Sam Han joined the faculty in 2008 to teach in the areas of patent law and intellectual property law. “He will be a great resource, particularly for those of our students with backgrounds in the hard sciences and engineering as they learn to be the next generation of patent law professionals,” says PILT Director Kelly Henrici.

Before he entered law school, Professor Han earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. “The competition was fierce and I wanted to distinguish myself, so that’s why I went to law school,” he said.

Professor Han earned his J.D. cum laude from Georgia State University where he participated in Moot Court and was a semi-finalist in the Southeast Regional Competition. He also founded the Intellectual Property Board at Georgia State and externed with the Honorable Marvin Shoob, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the Honorable Wendy L. Shoob, Fulton County Superior Court.

After gaining experience as an associate at Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP and McGuireWoods LLP – both firms in Atlanta – Professor Han became the litigation counsel for Furukawa Electric North America, (the parent company of OFS Fitel, LLC, which was the optical fiber division for AT&T/Lucent). Professor Han says the job was a great opportunity, but that he “always wanted to be a professor.”

Courses:
LAW 6425 Patent Law