Dr. Rebecca Tushnet

Professor

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Biography

Rebecca Tushnet is a Frank Stanton Professor at Harvard Law School where she specializes in intellectual property law, focusing on copyright, trademark, and false advertising law. Tushnet has a substantial legal background, having clerked for Chief Judge Edward R. Becker and Associate Justice David H. Souter of the U.S. Supreme Court. Her scholarly works include notable publications such as 'Worth a Thousand Words: Images and Copyright Law' in the Harvard Law Review and 'Gone in 60 Milliseconds: Trademark Law and Cognitive Science' in the Texas Law Review. Tushnet has been recognized for her contributions to the field, receiving accolades for her influential blog, which has appeared on the ABA's Blawg 100 list. She is also a co-director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and played a key role in founding the Organization for Transformative Works, a nonprofit committed to supporting fanworks.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2000-09-01 — Present

Harvard Law School • Cambridge, MA

Teaching courses and conducting research in intellectual property law.

Courses

Advertising Law Copyright Trademark Unfair Competition

Requirements for Harvard Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a foreign law school
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • CV/Résumé
  • Personal statements (Parts A and B)
  • At least two recommendations
  • Official transcripts and diplomas
  • Official TOEFL report (if applicable)
  • Application fee ($85)
Specialization Notes

Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.