William G. and Virginia K. Karnes Professor of Law at @NorthwesternLaw, write mainly about the courts, intellectual property and patent law
Joined July 2012
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Excited to share that registration is now open for #CELS2026! We look forward to welcoming empirical legal scholars from around the world to Chicago this October. Register and find conference details at CELS2026.com.
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Thanks to @NorthwesternLaw for this profile of my research on patents, courts, empirical legal research, and AI.
Patents, Courts, and AI: Inside David Schwartz’s Data-Driven Approach to Modern Law news.law.northwestern.edu/ne…
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Free PACER: Senators take another stab at revamping access to federal court records courthousenews.com/free-pace…
CFP: Workshop on Empirical Methods in Intellectual Property sponsored by
@DukeLaw
@UTexasLaw
@NorthwesternLaw
May 28-29 in Chicago law.northwestern.edu/researc……
@cjbuccafusco
@MelissaWasserma
and I are excited to offer this chance for folks to present early stage projects.
New @NorthwesternLaw postdoc position available! 🎓 The @scales_okn team is seeking a fellow to work on empirical studies of federal litigation. Supervised by myself and @zclopton , with access to unique court data. Apply now!
scales-okn.org/2024/11/01/th…
Federal court records should be free and accessible. That’s why we created SCALES. Thanks Empirical Legal Studies Blog for highlighting our work! @scales_okn
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Beyond access, SCALES can provide users with analytical data such as case complexity or courts’ likelihoods of granting particular motions. The team hopes these data will help identify problems in our federal judiciary and inform policy interventions.(2/2) scholarlycommons.law.northwe…
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In "The SCALES Project," @ProfDSchwartz of @NorthwesternLaw, Prof. @Kat_Albrecht of @GeorgiaStateU, and their co-authors discuss how SCALES, an AI-powered open data network, aims to provide free access to federal court records, starting with dockets from 2016 to 2017. (1/2).
Call for papers for the
@NorthwesternLaw
@PennLaw
@StanfordLaw
Seventh Junior Faculty Forum for Law-STEM: web.cvent.com/event/fa4ac3a8…… Submission Deadline: May 31
The Northwestern University Law Review is opening submissions for its annual empirical issue. @NorthwesternLaw @NwULRev
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I was honored to present @RochelleDreyfu2 with the PatCon Lifetime Achievement Award last week at PatCon11 @NorthwesternLaw. Rochelle's contributions to the patent field are immense. @LauraPedraza_F @lexvivo
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Just a reminder about this opportunity for empirical intellectual property scholars.
We welcome all sorts of empirical methods, and all sorts of IP topics - including plant patents!
CFP: Workshop on Empirical Methods in Intellectual Property sponsored by @DukeLaw & @NorthwesternLaw July 25-26 in Durham
law.duke.edu/conferences/202…
Dave Schwartz and I are thrilled to restart this chance for folks to present early stage projects
Help spread the word
@ProfDSchwartz
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I'm really proud of this event. Our expert commenters and the extended paper discussions have improved so many empirical projects over the years.
Please let me or @ProfDSchwartz know if you have questions about the event.
CFP: Workshop on Empirical Methods in Intellectual Property sponsored by @DukeLaw & @NorthwesternLaw July 25-26 in Durham
law.duke.edu/conferences/202…
Dave Schwartz and I are thrilled to restart this chance for folks to present early stage projects
Help spread the word
@ProfDSchwartz
David Schwartz retweeted
CFP: Workshop on Empirical Methods in Intellectual Property sponsored by @DukeLaw & @NorthwesternLaw July 25-26 in Durham
law.duke.edu/conferences/202…
Dave Schwartz and I are thrilled to restart this chance for folks to present early stage projects
Help spread the word
@ProfDSchwartz
Call for papers for the
@NorthwesternLaw @PennLaw @StanfordLaw
Sixth Junior Faculty Forum for Law-STEM:
conferences.law.stanford.edu…
Submission Deadline: May 31
The deadline to submit an abstract for the Patent Conference (PatCon) has been extended until Feb. 10, 2023. @NorthwesternLaw will host PatCon on April 13-14. More information at law.northwestern.edu/researc…. @LauraPedraza_F @tedsichelman @lexvivo
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The #munichsummerinstitute 2023 will take place from May 24 to 26, 2023. Before the #MSI2023, we'll organize a Ph.D. Workshop. To apply, please check out the call for papers at munich-summer-institute.org.
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Submit your papers to #MSI2023 in Munich 🍺🥨 until Feb 15. This year’s Keynote speakers are @bustechprof, @janagallus and @ProfDSchwartz.
The #munichsummerinstitute 2023 will take place from May 24 to 26, 2023. Before the #MSI2023, we'll organize a Ph.D. Workshop. To apply, please check out the call for papers at munich-summer-institute.org.