Robert H. Hu

Professor of Law

Contact Information

Education

Ph.D. in Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996
M.S. in Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992
LL.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988
LL.B., Beijing University, China, 1984

Specialties and Courses

Conflict of Laws
Advanced Legal Research

Previous Courses and Specialties

International Intellectual Property Law
Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
Legal Research and Writing
American and Chinese intellectual property law
Legal research and information management

Biography

Robert H. Hu, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D., is a Professor of Law and Director of the Institute on Chinese Law and Business at St. Mary’s University. He joined St. Mary’s University in June 2005 and served as Director of the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library from 2005 to 2021. He left the library director’s position in 2021 and has since been teaching full-time on the law school faculty. A tenured professor of the law school, he currently teaches Advanced Legal Research and Conflict of Laws. For research and writing, he focuses on American and Chinese intellectual property law and legal histories. He is a member of the American Law Institute (ALI), American Bar Association (ABA), and American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). He is a guest professor of two universities in China.

Before his current institution, Hu had worked at four American law schools: The College of William & Mary (1993-1997), Wake Forest University (1997-1999), Gonzaga University (1999-2000) and Texas Tech University (2000-2005).

Organizations

American Law Institute (ALI);
Association of American Law Schools (AALS);
American Bar Association (ABA);
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL);
Chinese and American Forum on Law Libraries and Legal Information (CAFLL);
Southwestern Association of Law Libraries (SWALL)

Publications

Books

Research Guide to Chinese Patent Law and Practice. 2nd ed. Getzille, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2022.
Research Guide to Chinese Copyright Law. 2nd ed. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2016.
Research Guide to Chinese Trademark Law and Practice. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2009.
Research Guide to Chinese Patent Law and Practice. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2002.
Guide to China Copyright Law Studies. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2000.

Articles in a Periodical

Reconstruction of the Reasonable Person Standard under Chinese Patent Law. (co-author). Marquette Intellectual Property & Innovation Law Review, Vol. 26 (Winter 2022): 11-45.
Time to Reopen Houston Consulate, San Antonio Express-News (Dec. 6, 2021).
St. Mary’s University Institute on Chinese Law and Business: Remarkable Success in the First Ten Years. St. Mary’s Law Journal, Vol 51, No. 4 (2020): 839-901.
Race for a COVID-19 vaccine patent could hurt the public, San Antonio Express-News (Sep. 30, 2020)
Arthur C.Y.Yao (1906-2004): A Pioneer Chinese Professor at St. Mary’s University School of Law. St. Mary’s Law Journal, Vol 51, No. 1 (2019): 131-171.
International Legal Protection of Trademarks in China. Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review 13 (December 2008): 69-121.
Status and Tenure for Academic Law Librarians: A Survey. Law Library Journal 96 (Winter 2004): 127-165.
A Resource Guide to Tax Law Careers. Legal Reference Services Quarterly, 22 (2003): 113-138.
A Guide to Resources on Careers in Foreign and International Law. Law Library Journal 93 (Summer 2001): 479-493.
ROIs Can Validate Your Library’s Value. AALL Spectrum, 7 (October 2002): 20, 27.
‘C’ Is for Communications. AALL Spectrum, 6 (March 2002): 28, 30.
PR for Academic Libraries: Focus on the Faculty. AALL Spectrum, 6 (February 2002): 28, 32.
Protection of Intellectual Property in China : A Selected Bibliography. University of Baltimore Intellectual Property Law Journal, 5 (Fall 1996/Spring 1997): 135-148.
Spirit of innovation moves China forward. San Antonio Express-News (November 2017).