Irene Calboli

Irene Calboli is Regents Professor of Law at Texas A&M University School of Law and specializes in Intellectual Property, Trade, and Cultural Heritage Law. She additionally holds several honorary and visiting appointments, including Senior Fellow at Melbourne University, Academic Fellow at the University of Geneva, Transatlantic Technology Law Fellow at Stanford University, Visiting Professor at National Law University, Delhi, and Distinguished Fellow at the Royal University of Law and Economics in Cambodia. A distinguished expert in her field, she is regularly invited to lecture at universities worldwide and has been a visiting professor in institutions in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. In 2018, she was a Fulbright Specialist Scholar in Cambodia, and in 2022 a Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics in Finland. A prolific scholar, Irene has published 10 books and more than 100 articles, book chapters, and policy reports. She sits on the editorial board of several scientific journals, including the Oxford Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, the Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property, and the WIPO-WTO Colloquium Papers. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute and serves in leadership roles in several professional organizations, including the Association of American Law Schools, the International Law Association, the European Policy for Intellectual Property Law Association, and the International Trademark Association. She regularly advises national governments and international organizations on issues related to Intellectual Property and International Trade and is an expert for the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Trade Organization, the International Trade Center,and the European Union.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Regents Professor, Texas A&M University School of Law, 2015 – Present

• Professor of Law (tenured appointment), Texas A&M University School of Law, 2015 – Present

• Visiting Professor, Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore

• Head of Centre, Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia (ARCIALA), Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore, 2015 – 2017

• Deputy Director, Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia (ARCIALA), Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore, 2015 – 2018

• Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law, Singapore, 2012 – 2015

• Professor of Law (tenured appointment), Marquette University Law School, 2012 – 2015

• Associate Professor of Law (tenured appointment), Marquette University Law School, 2008 – 2012

• Associate Professor of Law (tenured-track appointment), Marquette University Law School, 2003 – 2008

• CIPLIT Visiting Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Depaul University College of Law, 2011

• Research Assistant Professor, University Of Bologna Faculty of Law, Italy, 2000 – 2003

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, University Of Bologna Faculty of Law, Italy, 1998 – 2000

• Doctoral Fellow, University Of Bologna Faculty of Law, Italy, 1994 – 1997

• Teaching Assistant, University Of Bologna Faculty of Law, Italy, 1992 – 1994

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Master of Laws (LL.M.), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, London, U.K, 1998 – 1999

• Diploma in Trade Mark Law, Queen Mary College, Center for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), London, U.K., 1997 – 1999

• Doctorate of Research in Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law; Dissertation: The Repression of Misleading Advertising (Supervisor: Professor Vito M. Mangini), University of Pavia School of Law, Pavia, Italy (National Administrative Office), and University of Bologna School of Law, Bologna, Italy, 1994 – 1997

• Post Graduate Studies Visiting Program, University of California at Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, United States, 1993 – 1994

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Summa Cum Laude/First Class Honors (110/110 e lode); Dissertation: The Notion of “Joint-Venture” in European and Italian Antitrust Law (Supervisor: Professor Vito M. Mangini), University of Bologna School of Law, Bologna, Italy, 1988 – 1992

• ERASMUS Student-Exchange Program, University Paris II “Panthéon-Assas” School of Law, Paris, France, 1990 – 1991