Melissa Feeney Wasserman’s faculty profile
The Regulatory Review October 10, 2026
The Future of Administrative Enforcement
In this week's Regulatory Review Saturday Seminar, articles by Professors Aaron Nielson, Melissa Wasserman, and John Golden were examined for a discussion of how Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarskey may reshape administrative enforcement.
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PatentlyO September 3, 2026
Strings Attached: The House Hearing on Renewing USPTO Fee Setting Authority
At the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, Associate Dean Melissa Wasserman recommended three to four years on USPTO fee-setting authority with structured financial reporting and a GAO study.
The Academic Minute January 9, 2024
A Novel Approach to Decrease Drug Prices
Professor Melissa Wasserman is featured on the Academic Minute, discussing her research on the role of patent examinations in curtailing the rising cost of prescription drugs.
Hoodline December 1, 2023
UT Austin Legal Wizards Conjure Billions in Savings by Reforming Drug Patent Process
Professor Melissa Wasserman's research, which proposes that giving patent examiners more time to review patent applications on drugs could save consumers billions, is featured.
NPR June 16, 2022
Even if the U.S. escapes a recession, other economies may not be as lucky
On the June 16 "Marketplace" podcast, Melissa Wasserman explains how one of the problems with the patent system is that patent examiners aren't given enough time to do a good job of reviewing patent applications and hence may inadvertently issue invalid patents.
New York Times April 16, 2022
Save America’s Patent System: It needs to promote innovation, not reward legal trickery
Professor Melissa Wasserman’s Brookings Institution report, "Decreasing the Patent Office's Incentives to Grant Invalid Patents," is cited in an opinion piece about the need for the patent process to promote innovation.