Prof. Llewellyn Gibbons quoted in Federal Circuit opinion
January 21, 2016
Llewellyn Joseph Gibbons, professor of law, was recently quoted in an opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit. The decision in In re Tam held that the Lanham Act’s bar on registering “disparaging marks” violates the First
Amendment.
Professor Gibbons’s scholarship is at the intersection of law, contract, and technology. A pioneering professor in the area of cyberlaw, he penned one of the first law review articles to review the theoretical legal principles on which the Internet could be governed. His recent scholarship focuses on the response of law to breakthrough technologies as well as the role of the international intellectual property regime in promoting global economic development.
“One of the benefits of being at Toledo Law is a rich tradition of professors influencing and impacting the practice of law,” said Eric Chaffee, associate dean for faculty research and development. “The citation of Professor Gibbons’s work is evidence that that tradition continues.”
Over his career to date, Professor Gibbons has published over 25 law review articles, three book chapters, and one encyclopedia entry. He has also co-authored a treatise, “Mastering Trademark Law and Unfair Competition Law” (Carolina Academic Press, 2013), with Lars S. Smith.
As a Fulbright scholar and after having delivered invited lectures in Argentina, England, China, Finland, Hong Kong, Italy, and Singapore, Professor Gibbons has earned an international reputation. His articles have been republished in India, and translated into Chinese and Japanese. The People's Court Publication House, the publishing arm of the Supreme People's Court of China, is translating and publishing Professor Gibbons’s book “Mastering Trademark and Unfair Competition Law” for the Chinese market. Professor Gibbons is also a fellow at the Center for the Study of Intellectual Property Rights at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan, China and an elected member of the American Law Institute.
He is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law (J.D.), and Temple University School of Law (LL.M.).