Associate Dean Daryl Lim discusses IP reliability at National University of Singapore roundtable

CARLISLE, PA—Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and associate dean for research and strategic partnerships, participated in the international roundtable “IP in Asia: How Reliable Intellectual Property Rights Foster Innovation, Economic Growth, and Global Competitiveness” at the National University of Singapore on August 25, 2026. Lim presented on how the reliability and predictability of intellectual property systems can foster innovation, investment, and cross-border collaboration.

Lim argued that effective intellectual property systems should be evaluated not only by the strength of the rights they provide but also by whether innovators can reliably determine what they own, what others own, what permissions they need, and whether disputes can be resolved before commercial opportunities disappear. Drawing on examples involving artificial intelligence, data provenance, standard-essential patents, and technology licensing, he explained how predictable IP institutions can support investment, licensing, standardization, commercialization, and cross-border collaboration. The presentation reflects Lim’s scholarship on intellectual property, emerging technologies, and the institutional frameworks that shape innovation.

The National University of Singapore roundtable brought together academics, government officials, practitioners, and industry representatives from across Asia, the United States, and Europe. Participants represented institutions including the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University, Chulalongkorn University, Hanoi Law University, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Nokia, Qualcomm, and leading U.S. academic and legal institutions. The program examined intellectual property and economic growth, national and regional approaches to IP, artificial intelligence and semiconductors, and standards and standard-essential patents.

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.