On January 25, 2023 the Master in Law Program hosted its Fourth Annual Master in Law Lecture a panel discussion on the legal disputes surrounding patent ownership of CRISPR technology, a groundbreaking tool that enables gene editing to correct genetic defects, treat and prevent disease, and improve crops.

Using the example of a current vaccine developed with CRISPR technology, our panel of experts will explain the patent and licensing process and the ongoing court battles over ownership of CRISPR patents.


Panelists:

Kiran Musunuru, MD (ML ’19), Penn Geneticist, Cardiologist, Faculty, and CoFounder and Senior Scientific Advisor of Verve Therapeutics

Hon. Leonard P. Stark, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

R. Polk Wagner, Michael A. Fitts Professor of Law, Author and Intellectual Property expert