Professor Lucas Osborn serves as the Director of Campbell Law School’s Intellectual Property Law Program where he teaches and writes in the area of Intellectual Property Law, with a focus on Patent Law. This year, he created a virtual Patent Law Certificate program for working professionals - the first of its kind in North Carolina. The program is designed to provide a thorough understanding of intellectual property, patent law and patent drafting for scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, technology executives, venture capitalists, attorneys and paralegals. The curriculum includes three courses, for a total of eight credit hours and can be completed in one year either via remote, synchronous learning or in-person for added flexibility.

Osborn has authored more than a dozen scholarly articles, presented his research on three continents, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and other local publications. His scholarship is highly cited and appears in law reviews such as Notre Dame Law Review, U.C. Davis Law Review, Cardozo Law Review, San Diego Law Review, and Stanford Technology Law Review.

Before coming to Campbell, Osborn served as an attorney in the Intellectual Property section of Fulbright & Jaworski in Houston, TX. At Fulbright, his practice focused on patent litigation, patent prosecution and intellectual property licensing. He is also licensed to practice in front of the U.S. Patent and Trademark office and holds an of-counsel position at Michael Best & Friedrich.

Osborn’s most recent works contemplate the legal implications of three-dimensional printing (3D printing) and other digital technology, particularly as they relate to intellectual property law. In 2019, he authored a book on the topic titled, 3D Printing and Intellectual Property, published by Cambridge University Press. He also served on the Confidentiality Commission within the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for four years. His scholarly works can be viewed here.