Biography
Professor Lorelei D. Ritchie joined Brandeis Law in Fall 2024 as the Charles A. Grosscurth Chair in Intellectual Property Law. She teaches first-year contracts and upper-level courses in intellectual property and technology law.
Professor Ritchie has taught at law schools across the country, most recently at the University of Florida. She previously served as a judge with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and worked in technology transfer at UCLA after practicing with international law firms in New York and California.
Her research focuses on the social utility of intellectual property ownership and enforcement, particularly in the context of public entities in the marketplace. Her articles have appeared in the Indiana Law Journal, American University Law Review, Oregon Law Review, Trademark Reporter and other publications.
Professor Ritchie’s professional contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association’s Distinguished Public Service Award, a U.S. Department of Commerce Special Act Award and the Bayh-Dole Fellowship in Public Policy from AUTM. She has chaired or co-chaired committees for the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the State Bar of California.
Degrees and Certifications
Columbia University
Stanford University