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Robert H. Hu

Professor of Law

 

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

License to Practice

  • Utah
  • Nevada

Specialties and Courses

  • Legal research and writing
  • Advanced legal research
  • International intellectual property law
  • Chinese intellectual property law
  • Law library management
  • Legal research and bibliography
  • Information technology

Biography

Hu is a Professor of Law and Director of the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library at St. Mary’s University School of Law. He is also co-director of the Institute on Chinese Law & Business at the law school. Hu joined St. Mary’s University School of Law on June 1, 2005.

Before that he 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 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.

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