William Hubbard

William R. Hubbard joined the faculty in 2009.  Previously, Professor Hubbard practiced intellectual property litigation for five years with Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta, Georgia.  His practice included patent and antitrust appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and an amicus curiae brief in eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C., 126 S. Ct. 1837 (2006).  Professor Hubbard also clerked for the Honorable Robert Sack of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Professor Hubbard's scholarly interests focus on intellectual property, particularly patent law.  His articles have been published in the Connecticut Law Review, the Yale Law & Policy Review, and the Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal.

Selected Publications

The Competitive Advantage of Weak Patents , 54 B.C. L. Rev (forthcoming 2013)

Competitive Patent Law , 65 Fla. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2013)

Inventing Norms, 44 Conn. L. Rev. 369 (2011)

Efficient Definition and Communication of Patent Rights: The Importance of Ex Post Delineation, 25 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L. J. 327 (2009)

Recent Talks and Conferences

Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, The Competitive Advantage of Weak Patents, Presenter, April 2013

University of Baltimore Law School, The Fracas over the Patents of Actavis, Presenter, April 2013

Works in Progress Intellectual Property Conference,The Competitive Advantage of Weak Patents, Presenter, February 2013

University of Baltimore Law School, Smartphone Wars:  Understanding the $1 Billion Verdict from Apple v. Samsung, Panelist, September 2012

Articles on Social Science Research Network