Anna Bartow Laakmann
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Education:
J.D., Stanford Law School
M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
B.A., Williams College, summa cum laude
Professor Laakmann's scholarly interests are in the areas of law and technology, intellectual property, and health policy. Her research focuses on exploring the ways in which the patent, regulatory, and tort systems interact to impact scientific research, health care markets, the practice of medicine, and population health.
Prior to joining Penn State Law, Professor Laakmann was manager of technology development and commercialization at a medical research institute outside Philadelphia, where she evaluated the patentability and commercial potential of scientific discoveries, managed patent prosecution, and negotiated license agreements with biopharmaceutical companies. She also served as a consultant for BioStrategy Partners, a nonprofit organization that provides technology and business development services to start-up life sciences companies in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Professor Laakmann earned her juris doctor from Stanford Law School, where she was senior features editor of Stanford Law and Policy Review, a member of Stanford BioLaw, and co-founder of the Stanford Health Law and Policy Society. Professor Laakmann also holds a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and before the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office.
Contact Information:
E-mail: abl11@psu.edu
Phone: (814) 867-0395
Principal Office: University Park
Selected Publications:
Collapsing the Distinction Between Experimentation and Treatment in the Regulation of New Drugs, 62 Ala. L. Rev. 305 (2011).
Restoring the Genetic Commons: A “Common Sense” Approach to Biotechnology Patents in the Wake of KSR v. Teleflex, 14 Mich. Telecomm. Tech. L. Rev. 43 (2007), available at http://www.mttlr.org/volfourteen/laakmann.pdf.
The Impact of Systems Biology on the Pharmacogenomics Revolution, 4 Nanotech L. & Bus. 325 (2007).
Understanding Pennsylvania’s Medical Malpractice Crisis: Facts about Liability Insurance, the Legal System, and Health Care in Pennsylvania (with Randall Bovbjerg) (New York: Columbia University, The Project on Medical Liability in Pennsylvania, for the Pew Charitable Trusts, June 2003).
