Christine Haight Farley
Professor of Law
Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs
Office: Room 363
Phone: 202-274-4171
E-mail: cfarley@wcl.american.edu
Professor Farley joined the law faculty at American in 1999 and was appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 2007. Professor Farley teaches courses in Intellectual Property Law, U.S. Trademark Law, International and Comparative Trademark Law, and Law and the Visual Arts. In addition, she serves as Co-Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. Before joining the faculty, Professor Farley was an associate specializing in intellectual property litigation with Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman in New York. Prof. Farley's scholarly work is in the areas of on intellectual property, international law, and art law. Her current projects study the intersection of art and IP; and the unstable basis of rights in the development of trademark law.
Currently Teaching
Areas of Specialization
- Art Law
- Intellectual Property, Computers and Internet
- International Intellectual Property
- Trademark Law
Degrees & Universities
- B.A., SUNY Binghamton
- J.D., SUNY Buffalo School of Law
- LL.M., Columbia Law School
- J.S.D., Columbia Law School
Selected Publications
- Christine Haight Farley, Why We Are Confused About Trademark Dilution Law, 16 Fordham Intell. Prop., Media & Ent. L.J. 1175 (2006). SSRN Link
- Christine Haight Farley, Judging Art, 79 Tul. L. Rev. 805 (2005). SSRN Link
- Christine Haight Farley, Copyright Law’s Response to the Invention of Photography, 65 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 385 (2004). SSRN Link
- Christine Haight Farley, Protecting Folklore of Indigenous Peoples: Is Intellectual Property the Answer?, 30 Conn. L. Rev. 1 (1997). SSRN Link
- Christine Haight Farley, Confronting Expectations: Women in the Legal Academy, 8 Yale J.L. & Feminism 333 (1996).
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More Publications...
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- Christine Haight Farley, Peter Jaszi, Victoria Phillips, Joshua Sarnoff, & Ann Shalleck, Clinical Legal Education and the Public Interest in Intellectual Property Law, 52 St. Louis. U. L.J. 735 (2008).
- Christine Haight Farley & Geri L. Haight, Review of the 2006 Trademark Decisions of the Federal Circuit, 56 Am. U. L. Rev. 987 (2007).
- Christine Haight Farley, Copyright, 9 Encyclopedia Americana (2004).
- Christine Haight Farley, Conflicts Between U.S. Law and International Treaties Concerning Geographical Indications, 22 Whittier L. Rev. 73 (2000).
- Christine Haight Farley, Men May Work From Sun to Sun, But Women's Work is Never Done: International Law and the Regulation of Women's Work at Night, 4 Buff. Women's L.J. 44 (1996).
- Christine Haight Farley, College Policies Dealing with Rape (Appendix I), in Rape, Sexual Assault, & Child Sexual Abuse: Working Towards a More Responsive Society ( 1990).
- Christine Haight Farley, The Museum, Harper Academic Review VI: 32 (1989).
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Selected Works in Progress
- Christine Haight Farley, The Feminine Mystique of the Brand in Trademark Law Today, (work in progress).
- Christine Haight Farley, The Art Exception in Commercial Speech, (work in progress).
- Christine Haight Farley, Bad Faith Electronic Use of Trademarks, (work in progress).
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Selected Presentations
- Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, Trademarks, Domain Names and Speech: The Convergence of Law and Technology (Information Convergence: At the Boundaries of Access, John Marshall Law School, Chi., Ill., Nov. 2007).
- Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, Frank Schechter Was a Man Ahead of His Time, but Now He Is Dead (Trademark Dilution: Theoretical and Empirical Inquiries, Santa Clara Law School, Santa Clara, Cal., Oct. 2007).
- Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, Hot Topics in US IP Law (Federal Court of Australia, Sydney, Austrl., Aug. 9, 2007).
- Christine Haight Farley, Paper Presentation, The Feminine Mystique of the Brand in Trademark Law Today (University of Melbourne Faculty of Law, Melbourne, Austrl., Aug. 8, 2007).
- Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, New Top-level Domain Policy: Wrong on Trademark Law (ICANN Annual Meeting, San Juan, P.R., June 27, 2007).
- Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, Harmonization of Intellectual Property Laws After NAFTA (A North American Legal System: Is it Possible? Desirable?, American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., Feb. 16, 2007).
- Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, The Feminine Mystique of the Brand in Trademark Law Today (The Seventh Annual Women and the Law Conference, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, Cal., Feb, 9, 2007).
- Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, Can I Use It?: Fair use of Copyrighted Works (District of Columbia Bar Association, Wash., D.C., Apr. 2006).
- Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, What's Hot and What's Not On Capitol Hill? (District of Columbia Bar Association, Wash., D.C., Mar. 2006).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, The Artistic Expression Exception (Art Law Section AALS Annual Meeting, 1/06).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Trademark Dilution Law: Still Not Defined (Exploring the Limits: Recent Challenges to the Scope of IP Law, Fordham Law School, Nov. 2005).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Protection of Non-traditional Marks (United States Patent and Trademark Office and International Intellectual Property Institute Joint Workshop on Vietnam’s Draft Intellectual Property Legislation, Oct. 2005).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Search Engines as Third Party Trademark Infringers (Third Party Liability in Intellectual Property Law, Santa Clara University School of Law, Oct. 2005).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Intellectual Property Issues and Trade (Jordan Intellectual Property Association, Amman, Jor., June 2005).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Intellectual Property on the Internet (Jordan Intellectual Property Association, Amman, Jor., Apr. 2005).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Trademark Fair Use (D.C. Bar IP Section, Wash., D.C., Apr. 2005).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Search Engines as Valuable Intermediaries, W(h)ither the Middleman (Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., Apr. 2005).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Law and Aesthetics (Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Law, Culture and the Humanities, Austin, Tex., Mar. 2005).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Untitled: Artists Use of Trademarks in Titles (Art Law Section, AALS Annual Meeting, Jan. 2005).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, The Protection of Well-Known Marks in U.S. Law (Conflict Resolution in Industrial Property, Havana, Cuba, May 2004).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Due Process Problems in the DMCA (Peet-to-Peer Networking at the Crossroads, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., Apr. 2004).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Trademark Expansionism in Free Trade Agreements (Negotiating Intellectual Property Provisions in Free Trade Agreements, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., Nov. 2003).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, What is The World Intellectual Property Office Doing to Change Trademark Law and Why Is It Doing It? (Consumers International 2003 International Congress, Lisbon, Port., Oct. 2003).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, The Supreme Court's Decision in Dastar: Drawing a Line Between Copyright and Trademarks (Annual Meeting of the American Intellecutal Property Law Association, Oct. 2003).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, The Public Costs of the Madrid Protocol, (11th Annual Conference on International Intellectual Property Law & Policy, Fordham University School of Law, N.Y.C., N.Y., Apr. 2003).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Intellectual Property and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Organization of American States, Indian Rights Working Group, Dec. 2002).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Old & New Media: The Impact of Technology (Columbia Law School, 75th Anniversary of Women, N.Y.C., N.Y., Oct. 2002).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Copyright Law's Response to the Invention of Photography (Faculty Workshop, Albany University School of Law, Albany, N.Y., Oct. 2002).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Mock Supreme Court Argument on Anti-Dilution Law (International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, May 2002).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, The Appellate Body of the WTO on Trademarks (10th Annual Conference on International Intellectual Proptery Law & Policy, Fordham University School of Law, N.Y.C., N.Y., Apr. 2002).
- Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Where Does the Public Belong in Public Art? (Art Law Section, AALS Annual Meeting, Jan. 2002).
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Selected Honors & Awards
- Selected as a Delegate for the International Association of Law Schools Conference in Suzhou, China ( Oct. 2007).
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Selected Media Appearances
- LawCast, "Trade Secret and Trade Dress Protection for Restaurants" (LawCast July 2, 2007) (Radio Interview).
- Marketing Morning Report, "Who Owns 'pod'?" (Public Radio Aug. 15, 2006) (Radio Interview).
- Peru Demands Return of Antiquities from Yale (Voices of America Television Mar. 2006) (Television Interview).
- Supreme Court Tackles ‘Patent Trolls’ (Washington Times Nov. 2005) (Newspaper Interview).
- Copyright and Digital Music (WRC-NBC July 14, 2005).
- Copyright Law & iPods (NBC 4 News June 2005) (Television Interview).
- IP Issues in the US-Jordan FTA (Jordan Times June 2005) (Newspaper Interview).
- Federal Circuit Considers Patentability of Crustless Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich (NBC Nightly News Apr. 5, 2005) (Television Interview).
- Who Owns Public Art? (Christian Science Monitor Mar. 1, 2005) (Newspaper Interview).
- The Kojo Nnamdi Show, "European Copyrights on Sound Recordings" (NPR Jan. 10, 2005) (Radio Interview).
- Googles.com Sues Google (NBC 4 News July 2004) (Television Interview).
- Pirating Cuban Tobacco Trademarks (Granma (Official Paper of the Communist Party in Cuba) May 2004) (Newspaper Interview).
- You’re Fired!® - by the Donald (New York Daily News Mar. 2004) (Newspaper Interview).
- Copyright Law & Music Filing Sharing (NBC 4 News Nov. 2003) (Television Interview).
- NPR's Morning Edition, "Internet Firms Resist Legal Assault on File Sharing" (NPR Aug. 27, 2003) (Radio Interview).
- Suit May Cost Post Unit Its Trademark (MSNBC.com & Washington Business Journal Aug. 18, 2003) (Internet & Magazine Interview).
- Fox Sues Al Franklin for Use of Fair and Balanced (The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC Aug. 2003) (Television Interview).
- The Kojo Nnamdi Show, "Consequences of Eldred v. Ashcroft" (NPR Jan. 21, 2003) (Radio Interview).
- Closing Bell, "The Supreme Court’s Decision in Eldred v. Ashcroft" (CNBC Jan. 2003) (Television Interview).
- The Kojo Nnamdi Show, "Law: How a New Case May Change Access to Mickey Mouse and Other Art Forms" (NPR Oct. 8, 2002) (Radio Interview).
- Five Thoughts About Intellectual Property Law with Christine Haight Farley (Darwin Magazine June 2002) (Magazine Interview).
- The Motley Hour Radio Program, "The Supreme Court to Hear a Trademark Anti-dilution Case" (NPR Apr. 20, 2002) (Radio Interview).
- Burden of Proof, "Is the Right of Publicity Balanced by the First Amendment" (CNN Apr. 27, 2001) (Television Interview).
- When Linking Isn't Better Business (The New York Times Mar. 23, 2001) (Newspaper Interview).
- Digital Age Copyright Fight: Paying Royalties on Webcast Music (Legal Times & New York Law Journal Feb. 12, 2001) (Newspaper Interview).
- Morning Edition, "Does Exxon's Tiger INfringe Kellogg's Tiger" (NPR Oct. 18, 2000) (Radio Interview).
