Associate Dean Daryl Lim interviewed on 'Understanding IP Matters' podcast

CARLISLE, Pa.—Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships Daryl Lim joined the “Understanding IP Matters” podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) shape each other and why “equity by design” should guide technology governance. The conversation covered legal trends, business adoption, and what creators and policymakers need to know.

Lim discussed recent copyright litigation involving AI training datasets, fair use trends, and large-scale licensing as a pathway to trust. He also addressed models for responsible AI aligned with human rights and the rule of law, how blockchain could streamline IP transactions once it becomes “invisible” to users, lessons from Microsoft’s engagement with regulation, and global developments, including China’s IP transformation. Key takeaways for listeners: treat technology as an ally and build broad, inclusive frameworks, so innovation and creative communities can thrive.

The interview draws on Lim’s scholarship and public-facing service, including his work on equity by design and policy engagement through forums that convene industry, government, and academia. These themes inform his classroom teaching and leadership at Penn State Dickinson Law by connecting doctrine to current cases, comparative perspectives, and real-world strategy for students preparing to practice in technology-intensive fields.

“Understanding IP Matters” is produced by the nonprofit Center for Intellectual Property Understanding and features leaders across law, business, and government.

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.