Professor Katherine E. White

Wayne State University Law School

E-mail:  k.e.white@wayne.edu

Phone:  (313) 577-1054, FAX:  (313) 577-2620

 Resume and List of Publications

Biography:

Professor White received a B.S.E. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University in 1988, a J.D. degree from the University of Washington in 1991, and a LL.M. degree in Intellectual Property Law from the George Washington University Law School in 1996. After graduating from law school, Professor White served on active duty in the Honor's Program of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps as the Corps of Engineers' Intellectual Property Counsel.  After leaving active duty, she clerked for the Honorable Randall R. Rader, Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  She received the Fulbright Senior Scholar Award for 1999-2000,  hosted by the Max Planck Institute Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law in Munich, Germany.  Elected in November 1998, Professor White currently serves as a member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents.  In addition, she serves as a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army reserves. She is the reserve Deputy Commander and Associate Dean of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's legal Center and School at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.  In addition, she is a registered patent attorney.  From August 2000-August 2002, Professor White served as a member of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)  Patent Public Advisory Committee.   In 2001-2002,  Professor White served as the White House Fellow assigned to then Secretary of Agriculture, Ann M. Veneman, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  Professor White was engaged in intellectual property and international trade issues surrounding agriculture and biotechnology, as well as homeland security matters.  In 2004, Secretary Veneman appointed Professor White to serve on the USDA's Plant Variety Protection Office Advisory Board.  This board is mandated by section 7 of the Plant Variety Protection Act to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the adoption of new rules and regulations, make advisory decisions on appeals from applicants and advise on declaring a protected variety open to public use in emergencies.  In 2005, Professor White was elected to on the Board of Directors to the Fulbright Association., currently servicing as its Vice President.

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OFFICE HOURS (Room 3205):   Monday: 11:00AM-1:00PM, 3:00PM-5PM Tuesday: by appointment only Wednesday 2:00-3:00PM; and Thursday by appointment only.