Katherine E. White
Professor of Law
Office Address:
Room 3205
Telephone: (313) 577-1054
FAX: (313) 577-2620
E-mail: k.e.white@wayne.edu
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday: 3:00PM-4:00PM, Tuesday: 11:00AM-1:00PM, Wednesday 11:00-12:30PM, 3:00PM-4:00PM; and Thursday by appointment only.
EDUCATION:
B.S.E. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Princeton University
J.D., University of Washington School of Law
LL.M. Intellectual Property Law, George Washington University Law School
PROFILE:
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 National Law Center 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 and re-elected in 2006, 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 (JAG School) at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. In addition, she is a registered patent attorney and serves as Vice President of the Fulbright Association. In August 2000, Professor White was appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Patent Public Advisory Committee. This committee has nine voting members to advise the Director of the PTO on agency goals, operations, performance, budget, and user fees. In 2001-2002, Professor White served as the White House Fellow assigned to the Secretary of Agriculture, Ann M. Veneman, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Professor White was engaged in intellectual property and international trade issues surrounding agriculture and biotechnology, as well as homeland security matters.
