Congratulations to the GMU Law and Economic Center’s Samantha Zyontz: Samsung-Stanford Patent Prize Competition Winner

Josh Wright —  24 November 2010

Congratulations to Samantha Zyontz, a Senior Research Associate at the Searle Civil Justice Institute here at George Mason.   Samantha and two co-authors, Michael Mazzeo (Kellogg) and Jonathan Hillel (Northwestern), are one of several recipients of the Inaugural Samsung-Stanford Patent Prize for their paper Are Patent Infringement Awards Excessive?: The Data Behind the Patent Reform Debate.  Its a really neat project and worth a read for those following the field.  No link available as of yet.  The papers will be presented at the February 8 patent remedies conference to be held at Stanford Law School on Friday, February 18, 2011.

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Samantha on a number of empirical projects — both at the Searle Center at Northwestern and now at George Mason.    No doubt the many who have also had the opportunity to work with Sam will agree this is a well deserved accolade.   Congratulations!

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Patent Remedies at the International Trade Commission: An Empirical Look at Kyocera
- Christopher A. Cotropia, Professor of Law, Intellectual Property Institute, University of Richmond School of Law

Four Principles for Calculating Reasonable Royalties in Patent Infringement Litigation
- Thomas F. Cotter, Briggs and Morgan Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School

Complexity and Confusion Regarding Patent-Infringement Injunctions’ Scope
- John M. Golden, Loomer Family Professor in Law, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Theorizing “Patentee Injury”: Apportioning Claims for Reasonable Royalty Compensation
- Amy L. Landers, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law

The Accession Insight and Patent Infringement Remedies
- Peter Lee, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis School of Law

Are Patent Infringement Awards Excessive?: The Data Behind the Patent Reform Debate
- Michael J. Mazzeo, Associate Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- Jonathan Hillel, J.D., Northwestern University School of Law (2009)
- Samantha Zyontz, Senior Research Associate, Searle Civil Justice Institute, George Mason University School of Law

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- T. Paul Tanpitukpongse, 3L, University of New Hampshire School of Law

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- Dmitry Karshtedt, 3L, Stanford Law School

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