Charles Duan
Senior Fellow
About Charles
Charles Duan focuses his research on intellectual property issues.
He was previously director of technology and innovation policy at the R Street Institute and director of the patent reform project at Public Knowledge, where he handled all aspects of patent policy ranging from outreach on the Hill to writing white papers and filing amicus briefs. Prior to this, he was a research associate to Professor Paul Ohm on a National Science Foundation-funded project that investigated the policy implications of newly proposed internet architectures. He also worked as a patent attorney at Knobbe Martens.
Charles is the author of A Five Part Plan for Patent Reform (2014).
He received his associate bachelor’s degree in computer science from Harvard College and his JD from Harvard Law School.
Charles lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, two kids and their cat.
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