Cathay Y. N. Smith is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Montana Blewett School of Law where she teaches intellectual property law, property law, and art and cultural property law. Outside of Law School, Prof. Smith serves on the Board of Directors for the Missoula Art Museum. Prior to joining the faculty at Montana, Professor Smith taught as a fellow at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and was an intellectual property attorney at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in Chicago. While in private practice, Professor Smith represented multinational technology, fashion, and entertainment and media corporations on intellectual property issues and disputes. Prof. Smith has a MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a JD from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and a BS from Washington and Lee University. Her scholarship focuses on copyright and trademark law, art law, cultural property and heritage law, and IP theory.
Cathay Smith
Associate Professor of Law, University of Montana Blewett School of Law
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