Mark McKenna

Professor of Law
Notre Dame Presidential Fellow
Office: 3120 Eck Hall of Law
Phone: 574-631-9258
Email: markmckenna@nd.edu
Areas of Expertise
Intellectual property, including patent, trademark, copyright, and the right of publicity, and torts
Mark P. McKenna teaches and writes in the area of intellectual property. He is widely recognized as a leading scholar in the trademark area, having published articles in leading law journals on the topic of trademark law. McKenna has also written about copyright law, the right of publicity, and the intersection of intellectual property rights regimes. Some of his latest projects deal with concerns about intergenerational equity in intellectual property and the role of the placebo effect in intellectual property policy.
IN THE NEWS
NPR—Court: Reselling Books Bought Abroad Isn’t A Copyright Violation
USA Today—Colin Kaepernick defends move to protect personal brand
ESPN—NFL pressures man over trademarks
Gulf News—Reviving brands that aren’t forgotten such as Clearly Canadian
Wired—The Apple-Samsung Court Battles Expand to iPhone 5, Galaxy S III
Wired—Report: HTC Paying Apple up to $8 per Phone
USA Today—Samsung to fight Apple’s motion to ban smartphones
Washington Post—Samsung shares fall after Apple verdict
CNN Money—Apple vs. Samsung: Three possible outcomes
Associated Press—Apple jurors grappled with complex patent issues
Reuters—With Samsung win on Galaxy Tab, judge may reconsider U.S. ban
Bloomberg/Businessweek—Apple-Samsung Jury Foreman Says Google E-Mail Persuasive
Wired—Should Google Be Running Scared From Apple?
USA Today—Apple lists 8 Samsung products it wants banned
Fox News—Apple verdict could alter future of tablet, phone design
Computerworld—Apple v Samsung: Five experts, five questions
New York Times—Who Owns Crimson and White?
Slate—Kohler Co. steamed over Arizona firm’s name Salon school makes change to avoid trademark suit
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