IP Hall of Fame 2008

The five IP Hall of Fame 2008 inductees were chosen by the members of the IP Hall of Fame Academy following a selection process that began on 1st May 2008. The Academy whittled down their selection from a nomination document that was 78 pages long, ran to over 24,000 words and contained more than 200 nominations.

The 2008 inductees are a highly influential academic and author who has written some of the most important IP-related books of modern times; the current director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization; the first female president of the International Trademark Association; a former executive director of the American Intellectual Property Association; and the creator of Stanford University's Office of Technology Licensing.

For more information on the IP Hall of Fame 2008 inductees, hover over an individual's photograph and click on the larger image that appears.