The Stanley H. Mervis Lectureship in Intellectual Property was created in memory of Stanley Mervis in 2003 by his family and friends. Mervis, a member of the William & Mary Law School Class of 1950, was patent counsel for Polaroid Corporation for most of his career and was actively involved in important patent and intellectual property issues.
2016
Mass Digitization of Cultural Heritage: Why Copyright Obstacles Must be Overcome (Program), Pamela Samuelson
2013
The Intellectual Property System of the U.S. and Its Discontents (Program), Michael A. Jacobs
2012
The Cryptopicon: The Legal, Ethical, and Intellectual Implications of "Big Data", Siva Vaidhyanathan
The Cryptopticon: The Legal, Ethical, and Intellectual Implications of "Big Data" (Program), Siva Vaidhyanathan
2011
Digital Copyright and the New Economics of Online Content, Kurt Wimmer
2007
The United States Register of Copyrights (Program), Marybeth Peters
2006
Copyright and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Program), David Nimmer