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Mark Wu

Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Director, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

Mark Wu is a Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. His work focuses on international trade and international intellectual property matters.

Prior to joining HLS the faculty in 2010, Mark Wu was an Academic Fellow at Columbia Law School and a law clerk to Judge Pierre N. Leval of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He has served as the Director for Intellectual Property in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, where he led negotiations on the IP chapters of various free trade agreements. In addition, he worked as an engagement manager for McKinsey & Co., as an economist and operations officer for the World Bank in China, and as an economist for the United Nations Development Programme in Namibia. 


Projects & Tools

Global Access in Action

Global Access in Action, a project of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, conducts action-oriented research into access to lifesaving medicines,…


News

Aug 1, 2014

New Berkman Center initiative, Global Access in Action, hosts inaugural workshop on access to medicines in developing countries

Global Access in Action (GAiA), a new initiative of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard, is hosting a workshop today to assess promising but understudied…


Community

Battle of the ban: TikTok fight is just getting started

BKC Director Mark Wu explains the U.S.'s ability to crackdown on TikTok.

Mar 14, 2024
Marketplace

How industrial standards help explain Russia’s economic motives for invading Ukraine

Mark Wu discusses the economic motives behind Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Several former Soviet states use Russia’s industrial standards, which creates a captive market for…

May 17, 2022
PBS Frontline

All Roads Lead to China: The Belt and Road Initiative, Explained

BKC Co-Director Mark Wu weighs in on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Jun 26, 2019

Courses

China and the International Legal Order - Spring 2024

In the Xi era, China has started to cast aside the long-standing maxim of “keeping a low profile and biding one’s time” in international affairs. What does China’s rise portend…

International Trade Law - Spring 2024

This course focuses on the law governing international trade as established by the World Trade Organization. It engages in an in-depth analysis of WTO rules and case law. The…

U.S. Economic Statecraft Law - Fall 2023

This course examines the laws underlying U.S. policymaking for trade. It explores the different means through which the U.S. has attempted to use trade agreements as well as…

Advertising Law - Spring 2021

This course examines the laws underlying U.S. policymaking for trade. It explores the different means through which the U.S. has attempted to use trade agreements as well as…

WTO and Trade Litigation - Fall 2020

Professor Mark Wu This seminar will focus on practical aspects involved in litigation of international trade disputes, both before the World Trade Organization (WTO) and in…

International Economic Law Workshop - Fall 2020

Professor Daniel Tarullo, Professor Mark Wu Students will be required to write (a) questions that could be asked in class of the author of each paper and (b) three…

International Business Law - Fall 2019

Professor Mark Wu  This course aims to provide students with a broad overview of the problems that confront businesses as they go global and how different forms of law…

International Trade Law - Fall 2019

Professor Mark Wu  This course focuses on the law governing international trade as established by the World Trade Organization. It engages in an in-depth analysis of WTO…

International Trade Law - Spring 2018

This course focuses on the law governing international trade as established by the World Trade Organization. It engages in an in-depth analysis of WTO rules and case law.

Advanced International Trade Law - Fall 2017

This course will examine cutting-edge issues in international trade, following from the demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the pledge to create an "America first" trade…

International Trade Law - Spring 2016

This course focuses on the law governing international trade as established by the World Trade Organization. It engages in an in-depth analysis of WTO rules and case law. The…

Law and the International Economy - Spring 2016

This course is designed to introduce first-year students to the architecture of the international economic law system. Its emphasis is on elements of international law that affect…

Advanced International Trade - Fall 2015

This seminar will examine trade topics beyond those covered in an introductory trade law class. Each session will involve either an in-depth analysis of a recent dispute or a…

Law and the International Economy – Spring 2015

This course is designed to introduce first-year students to the architecture of the international economic law system. Its emphasis is on elements of international law that affect…

International Trade Law – Spring 2015

This course focuses on the law governing international trade as established by the World Trade Organization. It engages in an in-depth analysis of WTO rules and case law.

Law and the Global Health Crisis – Spring 2015

Many developing countries are already facing or will soon face health crises arising from the increasing incidence of communicable and non-communicable diseases. This Reading…

Law and the International Economy - Spring 2014

This course is designed to introduce first-year students to the architecture of the international economic law system. Its emphasis is on elements of international law that affect…

International Trade Law - Spring 2014

This course focuses on the law governing international trade as established by the World Trade Organization.

Law and the International Economy - Spring 2013

This course is designed to introduce first-year students to the architecture of the international economic law system.

International Trade - Fall 2012

This course provides an overview of the legal system governing international trade, with a primary emphasis on the agreements and adjudicatory decisions of the World Trade…

International Investment Law - Fall 2012

This seminar introduces students to basic concepts of international investment treaty law and investment treaty arbitration.


Events

Feb 21, 2019 @ 12:00 PM

Patents and Market Concentration

Measuring the Impact on Global Access to Medicines

Market concentration in technology industries has become a subject of interest to scholars and policy analysts. This talk presents some of the first empirical results on how the…

Event
Jul 24, 2017 @ 12:00 PM

Global Data Flows and the Implications for Health Access in Developing Countries

featuring HLS Professor Mark Wu

What types of policies concerning cross-border data flows should developing countries be adopting and advocating to safeguard their interests, particularly with respect to health…

Jan 28, 2015 @ 8:00 AM

FinTech and Entrepreneurship:

Exploring the role of innovative financial services in advancing global entrepreneurship & development (Washington, DC)

FinTech and Entrepreneurship: Exploring the role of innovative financial services in advancing global entrepreneurship & development