Faculty/Staff Profile
Professor Patricia Judd teaches much of the intellectual property law curriculum at Washburn Law, drawing from her rich practice experiences in both domestic and international intellectual property regulation. Her scholarship focuses on international structures governing intellectual property protection, including multilateral institutions such as the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization, as well as plurilateral, regional, and bilateral initiatives. She is a recognized expert on the nexus between intellectual property protection and international trade law and has written extensively on the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). She holds an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law from The George Washington University Law School, a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School, and an A.B. from Duke University.
Prior to her arrival at Washburn, Professor Judd was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School in New York. Before entering the academy, Professor Judd served as Executive Director, International Copyright Enforcement and Trade Policy for the Association of American Publishers in Washington, D.C. She also was a trademark attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and an international consultant to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in Sydney, Australia. She has advised U.S. and foreign governments regarding intellectual property protection and international trade policy and has directed intellectual property enforcement initiatives worldwide.
Professor Judd is Director of the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Center.
"Trademark Restrictions as Instruments of Public Health Retrenchment," 44 University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law 907 (2023).
"The Difficulties in Harmonizing Legal Protections for Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property," 58 Washburn Law Journal 249 (2019).
"Response: International Intellectual Property Shelters," 91 Tulane Law Review Online 9 (2017).
"Retooling TRIPS," 55 Virginia Journal of International Law 117 (2014).
"The TRIPS Balloon Effect," 46 New York University Journal of International Law and Politics 471 (2014).
"Toward a TRIPS Truce," 32 Michigan Journal of International Law 613 (2011).
"Duck, Duck, Goose: The Potential Perils of "Intellectual Property" Conglomeration," Notice & Comment, blog from Yale Journal on Regulation and the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice (October 4, 2018).
"Symposium Introduction: Sam Halabi’s Intellectual Property and the New International Economic Order: Oligopoly, Regulation, and Wealth Redistribution in the Global Knowledge Economy," Notice & Comment, blog from Yale Journal on Regulation and the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice (October 1, 2018).
"Helping Hands: Using U.S. Government Tools to Address Intellectual Property Infringement in China," 1:4 The Tennessee Bar Association’s Newsletter for the Intellectual Property Section 4 (August 2010).
"Intellectual Property Dilemmas in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," 2024 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 13, 2024.
Panelist "Honoring the Life and Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg," Washburn University School of Law virtual program, Topeka, Kansas, October 12, 2020 (speaking on Justice Ginsburg's role in major affirmative action cases, including Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, appears at 29:35).
"TRIPS and the Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries," Innovation, Justice, and Globalization Conference, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 27, 2019.
"An Evolving Role for TRIPS in Addressing Public Health Crises," "TRIPS Agreement at 25" Symposium, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, March 29, 2019.
"Managing Risks in Overseas Markets: Counterfeiting and Piracy," Rural and Independent Innovators Conference, sponsored by the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Washburn University, Manhattan, Kansas, January 28, 2019.
"Intellectual Property's Forgotten Development Divide," 2014 Junior Intellectual Property Scholars' Association Workshop, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 12, 2014.
"Retooling TRIPS," 2013-2014 Regional Junior Faculty Workshop, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, February 28, 2014.
"The TRIPS Balloon Effect," Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, May 30, 2013.
"The TRIPS Balloon Effect," 2013 Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, April 13, 2013.
"Intellectual Property Litigation Among High Technology Companies," National Center for Commercial Law, Free University, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, December 13, 2012.
"The TRIPS Balloon Effect," Arizona State University Conference on the International Aspects of Intellectual Property Law, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, December 1, 2012.
"The TRIPS Horizon," 12th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, California, August 10, 2012.
"Protecting Your Clients' IPR Overseas: Strategies for Engaging U.S. Government Agencies," 2012 Intellectual Property Law Institute, Kansas Bar Association CLE Seminar, Overland Park, Kansas, May 4, 2012.
"Online Infringement: Secondary Liability," Symposium on Commercial Law, National Center for Commercial Law, Free University, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, March 22, 2012.
"Recognition and Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards in Georgia," Symposium on Commercial Law, National Center for Commercial Law, Free University, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, March 20-21, 2012.
"From Cacophony to Chorus: A Call for Harmony, Not Harmonization, in International Intellectual Property Dispute Settlement," Panel on Intellectual Property Law in National Politics and International Relations, International Law Association annual meeting, New York, New York, October 22, 2011.
"Toward a TRIPS Truce," 2011 Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Intellectual Property Law Speaker Series, Southern Illinois University School of Law (presented to students and faculty at SIU via Skype), October 6, 2011.
Presenter, 2011 Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, Drake Intellectual Property Law Center, Des Moines, Iowa, April 2011.
Moderator, Session 3.1 and Session 5.2, Association for Law, Property, and Society Second Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., March 4-5, 2011.
"The Surrender of Intellectual Property Sovereignty," Sovereignty in Today's World, Journal of International Law Annual Symposium, Michigan State University College of Law, February 18, 2011.
Commentator, "TRIPS and TRIPS-plus Enforcement," 15 Years of TRIPS Implementation, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, January 28, 2011.
"Toward a TRIPS Truce," Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Berkeley, California, August 13, 2010.
"Toward a TRIPS Truce," Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, March 2010.
"Toward a TRIPS Truce," Junior International Law Scholars Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, February 2010.
Commentator, "Intellectual Property Developments in China: Global Challenge, Local Voices," Copyright Law Panel, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, October 17, 2009.
"Lessons Learned in the Piracy Battle: Engaging Governments in Copyright Awareness and Enforcement," International Publishers Association 28th Quadrennial Congress, Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 2008.
"International IPR Protection: A Publishing Industry Viewpoint," University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, November 2007
"International Publishing," University of Maryland International Librarianship Program, College Park, Maryland, October 2007.
"Content on the Internet: Digital Rights Management," ASEAN-USPTO Workshop on Digital Copyright and Copyright Collective Management, sponsored by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Bangkok, Thailand, July 2007.
"Copyright in the Digital Age," United States Patent and Trademark Office Global Intellectual Property Academy, Alexandria, Virginia, January 2007.
"Book and Journal Publishing Industry: Working with Universities," Ambassador's Roundtable on Intellectual Property Rights, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, November 2006.
"Piracy's Effects on the Publishing Industry," International Anti-Piracy Train the Trainers Seminar, sponsored by the United Nations Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Windhoek, Namibia, September 2006.
"China's Role in the International Publishing Marketplace," featured seminar at BookExpo America, Washington, DC, May 2006.
"Global Perspectives on Intellectual Property Protection," Seminar on Intellectual Property in the Global Economy: China's Place in the World Publishing Community, Beijing International Book Fair, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, September 2005.
"The Effect of Technology on the Protection and Exploitation of Literary Works," presentation to Moroccan Intellectual Property Experts and U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement negotiators, Washington, DC, September 2004.
"Issues Surrounding International Protection of Literary Works," International Symposium on Emerging Issues in Copyright and Related Rights for Developing Countries and Countries in Transition, sponsored by the U.S. Copyright Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization, Washington, DC, May 2004.
Inaugural Annual Workshop of the Junior Intellectual Property Scholars' Association, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 12-13, 2014.
Chair-Elect, Section on Intellectual Property Law, Association of American Law Schools (AALS), 2023.
Executive Committee Member, Section on Communication, Media & Information Law, Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2022-2023.
Executive Committee Member, Section on Intellectual Property Law, Association of American Law Schools (AALS), 2022.
Executive Committee Member, Section on Mass Communication Law, Association of American Law Schools (AALS), 2019.
Fellow (Respondent), "Intellectual Property and Information Law in a Global Context," Institute for Intellectual Property and Information Law Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 30, 2015.
Co-chair (Founding), Junior Intellectual Property Scholars' Association (JIPSA), 2013-.
Executive Committee Member, Section on Internet & Computer Law, American Association of Law Schools (AALS), 2013.