Rate Professor Cynthia Laury Dahl

Academic Background

J.D., Stanford University, 1998; B.A., Yale University, 1991.

Research Interests

Intellectual property and technology law; university technology transfer; noncompete agreements and trade secrets; interdisciplinary legal education; America Invents Act impacts.

Appointments

Practice Professor of Law and Director, Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School; previously Senior IP Counsel, TruePosition, Inc.; litigation associate, Holland and Hart LLP and Pennie and Edmonds LLP; counseled artists at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts; policy and press roles including with Senator Bill Bradley and Nina Totenberg at NPR.

Awards

Experiential Teaching Award, 2021.

Publications

• 'Without Noncompete Agreements, Can Employers Keep A (Trade) Secret?,' American University Business Law Review, 2025.
• 'Did the America Invents Act Change University Technology Transfer?,' 2020.
• 'Teaching Would-Be IP Lawyers to "Speak Engineer": An Interdisciplinary Module,' Rutgers Law Journal, 2015.

Additional Contributions

Works with Penn Center for Innovation and Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition; insights on IP protection for small businesses; writings on Warhol SCOTUS decision implications for art forms; supports technology licensing processes.