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Cynthia M. Ho, J.D.
Professor
Department:  School of Law

Professor Cynthia Ho is the Director of the Intellectual Property Program at Loyola University Chicago. She teaches courses in Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Comparative Patent Law, Policy and Health Care, as well as Civil Procedure. Professor Ho has been teaching at Loyola since 1997 and recently taught at Emory School of Law during Spring 2005.

Professor Ho has written articles on various aspects of intellectual property law that have appeared in major law reviews, and have been cited in several intellectual property and patent law case books. She has made particular contributions in the area of international intellectual property, as well as patent issues involving biotechnology or health policy. For example, she has served as a consultant to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on an issue at the interface of international patent law and biotechnology and has provided consultation to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In addition, she has authored articles on international intellectual property issues in biotechnology for an Encyclopedia on Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues in Biotechnology.In addition to her teaching and scholarship, Professor Ho is involved in mentoring students as they seek educational and employment opportunities in intellectual property law. For example, she works with the Career Resources office to prepare students for the Loyola Patent Interview Program, the largest national interview program for patent jobs. She is also a member of the executive board of the Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance (CIPA), an organization of law firms, corporations, and law schools that provide educational opportunities. In addition, Professor Ho co-founded the Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium, which exposes a select group of students from Loyola and Chicago-Kent to leading academic experts and prominent practitioners in the field.

Prior to joining the faculty at Loyola, Professor Ho was an associate at Fish & Neave (now the Fish & Neave IP group of Ropes & Gray). She handled a variety of matters including litigating high-technology cases involving patents, trade secrets, and unfair competition. In addition, as a member of the Patent Bar, she drafted and prosecuted patent applications both domestically and internationally involving medical, immunological, and mechanical inventions.

This expert is listed in the following categories:

  • Patent Law
  • Biotechnology and Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Copyright Law
  • Civil Procedure

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