About
Professor Ritchie joined the faculty in Fall 2024 as the Grosscurth Chair in Intellectual Property Law. She has previously taught at law schools around the country, including, most recently, the University of Florida. She also has served as a judge with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and has worked in technology transfer at UCLA, after working at international law firms in New York and California. At Brandeis School of Law, Professor Ritchie teaches First-Year Contracts and upper-level courses in Intellectual Property and Technology.
Professor Ritchie’s research focuses on the social utility of intellectual property ownership and enforcement, with an emphasis on public entities in the marketplace and on the creation and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Her scholarly articles have appeared in the Indiana Law Journal, American University Law Review, Oregon Law Review and Trademark Reporter, among other publications.
Professor Ritchie is a past recipient of 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.