- International Intellectual Property
- Introduction to Intellectual Property
- Patents
- Uniform Commercial Code: Sales
Areas of Expertise
- Administrative Law
- Commercial Law
- Corporate Law
- Intellectual Property
- International and Comparative Law
Background
Visiting Professor Donald P. Harris is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Liaison at Temple University Beasley School of Law.
A specialist in international intellectual property, Harris joined Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2003, and teaches in the areas of intellectual property and commercial law. His courses include: Introduction to Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property, Patents, and Uniform Commercial Code: Sales. He received his JD from LMU Loyola Law School, where he received the Dean's award for outstanding public service and the pro bono service award. Harris also received an LLM from the University of Wisconsin, as a Hastie Fellow, specializing in international intellectual property.
Prior to joining Temple, Harris practiced intellectual property law, specializing in patent litigation, as an associate in the San Francisco office of Cooley Godward. Harris has spoken at numerous symposia and colloquia, and has written numerous articles on international intellectual property, including articles discussing the international intellectual property treaty, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
Selected Publications
- The Honeymoon is Over: The U.S.-China WTO Intellectual Property Complaint, 32 FORDHAM INT'L L.J. 96 (2008)
- TRIPS and Treaties of Adhesion Part II: Back to the Past or a Small Step Forward?, 2007 MICH. ST. L. REV. 185
- Carrying a Good Joke Too Far: TRIPS and Treaties of Adhesion, 27 U. PA. J. INT'L ECON. L. 681 (2006)
- Sexual Harassment: Limiting the Affirmative Defense in the Digital Workplace, 39 U. MICH. J.L. REFORM 73 (2005) (with D. Garrie & M. Armstrong)
- Voice over Internet Protocol and the Wiretap Act: Is Your Conversation Protected?, 29 SEATTLE U. L. REV. 97 (2005) (with D. Garrie & M. Armstrong)
Law Journal Articles
- An Unconventional Approach to Reviewing the Judicially Unreviewable: Applying the Dormant Commerce Clause to Copyright, 104 KY. L.J. 47 (2016).
- Time to Reboot?: DMCA 2.0, 47 ARIZ. ST. L.J. 801 (2015).
- The New Prohibition: A Look at the Copyright Wars Through the Lens of Alcohol Prohibition, 80 TENN. L. REV. 101 (2012).
- TRIPS After Fifteen Years: Success or Failure, as Measured by Compulsory Licensing, 18 J. INTELL. PROP. L. 367 (2011).
- The Honeymoon is Over: The U.S.-China WTO Intellectual Property Complaint, 32 FORDHAM INT'L L.J. 96 (2008).
- TRIPS and Treaties of Adhesion Part II: Back to the Past or a Small Step Forward?, 2007 MICH. ST. L. REV. 185.
- Carrying a Good Joke Too Far: TRIPS and Treaties of Adhesion, 27 U. PA. J. INT'L ECON. L. 681 (2006).
- Voice over Internet Protocol and the Wiretap Act: Is Your Conversation Protected? , 29 SEATTLE U. L. REV. 97 (2005) (with D. Garrie & M. Armstrong).
- Sexual Harassment: Limiting the Affirmative Defense in the Digital Workplace, 39 U. MICH. J.L. REFORM 73 (2005) (with D. Garrie & M. Armstrong).
- TRIPS' Rebound: An Historical Analysis of How the TRIPS Agreement Can Ricochet Back Against the United States, 25 NW. J. INT'L L. & BUS. 99 (2004).
- Let's Make Lawyers Happy: Advocating Mandatory Pro Bono, 19 N. ILL. U. L. REV. 287 (1999).
- Third Party Sexual Harassment: Duties and Liabilities of Employers, 26 THE BRIEF (ABA), Spring 1997, at 32 (with K. Kaplowitz).
Media Appearances
- CNBC (August 6, 2023)
- Capital B (June 6, 2023)
- Capital B (June 14, 2023)
- Capital B News (May 18, 2023)
- USA Today (September 1, 2022)
- Temple Now (January 24, 2022)
- This Week in Law (February 7, 2014)
- Surprisingly Free (August 14, 2012)
- Philadelphia Daily News (November 10, 2008)