Mark D. Janis
H. Blair and Joan V. White Chair in Intellectual Property Law
mark-janis@uiowa.edu
319-335-9033
408 Boyd Law Building

BS Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1986 (with distinction)
JD, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1989 (summa cum laude)

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Professor Janis joined the Iowa faculty in 1995 after six years in private practice with Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he specialized in patent prosecution and litigation. In 1999, he was promoted to full professor, and, in 2002, he was appointed the H. Blair and Joan V. White Intellectual Property Law Scholar. He is the 2001 recipient of the law school's Collegiate Teaching Award and a 2002-2005 recipient of the University of Iowa Faculty Scholar Award.

Professor Janis teaches courses in patents, trademarks/unfair competition and property, as well as seminars on advanced problems in intellectual property. His scholarly research focuses on patent and trademark law, the intellectual property/antitrust interface, and intellectual property protection in the agricultural biotechnology industry. Professor Janis is a member of the Indiana bar and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.