Professor Dr. Poorna Mysoor

Biography

Poorna Mysoor is a Teaching Officer at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, and an Affiliated Lecturer with a focus on private law and intellectual property law. She holds a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship and has been an academic member of the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre. Mysoor’s research explores the intersection of property law and intellectual property law, particularly around concepts of property theory and intangible assets. She has published the monograph 'Copyright Personal Property' with Oxford University Press, expected in 2025, and her doctoral research centered on implied licenses in copyright law. Mysoor has extensive experience in legal practice, previously working as a litigator in Hong Kong and India. She has been active in promoting outreach initiatives within the Law Faculty at Oxford and contributes to the Race, Diversity, and Access working group at Queen’s College. Her teaching interests include Land Law, Tort Law, and Contract Law, along with various scholarly publications and presentations in high-profile legal forums.

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