (SEALS), July 31, 2022
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Media
WHO LEGALLY OWNS ART CREATED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
Pace Co., February 7, 2023
The great White House merch war
Politico, December 7, 2022
Contact Information
Keith Robinson
336.758.2230
robinswk@wfu.edu
Worrell 2107
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Intellectual Property
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Tanya Marsh
Professor of Law
Christi Hardwick
Program Manager, Academic Affairs
Liz Johnson
Assistant Dean of Academic Excellence and Bar Support
Adam Landreth
Assistant Dean for Online Programs
Chris Martin
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Daniele Olsen
Coordinator, Academic Affairs
Margaret Taylor
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