Associate Dean Daryl Lim co-organizes global IP law conference at Fordham

CARLISLE, PA—Professor Daryl Lim, associate dean for research and strategic partnerships and H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, co-organized the 33rd Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference at Fordham Law School. The conference brought together more than 500 judges, scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders from around the world for one of the leading global forums in intellectual property (IP) law and technology policy.

Co-organized in partnership with the Emily C. & John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School, this year’s conference featured 31 panels and 40 sponsors and institutional partners over two and a half days, making it the largest in the event’s history. The program convened leading voices across patents, copyright, trademarks, trade secrets, antitrust, artificial intelligence (AI) governance, data policy, dispute resolution, and international regulatory developments.

Lim’s leadership in designing and moderating the conference reflects Penn State Dickinson Law’s growing prominence in intellectual property, innovation, and emerging technology law while reinforcing the law school’s commitment to global engagement, interdisciplinary scholarship, and professional community-building.

Often described as the “Davos of the IP world,” the Fordham Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious annual gatherings in the field. This year’s conference included participants from the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, with dedicated country and regional showcase sessions highlighting comparative legal developments across jurisdictions. The conference’s central ethos—“learn, debate, and have fun”—aligns closely with Penn State Dickinson Law’s mission of fostering intellectual leadership, public impact, and global collaboration in law and policy.

Daryl Lim is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. He is also the Associate Dean for Research & Strategic Partnerships 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. In 2025, he received the IP Professor of the Year Award at the Global Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence & Technology Conclave & Awards.