Stefania Fusco’s research concentrates on intellectual property law and finance. She earned a J.S.D. at Stanford Law School where she conducted an interdisciplinary empirical investigation on patent protection and innovative financial methods for her doctoral dissertation. Her current project focuses on the boundaries of patentable subject matter and the subsistence of alternative incentives to innovate in different industries. She holds additional law degrees from Europe and the U.S. At Stanford she was a Kauffman Fellow.

Her publications are on highly debated IP issues including the impact of patent protection on securities, the international negotiations on geographical indications on products and the issuance of the Federal Circuit’s decision, In re Bilski. She has presented her research at national IP conferences.

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