Call for Papers: Empirical Studies of Trademark Data – Alexandria, VA

The Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy (New York University School of Law), the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Center for Law & Economics (ETH Zurich), the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre, and the University of East Anglia seek papers for the conference Empirical Studies of Trademark Data, September 26-27, 2013.

“With the increased availability of trademark data, we are soliciting papers that open up new avenues of trademark research. Papers with empirical or experimental data and papers with a U.S., international, or foreign focus are welcome…. Interested authors are encouraged to submit either a completed paper or a two-page research proposal that includes an abstract of the intended paper, an outline of the methodologies to be used, and a brief statement about the current state of the research project. Interested authors are also encouraged to indicate whether they would be willing to serve only as discussants in the event that the schedule cannot accommodate their papers.”

Deadline: June 24, 2013, to saurabh.vishnubhakat[@]uspto.gov.

Please direct any questions to Barton Beebe (barton.beebe[@]nyu.edu) or Alan Marco (alan.marco[@]uspto.gov). im