DARYL LIM PARTICIPATES IN WIPO'S PATHFINDERS INITIATIVE
October 2024 — The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has invited Associate Dean Daryl Lim to contribute to its Pathfinders Initiative, a project aimed at helping United Nations member states prepare their economies for the future of innovation. WIPO is a UN agency whose mission is to lead the development of a balanced and effective international IP system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. To facilitate this exploration, WIPO will interview visionaries and experts across the innovation and creation ecosystem, including businesses, governments, academia, NGOs, and IGOs.
As a recognized thought leader in the field, Associate Dean Lim will share his insights with WIPO on the evolving role of IP in fostering innovation and creativity over the next decade. His participation will include an in-depth interview addressing emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities within the global IP ecosystem. The findings from these discussions will be featured in a publication distributed within WIPO's international network, offering a valuable perspective on the future of the IP system.
Daryl Lim is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. He is also the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Founding Director of the Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Innovation Initiative. At the university level, he is a co-hire at the Institute of Computational and Data Sciences and an affiliate at the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence.
Professor Lim is an award-winning author, observer, and commentator on national and global trends in IP and competition policy and how they influence and are influenced by law, technology, economics, and politics. He helps policymakers, attorneys, corporate counsel, scholars, and the public understand the world around them. He is a founding member of the Global IP Alliance and its local chapters in Pennsylvania and Illinois. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of the University Education Committee in the US IP Alliance. In December 2022, the American Law Institute elected Professor Lim to its membership based on demonstrated excellence and outstanding professional achievement. In 2023, the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission recognized him as “a leading expert in antitrust law and economics” and the IAM Strategy 300, a guide to the industry pioneers with “exceptional skill sets, as well as profound insights into the development, creation, and management of IP value,” named him to its World’s Leading IP Strategists 2023 list. In 2024, he was appointed to the consultative group advising the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.