Dr. David Lange

Biography

David L. Lange is the Melvin G. Shimm Professor Emeritus at Duke University School of Law, where he has delivered extensive courses in intellectual property, copyright, trademarks, unfair competition, and entertainment law. He is notably a co-author of the casebook 'Intellectual Property: Cases and Materials', 4th edition, published by West Publishing in 2012, and was involved in the publication 'Law: Intellectual Property Image Absolute Amendment' with H. Jefferson Powell in 2009 through Stanford University Press. Lange has contributed to the field through presentations such as 'Berne Beijing: Critical Perspective' at the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law's 2013 Symposium on the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. His career before joining Duke's faculty in 1971 included significant roles in radio, television, and motion picture production, as well as practicing law with an emphasis on media law. Over the years, he has acted as legal counsel for a leading law firm in North Carolina focusing on intellectual property matters. An internationally recognized authority in his specialty, Lange has consulted pro bono with the Vietnamese National Office of Industrial Property and served in various prestigious roles, including on the Board of Advisors for the American Law Institute's Restatement of Unfair Competition. With a large family, he has five children and seven grandchildren.

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