1 SRIVIDHYA RAGAVAN Professor of Law Texas A&M School of Law e-mail: [email protected]Phone: 405-905-0333 EDUCATION George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C, U.S.A S.J.D., 2008. University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Visiting Scholar, 2000. Honors: First Texas Instruments Visiting Scholar Award (Worked on issues relating to intellectual property protection of traditional knowledge). King's College, University of London, London, England. LL.M, Specialized in International Business Law, 1995. Honors: ODASS Commonwealth Scholarship for academic excellence. National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India. B.A., LL.B (Hons), 1994. Honors: University Merit Certificate for academic excellence Editorial: Publication for the Common Wealth Legal Education Association on Economic Policies, Human Rights & Legal Order ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE Current Position: Texas A&M School of Law, Professor of Law (from Spring, 2016) Previous Positions: University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, OK Associate Professor (tenure- track), Fall 2003 – Fall 2008. Professor of Law, (from Fall, 2009 – Spring, 2016). Subjects Taught: Law of Contracts, Patent Law, Intellectual Property (Survey), Trademark Law, International Trade and International Intellectual Property. Honors: Recipient of the Student’s Access to Justice (SATJ) Association Certificate for Distinguished Pro Bono Service in 2008 and 2013. Nominated thrice for University of Oklahoma Presidential Award for Superior Research in 2006, 2009 and 2012. Grant: Recipient of the Fulbright CORE Grant Teaching Grant for 2011-12. Selected as a Fulbright Specialist for the South Asia Roster from 2013-18. Recipient of the Fulbright Specialist Grant for India, 2014.
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7. The Importance of Trade and Intellectual Property for Public Policy, Center for
Public Policy, the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, Aug. 2014
8. Patents in Science: An Economic & Social Perspective, Dhwani, Jawaharlal Nehru
Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Jun. 2014
9. Patents and the Progress Limitation, Speaker Series, Texas A&M Law School, Apr.
4, 2014.
10. Voices of the Future, Panel Discussion and Presentation, Confederation of Indian
Industries, Mumbai, Mar. 15, 2014.
11. India in the Post-Patent World, Works In Progress, Intellectual Property Law
Scholars Workshop, Santa Clara University, San Jose, Feb. 7, 2014
12. Commentator, American International Law Society Workshop, Arizona State
University, Tempe, Feb. 6, 2014
13. Office of United States Trade Representative, Testimony, Special 301 Hearing on
India’s Intellectual Property Law, Jan. 2014.
14. International Trade Commission, Testimony, Trade, Investment and Industrial
Policies in India: Effects of the US Economy, United States International Trade
Commission (2014), Jan. 2014.
15. India’s Role in the Post-Patent World, Faculty George Washington University School
of Law, Washington D.C., Sep. 2013.
16. The Role of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Preserving Diversity and
Reconciling Intellectual Property and Environmental Issues in India, Tenth Asian
Law Institute Conference: Celebrating Diversity, National Law School of India
University, Bangalore, Jul. 2013.
17. Current Trends in Patenting, Guest Speaker, Nishit Desai and Associates, Bangalore,
Jun. 2013.
18. Becoming and Being a Lawyer: An Introduction, Christ University School of Law,
Bangalore, Jun. 2013.
19. Science and Its Intersection with Law, Jawarharlal Nehru Center for Advanced
Scientific Research, Bangalore, India, Mar. 2013.
20. Impact of the Trade Regime on Developing Countries, 2nd
International IP Scholars
Roundtable, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, Apr. 19-20, 2013.
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21. A Comparison between India’s Patent Law with the US System, University of
Washington at Seattle School of Law, Apr. 17, 2013.
22. Indian Patent Law: The Struggle to Balance Innovation with Access, The Annual
Patent Conference, Chicago, Apr. 12-13, 2013.
23. International Legal Education Abroad, Legal Education Abroad – Alternatives to
Study Abroad, Washington D.C., Apr. 8-9, 2013.
24. Science and Its Intersection with Law, Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced
Scientific Research, Bangalore, India, Mar. 2013.
25. Work-In-Progress-in IP Workshop, Software Patent Strategies: From Diehr to Here
and Where?, Seton Hall Law School, New York, Feb.22, 2013.
26. Roundtable on the Ingredients of Innovative Culture, Educational Roundtable
Discussion on Innovation, U.S.-India Educational Foundation, Dec. 13, 2012.
27. Infosys Ltd., IP Exhaustion Issues, Bangalore, India, Dec. 4, 2012.
28. IP Cell Training, Claims & More, IP Cell, Infosys Ltd., Bangalore, Nov. 29, 2012.
29. Infosys Ltd., IP Licensing Issues, Bangalore, India, Nov. 27, 2012.
30. Infosys India Ltd, DRM Technologies, Open Source & More, Nov. 20, 2012
31. Infosys India Ltd, Internet Law – Of Global Networks, Borders & Speech, 15 Nov.
2012
32. Infosys India Ltd, Recent Patent Trends and Issues: Comparison between India and
the US, Nov. 6, 2012
33. Infosys, Electronic City, How IP can be used as a Business Strategy, Oct. 30, 2012
34. Infy IP Cell, The Story of the Apple Eating Samsung, Bangalore, Oct. 25, 2012.
35. Infosys India Ltd., World IP Day – Keynote Address, IP in IT: Current Trends,
Bangalore, Apr. 26, 2012.
36. School of Government and International Affairs, SRM University and United States
India Educational Foundation (USIEF), Regulating the Media?, Chennai, Apr. 25,
2012.
37. The Institute of Global Internet Governance & Advocacy (GIGA), International
Conference Series, Revisiting Internet Governance – Lessons Learnt and Road
Ahead, Hyderabad, Apr. 5, 2012.
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38. National Law School of India University, A Discussion on Legal Education and
Teaching Techniques, Teaching Law: Opportunities & Challenges, Bangalore, Mar.
29, 2012.
39. University of Washington-National Law University Delhi, New Perspectives on
Teaching IPR, Workshop at New Delhi, Mar. 4-5, 2012.
40. Global IP Convention- 2012, Calibrating Innovation to Promote Competition, New
Delhi, Jan. 5-6, 2012.
41. Confederation of Indian Industries, Intellectual Property Management: Stories of
Successful Strategies, Best Practices of Intellectual Property Management,
Hyderabad, India, Jul. 2011.
42. The Institute of Global Internet Governance & Advocacy (GIGA), Expert Panelist on
Role of IP laws in Governing the Internet, National Academy for Legal Studies and
Research, Hyderabad, Apr. 23, 2011.
43. Philips Innovation Campus, Philips Electronics India Limited, Patent Eligibility
Debate in the United States, Bangalore, Feb. 7, 2011.
44. Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Government of India, Protecting
Innovation in Plants, Bangalore, Jun. 9, 2010.
45. SciTech Patent-Art, The Implications of the Valcyte Patent Post-Grant Opinion,
(Webinar), Hyderabad, May 26, 2010 (jointly presented with Mr. Feroz Ali, Partner,
Ali Associates, Chennai). 46. SciTech Patent-Art, Hyderabad, The Myriad Factor, (Webinar), Apr. 26, 2010. 47. Center for Intellectual Property Rights Research & Advocacy, National Law School
of India University, Trademarks as an Intellectual Property Right, Bangalore, Jan.
2010.
48. National Law School of India University, Bangalore, Protection of Traditional
Knowledge / Traditional Cultural Expression – Evolving a sui generis Model for
India, Jan, 2010.
49. PSG College of Arts & Science, Intellectual Property and Science, Coimbatore, India, Jan.
2009.
50. UIDAI Authority, Government of India, National Law School of India University,
Round Table Consultation on Unique Identity Number, Bangalore, Nov. 2009.
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51. Golden Gate University School of Law, Farming and Food: How We Grow What We
Eat, Biodiversity and Food Trade in the light of Patents in Plants, California, Nov.
2009.
52. United Nations, Commission on Sustainable Development 17: Policy Session,
(invited by World Intellectual Property Organization), New York, May 7, 2009
53. University of California Davis School of Law, Conference of the Asian Pacific
American Law Faculty, Asian-Americans: Connecting Asia to America, California,
Mar. 2009
54. Drake University Law School, Inaugural Summer Institute on Intellectual Property,
Biotechnology and Agricultural Sciences, India’s Patent Path, Des Moines, May.
2008.
55. Center for American and International Law, IP Issues Relating Doing Business in
India, The Story of IP Coming to India, Dallas, TX, Apr. 8-9, 2008.
56. University of Oklahoma, Honors College, Protection of Traditional Knowledge,
Norman, OK, Oct. 16, 2007.
57. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne, Intellectual Property’s Changing Role in
Asia: Moving Beyond ‘Producers’ and ‘Consumer’, India’s Plant Protection Issues,
Urbana-Champagne, Mar. 5, 2008.
58. Bar Association of Chennai High Court, India 3.0: The Emerging Issues, Chennai,
Jan. 7, 2008.
59. SciTech Patent-Art, Thank God! Patents is Not an Art…, Hyderabad, Jan. 9, 2008.
60. Japanese and Indian Patent Office Symposium on IPR Management & Enforcement,
Management of Intellectual Property Rights, Hyderabad, India, Dec. 10, 2007.
61. Oklahoma City University Law School, Junior Faculty Colloquium, The Imbalances
Within the WTO, Oklahoma City, OK, Oct. 23, 2007.
62. Oklahoma State University School of Law, Relevance of Law to Science, Oklahoma
City, OK, May 7, 2007.
63. Texas Wesleyan School of Law, Faculty Presentation, WTO & Dispute Settlement,
Dallas, TX, Apr. 9, 2007.
64. Northwest University School of Law, The Existing Legal Infrastructure of BRICs:
Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?: India as a BRIC, Chicago, Feb.
13, 2007.
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65. National Academy for Legal Studies & Advanced Research, Impact of TRIPS – Indo-
US Experience, TRIPS & Public Health, Hyderabad, India, Dec. 15-16, 2007.
66. National Law School of India University, Second Annual Conference of Asian Law
& Economics Forum, To Sow or Not to Sow: Practical Issues Relating Arising from
Introducing Plant Variety Protecting in Developing Nations, Bangalore, Dec. 8-9,
2006.
67. University of Pittsburg, Intellectual Property Law Working Paper Series, Of the
Unequals of Uruguay, Pittsburg, Oct. 6, 2006.
68. Fordham University School of Law, International Intellectual Property Law & Policy:
14th
Annual Conference, India, China, Trade and Intellectual Property Law
(Panelist), Apr. 21, 2006.
69. Cardozo Yeshiva Law School, Invitee, IP Speaker Series, A Hybrid Game: Of the
Blessed Intellectual Property Rights & the Bastardized Biodiversity, Apr. 11, 2006.
70. Michigan State University, Third Annual Intellectual Property and Communications
Law Symposium, Access v. Patents: We still Can’t Get Along! Apr. 7-8, 2006.
71. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Saving Profits, Saving Lives: A
Comprehensive Discussion of the Social, Legal, and Economic Implications of
Reverse Engineering and Parallel Importing on the Pharmaceutical Industry,