Dr. Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton Email: [email protected] Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law 972-3-5317073 (work) ; 972-54-9736054 Phone: Ramat-Gan, 52900 (cell) Israel
EDUCATION
University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology Berkeley, CA Microsoft Research Fellow (2007) Researched and drafted working papers in patent law. Organized BCLT’s March 2008 Symposium on “IP & Entrepreneurship.”
George Washington University Law School Washington, DC Visiting Fellow (2003-2004)
University of Michigan Law School Ann Arbor, MI Doctor of the Science of Law (S.J.D.) (2001-2005) Masters of Law (LL.M.) (2000-2001) Dissertation: “Much Ado About Nothing? A New Outlook on the Historical, Economic, and International Dimensions of the Database Protection Debate.” Honors and Awards: Fulbright Scholar; Law School Tuition Fellow; Margaret Dow Towsley Scholar; John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics; Barbour Scholar; ISEF Scholar (Israel)
Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan, Israel Masters of Law (LL.M.), magna cum laude (1999-2000) Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.), magna cum laude (1995-1999) Honors and Awards: Honors Program; Vice-Editor-in-Chief, Bar-Ilan University Law Review; Israeli Bar Association Prize for Excellence in Legal Studies and Social and Legal Activities; Wolf Foundation Prize for Excellence in Academic Studies; Raymond Paul Prize (1998) (awarded annually to one student for outstanding achievements); Jonathan Shor Legal Aid Program Prize; Teaching and Research Assistant in Property Law, Tort Law, and Legal Jurisprudence; Director of a Tutoring Project for First Year Law Students
EXPERIENCE
University of Miami School of Law Coral Gables, FL Fall 2011 Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Teaching Patent Law; IP Theory.
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Columbus, OH Winter 2011 Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Teaching Patent Law and International Intellectual Property Seminar.
University of Miami School of Law Coral Gables, FL Fall 2010 Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Teaching Patent Law.
Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton – January 2020 Page 1 of 11 Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law Ramat-Gan, Israel 2008-present Assistant Professor of Law Senior Lecturer with Tenure (since 2014). Researching and drafting papers in the field of intellectual property law. Teaching in the fields of Intellectual Property Law, Torts, and Property. Supervising a Legal Aid Clinic. Serving on the University's Fellowships and Awards Committee, Law Faculty's Advanced Degrees Committee (Faculty of Law), Admission Committee, Community Relations Committee, Hiring Committee, Students' Matters Committee, and Library Committee; Head of the Center for Commercial Law (October 2013-October 2014); Lecturer Rank (2008-2013). Research Grants and Awards: European Union Commission, Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant, 100,000 EURO (2009-2012); Israeli Ministry of Immigrants Absorption, Returning Scientist Award (2008-2010); Israel Council for Higher Education, Alon Fellowship (2009-2012); ISEF Distinction Award (2008-2009); EVPSI Grant (15000 EURO) (2011); Edmond Safra Distinction Award (2012); Zeev Tzeltner Prize for Junior Legal Scholar (2013); Meitar Best IP Law Paper for Junior IP Law Scholar (2013); Heth Grant (2020); Bar-Ilan Dangoor Centre for Personalized Medicine grant (2020) .
Haifa University, Faculty of Law Haifa, Israel Fall 2009 Adjunct Professor of Law Teaching International Intellectual Property Law, Patent Prosecutors Program.
Whittier Law School Orange County, CA Summer 2009 Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Teaching Cyberlaw Course, Israel Summer Program.
DePaul University College of Law Chicago, IL Winter 2008 Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Teaching Patent Law and an Advanced Patent Law Seminar.
Irell & Manella LLP Los Angeles, CA 2005-2007 Associate Practiced in the litigation and intellectual property workgroups on a variety of matters including patent litigation and IP counseling & licensing.
Representative matters and work included: Biosense Webster v. Endocardial Solutions (C.D. Cal.), a patent action between subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson and St. Jude Medical involving heart mapping systems. Sharper Image v. Ionic Pro (N.D. Cal.), a patent action involving air purifiers. Polycom v. Codian (E.D. Tex.), a patent action involving video and audio conferencing systems. Drafted dispositive motions, including motions for summary judgment. Extensively advised corporations on patent litigation matters. Drafted legal memorandums on multiple legal issues. Extensively involved in client development, mainly in Israel.
Fish & Neave Washington, DC 2004 Summer Associate Completed various assignments including writing legal memorandums and brief sections.
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Yigal Arnon & Co. Law Office Tel-Aviv, Israel 2001 Summer Associate Participated in commercial transactions with the international corporate practice group, including U.S.-related deals. Drafted documents in English, including legal memorandums.
Supreme Court of Israel Jerusalem, Israel 2000 Law Clerk to the Honorable Jacob Turkel Researched and drafted Supreme Court opinions in civil and criminal law.
Attorney General of the State of Israel Jerusalem, Israel 1999-2000 Law Clerk to the Honorable Elyakim Rubinstein Served as legal advisor and researcher to the Attorney General.
Itzhakniya, Goldberg, Keinar & Co. Law Offices Ramat-Gan, Israel 1999 Law Clerk Prepared court pleadings, agreements and legal memorandums.
Institute of Taxation and Economic Advice Ltd. Tel-Aviv, Israel 1998-1999 Law Clerk Conducted extensive research on Israeli tax law.
Jonathan Shor Legal Aid Program Ramat-Gan, Israel 1997-1998 Counselor Handled small claims and employment cases.
Israeli Defense Forces Israel 1991-1995 Lieutenant Served in the rank of Lieutenant (1992-95). Completed Paratroopers training (1995). Awarded Distinguished Officer Award on Israel Independence Day (1994). Awarded Distinguished Cadet Award upon completion of officer training course (1992).
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
ARTICLES
1. Exploring European Union Copyright Policy Through the Lens of the Database Directive, 23 BERKELEY TECHNOLOGY LAW JOURNAL 1411 (2008) 2. Trends in Protection for Informational Works Under Copyright Law During the 19th and 20th Centuries, 13 MICHIGAN TELECOMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY LAW REVIEW 115 (2007) 3. Grokking Grokster: Has the Supreme Court Changed Inducement under Patent Law?, 34 AIPLA QUARTERLY JOURNAL 265 (2006) (with Gary N. Frischling) 4. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, 47 IDEA: THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW REVIEW 93 (2006) 5. Protection for Informational Works After Feist Publications Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service, 21
Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton – January 2020 Page 3 of 11 FORDHAM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT LAW JOURNAL 611 (2011) 6. Modernizing Copyright Law, 20 TEXAS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW JOURNAL 65 (2011) 7. Rethinking the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Criminal Copyright Measures, 102 JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY 101 (2011) 8. Implementing the Public Sector Information Directive, [2012] 2 EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REVIEW 74 (2012) 9. Exploring the Standard of Review of Transactions with Controlling Shareholders After In re MFW Shareholders Litigation, 7 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY'S JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP & THE LAW 447 (2014) (with Odelia Minnes) 10. Patenting Abstractions 15 N.C. J.L. & TECH. 153 (2014), available at http://ncjolt.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/01/Bitton_Final.pdf. 11. Examining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, JOURNAL OF INTERNET LAW, March 2014, page 25-38 12. Criminal Enforcement of Copyrights, 29 MEHKAERI MISHPAT 511 (BAR-ILAN LEGAL STUDIES) (in Hebrew) (2014) 13. Database Protection in Israel, 9 MOZNEI MISHPAT 13 (in Hebrew) (2014) 14. Intellectual Property Securitization, 33 CARDOZO'S ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT LAW JOURNAL 125 (with Dr. Dov Solomon) (2015) 15. Commercializing Public Sector Information, 97 JOURNAL OF THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE SOCIETY 412 (2015) 16. The People of the Book and the Law of the Book: The Israeli Law for the Protection of Literature and Authors, 31 MEHKAERI MISHPAT 223 (BAR ILAN LEGAL STUDIES) (with Prof. Jacob Nussim) (in Hebrew) (2017) 17. Recoupment Patent, 98 NORTH CAROLINA LAW REVIEW (lead author; with Dr. Maayan Perel & Dr. Yotam Kaplan) (forthcoming 2019) 18. The Intent Requirement in Copyright Law: Thoughts Following Qimron v. Shanks, 12 MOZNEI MISHPAT 267 (forthcoming 2019) 19. The A.S.I.R Import, Manufacture, and Distribution v. Accessories and Products Ltd. Decision at Its 20th Anniversary: Trends in Courts, DIN UDEVARIM (with Dr. Yifat Nahmias) (forthcoming 2019) 20. Regulation of Book Markets, 97 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW (with Prof. Jacob Nussim) (forthcoming 2019) 21. Unregistered Patents and Gender Equality, 43 HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND GENDER (lead author; with Prof. Emily M. Morris & Dr. Yotam Kaplan) (forthcoming 2019) 22. The Distributive Effects of IP Registration, STANFORD TECHNOLOGY LAW REVIEW (lead author; with Prof. Emily M. Morris) (forthcoming 2020) 23. Walls of Desperation: Selection Committees of Candidates in Israeli Communal Settlements, MISHPAT UMIMSHAL (special issue on Mizrahi Jews and the Law) (with Dr. Shai Stern) (in Hebrew) (forthcoming 2019) 24. Unregistered Patents, WASHINGTON LAW REVIEW (lead author; with Prof. Emily M. Morris (forthcoming 2020) 25. Patent Fraud by Design, CARDOZO ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW JOURNAL (with Mordechay Sorek & Dr. Yotam Kaplan) (forthcoming 2020)
BOOK CHAPTERS
26. Feist, Facts and Functions: Historical Perspective, in "Intellectual Property Protection of Fact-Based Works: Copyright and Its Alternatives" (Robert Brauneis Editor) (2009) 27. Book Chapter: Criminal Enforcement of Copyrights in Israel (in Intellectual Property Law:
Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton – January 2020 Page 4 of 11 Interdisciplinary Analysis, in Hebrew) (2015) 28. Re-Use of Public Records: Comparative Analysis, in Beyond IP, Shlomit Yaniski-Ravid ed. (2016) 29. Originality and the Author’s Intent in Copyright Law, Justice Yaacov Turkel Book (Aharon Barak, Karin Yefet, & Elyakim Rubinstein eds.) (in Hebrew) (Nevo Press, forthcoming 2019) 30. What is Left from the A.S.I.R Import, Manufacture, and Distribution v. Accessories and Products Ltd. Decision in the Field of Intellectual Property Law?, Justice Elyakim Rubinstein Book (with Dr. Yifat Nahmias) (in Hebrew) (Bar Ilan Press and Nevo Press, forthcoming 2020)
EDITED BOOKS
31. Intellectual Property Law: Interdisciplinary Analysis, Co-Editor, Book (with Prof. Lior Zemer) (in Hebrew) (Nevo Press, 2015) 32. Justice Elyakim Rubinstein Book, Lead Editor, Book (with Prof. Aharon Barak & Ayala Proccacia) (in Hebrew) (Bar Ilan Press and Nevo Press, forthcoming 2019); + academic introduction
SELECTED CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS
1. Chair of two panels, Academic Conference on Data Science and the Law in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities, December 18-19, 2019 2. Introduction to Patent Law, Israeli Patent Office Training to Patent Examiners, November 26, 2019 3. The Distributive Effects of IP Registration, Israeli IP Scholars Conference, Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Law, October 24, 2019 4. The Petitioner Embarrassment, Mizrahi Jews in Israel: Law, Status, and Identity, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, March 3-4, 2019 5. Unregistered Patents and Gender Equality, IP, Innovation and Global Inequality Workshop, Haifa University Faculty of Law, December 10-12, 2018 6. Recoupment Patent, Israeli IP Scholars Conference, IDC Center Hertzliya, October 3, 2018 (also accepted to IPSC at Berkeley Law School) 7. Property Theories, Tzuva Ninth Conference on Jewish Law and Property Law, September 3-5, 2018 8. Recoupment Patent, Bar-Ilan Summer Seminar, Bar-Ilan University, July 10, 2018 9. Recoupment Patent, Faculty Seminar, IDC Center Hertzliya, June 19, 2018 10. Chair, Communities in Private Law II, Communities & the Law Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, June 3-4, 2018 11. Recoupment Patent, Private Law Consortium, Harvard Law School, May 14-15 , 2018 12. Women Entrepreneurship and Patenting in Israel, Israeli Patent Office, March 4, 2018 (with Lital Helman) 13. Blockchain and Registries; Commentator, Blockchain, Law & Policy Conference, University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Law, February 12, 2018 (together with Lital Helman and Gideon Parchomovsky) 14. The Right to Be Forgotten, TED Lecture, Bar Ilan University, January 18, 2018 15. Female Entrepreneurship in Technology Industries (with Lital Helman), Ofer Tur-Sinai Book Launch Event, Ono Academic College, January 2, 2018 16. Introductory and Welcome Remarks, Elyakim Rubinstein Conference, December 10, 2017 17. Chair, Property Panel, Retirement Conference of Prof. Shalom Lerner, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, November 8, 2017 18. Female Entrepreneurship in Technology Industries (with Dr. Lital Helman); Recent Developments in Israeli Patent Law & Policy, Israeli IP Scholars Conference, Haifa University Faculty of Law,
Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton – January 2020 Page 5 of 11 October 16, 2017 19. Chair, Field Conversation, The Public Responsibility of the Hi-Tech Sector, Rethinking Responsibility in a Changing World, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, June 4-5, 2017 20. Discussant, Doctoral Students Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, March 15-16, 2017 21. IP Securitization, The Many Faces of Innovation, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law & Ono Academic College, January 5-6, 2016 (with Dr. Dubi Solomon) 22. Barriers to Openness of Governmental Databases, Roundtable, Israel Institute of Democracy, July 21, 2015 23. Drafting Agreements Based on the New Israeli Copyright Act, Israeli Bar, Jerusalem Section, June 9th, 2015 24. The Relation Between Zoning Law and Property Law, Ministry of the Construction and Housing, May 12, 2015 25. The Relation Between Zoning Law and Property Law, Israeli Bar, Jerusalem Section, March 31, 2015 26. Copyright Protection and Its Limits Regarding Academic Uses, Washington Educational College, Israel, March 10, 2015 27. Intellectual Property Securitization, The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, Law and Technology Center, February 9, 2015 28. Panel Chair, Israeli IP Scholars 5th Annual Workshop, College of Management, October 19, 2014 29. Introductory Remarks Introducing Dr. Shlomit Yaniski-Ravid, A Workshop in Honor of Shlomit Yaniski-Ravid's Book Launching, Ono Academic College, July 3, 2014 30. IP in the Israeli Ministry of Defense, INSS, June 26, 2014 31. Introduction to Intellectual Property, Israel Ministry of Defense, June 23, 2014 32. Intellectual Property Securitization, Commercial Law Workshop, College of Law and Business - Ramat Gan Law School, June 5, 2014 (with Dov Solomon) 33. Intellectual Property Securitization, Second Private Law Consortium, University of Pennsylvania Law School, May 11-12, 2014 (with Dov Solomon) 34. Intellectual Property Securitization, Faculty Seminar, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, April 8, 2014 (with Dov Solomon) 35. From Slavita to Kapost: The Relation Between the Agreements to Printing of the Talmud and the Modern Law of Copyrights, Mishpatim Nifgashim, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, April 7, 2014 (with Levi Cooper) 36. Examining the Patent Dimensions of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, The Measure of Intellectual Property: New Principles, Future Dilemmas, International Conference, IDC Herzliya, March 10-11, 2014 37. Problematic Patents: Software, DNA and Business Methods, Israeli Bar, Jerusalem Section, February 12, 2014 38. Commercializing Public Sector Information, WIPIP, Santa Clara Law School, February 7-8, 2014 39. Commercialization of IP and the American Invents Act, Protecting Israeli Investors and Industries Doing Business Overseas: International Investment Law and Investment Treaty Arbitration, Peres Academic Center, January 30, 2013 40. Reconceptualizing Exceptions and Limitations to Infringement of Moral Rights: Perspectives from Israeli and British Law, Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Law, January 6-7, 2014 41. What is Left from the Law of Unjust Enrichment in the Field of IP Law, Workshop on IP Law, Israeli Bar Association, Tel Aviv, December 29, 2013 42. Commercializing Public Sector Information, Intellectual Property Law Scholars Workshop, Tel- Aviv University, Faculty of Law, October 3, 2013 43. Reconceptualizing Exceptions & Limitations to Infringement of Moral Rights: Perspectives from Israeli & British Law, IP Scholars Conference, Cardozo Law School, New York, August 8-9, 2013 44. Criminal Enforcement of Copyright Law, Law and Economics Workshop, Bar-Ilan University,
Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton – January 2020 Page 6 of 11 Faculty of Law, January 15, 2013 45. Criminal Enforcement of Copyright Law, Faculty Seminar, Shaarei Mishpat College of Law, January 2, 2013 46. Database Protection in Israel – Theory and Practice, Israeli Bar Haifa District Evening Honoring Tamir Afori, December 6, 2012 47. Criminal Enforcement of Copyright Law, Law and Technology Workshop, Tel-Aviv University, Faculty of Law, November 15, 2012 48. Modernizing Copyright Law, Governing Pooled Knowledge Resources, International Association for the Study of the Commons, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium , September 12-14, 2012 49. Commercializing Public Sector Information, IP Scholars Conference, Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, California, August 9-10, 2012 50. Developments in Israeli Patent Law, Conference on Global and Local Innovations in Patent Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, March 21, 2012 51. Discussant, Israeli-Canadian Workshop, Copyright Law Reforms & Developments, Israel & Canada as Comparative Case Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, February 20-21, 2012 52. Discussant, LAPSI 2nd Public Conference and 3rd Award, University Foundation, Brussels (Belgium), January 23-24, 2012 53. The AIA: Exploring Subject Matter Eligibility, Prior User Rights, and Jurisdiction Issues, Perspectives on the America Invents Act & Keynote Lecture by Chief Judge Randall Rader, Bar- Ilan University, Faculty of Law, January 4, 2012 54. Land Demarcation and Registration in Israel, Land Demarcation and Registries, November 14, 2011, University of Oslo, Norway. 55. The Right to Housing, "What Did We Learn Over the Past Summer?", Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, November 7, 2011 56. The Nagoya Protocol and its effect on the protection of Traditional Knowledge, International Conference on IP Law and Development - the Road Ahead; Traditional Knowledge and Access to Knowledge, Ono Academic College, Israel, October 24 & 25, 2011 57. ©"Originality" from a Theoretical & Comparative Perspective: From Feist to Qimron, International Law Speakers Series, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, September 27, 2011 58. Commercializing Public Sector Information, 7th Edition, Stresa Lecture, Atlantic Corridors-Novara University Conference, Stresa, Italy, July 11, 2011 59. Criminal Enforcement of Copyright Law in Israel, Intellectual Property Law: Interdisciplinary Analysis, Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, June 2, 2011 60. Let the Public Speak – Public Domain as Default, Intellectual Property Law Workshop, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law, May 11, 2011 61. Modernizing Copyright Law, Junior Scholars in Intellectual Property (JSIP) Workshop, April 15- 16, 2011 (paper competitively selected) 62. ©"Originality" from a Theoretical & Comparative Perspective: From Feist to Qimron, IP Law Society, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, March 31, 2011 63. Let the Public Speak – Public Domain as Default, Faculty Seminar, The Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law, March 22, 2011 64. Let the Public Speak – Public Domain as Default, Faculty Seminar, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, March 17, 2011 65. Let the Public Speak – Public Domain as Default, The Columbus IP Association Meeting, March 10, 2011 66. Let the Public Speak – Public Domain as Default, WIPIP Conference, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, February 13, 2011 67. Let the Public Speak – Public Domain as Default, Faculty Workshop, DePaul College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, January 20, 2011 68. Development in U.S. Patent Law, STC & Fish & Richardson Patent Law Conference, January 2,
Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton – January 2020 Page 7 of 11 2011 69. Moral Rights and International Norms, Roundtable on Moral Rights, A Conference in Honor of Roberta R. Kwall's The Soul of Creativity, Interdisciplinary Center Hertzelia, December 13, 2010 70. Let the Public Speak – Public Domain as Default, Intellectual Property Law Seminar, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, October 24, 2010 71. Let the Public Speak – Public Domain as Default, Faculty Workshop, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, September 22, 2010 72. Exploring European Union & U.S. Copyright Policy Through the Lens of The Database Directive, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, September 21, 2010 73. ©"Originality" from a Theoretical & Comparative Perspective: From Feist to Qimron, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, September 21, 2010 74. Let the Public Speak – Public Domain as Default, IP Scholars Conference, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, California, August 12-13, 2010 75. Exploring the European Union Copyright Law Policy Through the Lens of the Database Directive, Law & Technology Colloquium , Haifa University, Faculty of Law, April 15, 2010 76. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, University of San Diego Law School, Intellectual Property Theory Seminar, February 23, 2010 77. Exploring the European Union Copyright Law Policy Through the Lens of the Database Directive, Law, Science & Technology Colloquium , Stanford Law School, February 18, 2010 78. In re Bilski & Subject Matter Eligibility Thresholds, The Future of Subject Matter Eligibility After In re Bilski, International Patent Law Conference, The Sanford T. Colb Intellectual Property Law Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, January 3-4, 2010 79. Junior Privacy Scholars Workshop; Symposium Co-Chair, 9th Annual CIPLIT Symposium on Cyberlaw 2.0: Legal Challenges of an Evolving Internet, & the 12th Annual Niro Distinguished Lecture, DePaul College of Law, Chicago, October 15-16, 2009 80. Subject Matter Eligibility in Patent Law and In re Bilski, Faculty Seminar, The University of Michigan Law School, September 23, 2009 81. Recent Developments in Patent Law: New Challenges to Subject Matter Eligibility (workshop for PhD Students) (together with Professor Gideon Parchomovsky), The Fifth Annual Stresa Conference, on Innovation and the Law, Stresa, Italy, July 10-14, 2009 82. Moderator, Israeli Law & Economics Association Eighth Annual Conference, Faculty of Law, Bar-Ilan University, June 18, 2009 83. Commentator, The Regulatory State at the 21st Century: Fundamental Questions in the Design of Regulatory Policy - Lessons from the Environmental Field, Faculty of Law, Bar-Ilan University, May 17-18, 2009 84. Introduction to Intellectual Property Law, The Arthur Fried Annual Lecture, Lev Institute, Jerusalem, June 21, 2009 85. Recent Developments in International Copyright Law, Introduction to Intellectual Property Law Class, University of Indiana School of Law, Indianapolis, February 11, 2009 86. Recent Developments in International Copyright Law, Copyright Law Forum, University of Indiana School of Law, Indianapolis, February 11, 2009 87. Exploring the European Union Copyright Law Policy Through the Lens of the Database Directive, Faculty Seminar, University of Indiana School of Law, Indianapolis, February 12, 2009 88. Should Entrepreneurs Care About Patent Reform?, IP & Entrepreneurship Symposium, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, California, March 7-8, 2008 89. Recent Developments in U.S. Law Concerning Patentable Subject Matter, 5th Annual Telecommunication and IP: U.S. and Asian Perspectives Conference, Maui, Hawaii, February 15– 16, 2008 90. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, Faculty Seminar, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 24, 2008 91. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, Faculty Seminar, Ramat-Gan Law School, Ramat-Gan, Israel, January 3, 2008
Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton – January 2020 Page 8 of 11 92. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, Faculty Seminar, Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law, Ramat-Gan, Israel, December 30, 2007 93. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, Faculty Seminar, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, December 11, 2007 94. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, Faculty Seminar, Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York, December 6, 2007 95. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, Faculty Seminar, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon, December 4, 2007 96. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, Intellectual Property Scholarship Workshop “Perspectives on Copyright Law,” Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, California, November 16, 2007 97. Is Information Patentable?, Works in Progress Intellectual Property Colloquium 2007, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, September 28-29, 2007 98. Trends in Protection for Informational Works Under Copyright Law During the 19th and 20th Centuries, Symposium on “Feist, Facts, and Functions: IP Protection for Works Beyond Entertainment,” George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC, September 28, 2007 99. Is Information Patentable?, IP Scholars Conference, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, August 9-10, 2007 100. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, Intellectual Property Law Seminar, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, January 2007 101. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, Faculty Seminar, Ono College of Law, Ramat-Gan, Israel, January 2007 102. A New Outlook on the Economic Dimension of the Database Protection Debate, Law and Economics Workshop, The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 2005
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND TALKS ORGANIZED
Justice Turkel Book Launch Event, March 4, 2020 (with Prof. Shahar Lifshitz & Dr. Karin-Carmit Yefet)
Launch of Big Data Lab at the Faculty of Law and Academic Conference on Data Science and the Law in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities, December 18-19, 2019 (with Prof. Oren Perez, Dr. Ayelet Sela & Dr. Ittai Bar Siman Tov)
Mizrahi Jews in Israel: Law, Status, and Identity, March 3-4, 2019 (with Dr. Maytal Pinto & Dr. Guy Abutbul-Selinger)
Property and History, January, 2019
Elyakim Rubinstein Retirement Conference, December 10, 2017
Book Launch Event, Interdisciplinary Analysis of Intellectual Property Law, IDC, January 10, 2016 (with Dr. Lior Zemer)
The Many Faces of Innovation, International Conference, Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law & Ono Academic College Faculty of Law, January 5-6, 2016 (with Prof. Gideon Parchomovsky & Dr. Lital
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Israeli IP Scholars 6th Annual Workshop, October 11, 2015 (with Prof. Gideon Parchomovsky)
Book Launch Event, Honoring Prof. Orly Lobel, Talent Wants to be Free, December 29, 2013 (with Prof. Yuval Feldman)
The New Trademark Law Bill, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, June 3, 2013 (with the Ministry of Justice, Intellectual Property Law Legislation Division)
The First Private Law Consortium, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, June 26-27, 2013 (with Profs. Gideon Parchomovsky & Abraham Bell).
Understanding Entrepreneurship: On IP, Culture, and Innovation Environments, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, May 20-21, 2013 (with Prof. Gideon Parchomovsky; co-sponsored and co-organized with The University of Pennsylvania Law School)
Domestic and Global Developments in Patent Law Workshop, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, June 7, 2012 (with Prof. Gideon Parchomovsky)
Perspectives on the America Invents Act, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, January 4, 2012
Interdisciplinary Analysis of Intellectual Property Law, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, June 2, 2011 (with Dr. Lior Zemer, The IDC).
Between the Sacred and the Legal: The Aftermath of the Immanuel Girls School Ordeal – An Interdisciplinary Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, October 31, 2010 (with Dr.Ori Aronson and Dr. Avi Shoshana).
Law and Mediation - Mock Mediation: Roker v. Solomon, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, May 9, 2010 (Joint endeavor of the Mediation Clinic and the Legal Aid Clinic).
The Future of Clinical Legal Education, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, April 27, 2010 (with Adv. Karin Elharar).
The Future of Subject Matter Eligibility After In re Bilski, International Patent Law Conference, The Sanford T. Colb Intellectual Property Law Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, January 3-4, 2010 (with Prof. Gideon Parchomovsky).
9th Annual CIPLIT Symposium on Cyberlaw 2.0: Legal Challenges of an Evolving Internet, & the 12th Annual Niro Distinguished Lecture, DePaul College of Law, Chicago, October 15-16, 2009; http://www.law.depaul.edu/centers_institutes/ciplit/niro_symposium_09/default.asp
Women Leadership in the Israeli Academy, Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law, Ramat-Gan, Israel, February 3, 2009 (with the Rackman Center for the Advancement of Women & the ISEF Foundation).
IP & Entrepreneurship Symposium, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, California, March 7-8, 2008; http://www.law.berkeley.edu/institutes/bclt/entrepreneurship/about.html
DOCTORAL & M.A. STUDENTS ADVISOR
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Mr. Yonathan Drori (M.A. Student), Damages in Copyright Law – Back to Torts Principles (Awarded January 2011; Grade: 100)
Mr. Avishai Klein (Ph.D. Student), Tort Liability for Internet Security Breaches (Awarded September, 2015)
Mr. Ron Musayov (M.A. Student), The Intersection of Copyright Law and Antitrust Law in the Music Licensing Industry (Awarded October, 2015)
Mrs. Tehilla Rozenzweig (Ph.D Student), The Challenge of Joint Authorship in Copyright Law
Mr. Yossi Cohen (M.A. Student), IP Management in Israel Ministry of Defense
Mrs. Tal Itkin, (Ph.D. Student), The Role of the Family in Copyright Law
TEACHING INTERESTS
First Year Courses Property
Electives Introduction to Intellectual Property Law; Law & Economics of Intellectual Property Law; Cyberlaw; International IP; IP Theory; Patent Law; Trademark Law: Between Theory & Practice
BAR ADMISSION, LANGUAGES & INTERESTS
Bar Admission California Bar; Israeli Bar
Languages Hebrew (native speaker); English (fluent); Arabic (fluent)
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