Schwartz, David L.

Professor Schwartz is the William G. and Virginia K. Karnes Research Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where he focuses his teaching and research on intellectual property and patent law with a particular emphasis on empirical studies of patents. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 articles and co-authored a casebook on design law, and he serves as Co-Principal Investigator of the NSF-funded SCALES Open Knowledge Network, which works to improve transparency and accessibility of federal court records. Prior to entering academia, Professor Schwartz practiced patent law for over a decade, including as a partner at two IP boutique firms in Chicago.