Lecturers Page Dr. Sharon Bar-Ziv

Dr. Sharon Bar-Ziv

Dr. Sharon Bar-Ziv is a senior lecturer at Sapir Academic College, School of Law.

She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LL.B, Major in Law & Technology), and her Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M, Summa Cum Laude) all from the University of Haifa. In 2013 Dr. Bar-Ziv completed her PhD thesis at the University of Haifa, Faculty of Law.

Her areas of research are Law & Technology issues, Intellectual Property Law, Information Law, Cyber Law, Science and R&D Policy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 

Dr. Bar-Ziv regularly participates in international conferences and teaches courses and seminars in her areas of expertise. She is also the elected president of the Israeli Internet Association.

Areas of interest and Teaching

Areas of interest

  • Law & Technology
  • Intellectual Property
  • Information Law
  • Cyber Law
  • Innovation
  • Entrepreneurship
  • R&D Policy
  • Computational Legal Studies

Teaching

Hebrew lective year: תשפה

Research

Dr. Bar-Ziv's areas of research are Law & Technology issues, Intellectual Property Law, Information Law, Cyber Law, Science and R&D Policy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 

She regularly participates in international conferences and teaches courses and seminars in her areas of expertise.

Awards

• Goldenberg Prize for best IP paper (2018).
• Visiting Grant, the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), Berlin (2017).
• Research Grant, Center for Empirical Studies of Intellectual Property, Chicago-Kent University, Chicago (2016).
• Research Scholarship, LINKS – The Israeli Center of Research Excellence (2014-2016).
• Post-Doctoral Scholarship, Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions, University of Haifa, Faculty of Law (2014-2015).
• Doctoral Scholarship, Yuval Ne’eman Scholarship, the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology (2009-2012).
• Visiting Scholarship, ETH - Professorship for Intellectual Property, Zurich, Switzerland (2009).
• Visiting Scholarship, the Haifa Center for German & European Studies, the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich, Germany (2008).
• President of the University of Haifa Scholarship (2007-2009).

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journals:

  • Bar-Ziv, S., Bregman-Eschet, Y., Ponchek, T., & Elkin-Koren, N. (2015). The Correlation between R&D Policy and Patents – an Empirical Analysis of Stem Cells Research. Hebrew University Law Review (Mishpatim), 44, 973–1022. [HEBREW]
  • Bar-Ziv, S., & Elkin-Koren, N. (2019). Between Two Arenas: Empirical Study of Online Copyright Enforcement. Hebrew University Law Review (Mishpatim), 48, 411-463. [HEBREW] (Best IP paper, 2018).
  • Bar-Ziv, S., Zarsky, T. (2019). Privacy’s “Identity” Crisis: Regulatory Strategies in the Age of De-Identification. Law, Society & Culture 2, 125 (2019). [HEBREW]
  • Bar-Ziv, S., Marcowitz-Bitton, M., Fischman-Afori, O. (2022). An Empirical Study of the Gender Gap in Academic Patenting in Israel. 5 Heth Academic Center for Research of Competition and Regulation [HEBREW].
  • Bar-Ziv, S. (2022). A Holistic Approach to Government Data-Driven-Innovation. 34(3) Law Studies – Bar-Ilan Law Review [HEBREW]. 
  • Bar-Ziv, S., Marcowitz-Bitton, M., Fischman-Afori, O. (2023). Academia-Industry Relations at a Crossroads. 35(3) Law Studies - Bar-Ilan Law Review [HEBREW].

Scholarly Journals:

  • Bar-Ziv, S., & Elkin-Koren, N. (2017). Behind the Scenes of the Notice & Takedown Regime: Empirical Evidence on Online Copyright Enforcement. Connecticut Law Review 50 (2018).
  • Bregman-Eschet, Y., Bar-Ziv, S., Ponchek, T. & Elkin-Koren, N. (2015). The Ripple Effect of Intellectual Property Policy: Empirical Evidence from Stem Cell Research and Development. Journal of Technology Law and Policy, 19, 227–270.
  • Bar-Ziv, S., Fischman-Afori, O., Marcowitz-Bitton, M. (2022). Where the Gender Gap Meets Academic Patenting: an Empirical Study. 18 Ohio State Technology Law Journal (forthcoming).

Book Chapters:

  • Bar-Ziv, S. (2015). Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights in the Government Research and Development: Does It Serve Sector Objectives?. In M. Marcowitz-Bitton & L. Zemer (Eds.), Interdisciplinary Analyses of Intellectual Property Law (pp. 659–683). Zafririm, Israel: Nevo. [HEBREW]
  • Bar-Ziv, S., (2021). Content Analysis Approach to Copyright Law. In Irene Caboli & Maria Lillà Montagnani (Eds.), Approaches and Methodologies in Intellectual Property Research: Lenses, Methods and Perspectives. Oxford University Press. 

Research Reports & Other Publications:

  • Getz, D., Eidelman, L., Asotsky, M., Zalmanovich, B., & Bar-Ziv, S. (2012). Intellectual Property in the Governmental Sector. Haifa, Israel: Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology. [HEBREW]
  • Elkin-Koren, N. Getz, D., Bregman-Eshet, Y., Bar-Ziv, S., Ponchek, T. Sagiv, D., Even-Zohar, Y. (2013). Facilitating Collaboration in Stem Cell Research through Intellectual Property. Israel: Haifa Center for Law & Technology, University of Haifa, Faculty of Law & Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology. [HEBREW]
  • Elkin-Koren, N., Bar-Ziv, S. (2014). Intellectual Property in the Governmental R&D Sector. Israel: Haifa Center for Law & Technology, University of Haifa, Faculty of Law. [HEBREW]
  • Elkin-Koren, N., Bar-Ziv, S. (2015). Copyright Enforcement on the Internet: The Israeli Arena. Israel: Haifa Center for Law & Technology, University of Haifa, Faculty of Law. [HEBREW]
  • Bar-Ziv, S., & Elkin-Koren, N. (2017) Studying the Digital Copyright Enforcement Arena. Research Report for the US Copyright Office.
  • Bar-Ziv, S., (2019) Management of Intellectual Property Rights in the Governmental R&D Sector. Research Report for WIPO.
  • Messer, H., Bar-Ziv, S., Fischman-Afori, O. (2023), E-letter. Data Blindness also affects Academia-Industry Technology Transfer. SCIENCE 378 (2023).

Presentations

  • Dependence of Academic Research on Third-Party Data: Policy Implications, European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP), Krakow, September 2023.
  • The Impact of Data-Driven Research on Academy-Industry-Government Interrelations, Conference on Data Economy Law, Krems, June 2023.
  • A Matrix of Data Regulation in the Age of AI, 7th Workshop on IP Rights, Szeged, May 2023.
  • A Matrix of Data Regulation in the Age of AI, Conference on Innovation and Communication Law, Poznan, May 2023. 
  • A Matrix of Data Regulation in the Age of AI, Works in Progress for IP Scholars (WIPIP) 2023, Suffolk Law School, February 2023. 
  • The Gender Gap in Academic Patenting, The 8th Annual IP Mosaic Conference, Marquette University Law School, October 2022. 
  • IP Strategies of Israeli SMEs, IP Statistics for Decision Makers, Warsaw, June 2022.
  • The Impact of Data-Driven Research on Academy-Industry-Government Interrelations, Conference on Innovation and Communication Law, Danuba-University, Krems, May 2022.
  • The Gender Gap in Academic Patenting in Israel, Heth Academic Center for Research of Competition and Regulation, The College of Management, October 2021.
  • Intellectual Property Management in the Government Sector, Community of Practice on IP Management, Singapore, August 2021.
  • The Gender Gap in Academic Patenting in Israel, Women in Business Law Forum, Reichman University, June 2021.
  • Beyond the Books: Clinics & Practicum, AIPLA, Israel, October 2020.
  • A Holistic Approach to Government Data Driven Innovation, IP Forum, The College of Management, October 2020. 
  • Strategies for Copyright Enforcement - The Case of Photographers, IP Enforcement Strategies, Tel Aviv University, January 2020.
  • Public-Private Collaborations - Can we Leverage the Best of Both Worlds? ATUM ASIA 2019, Israel, November 2019
  • Management of IP Arising from Public Research, Big Data and Government Contracts, Heads of IP Offices Conference, Singapore, August 2019.
  • Highlight IP cases in the Israeli Court in 2019, IP Forum, Tel Aviv University, October 2019.
  • IP Issues in Managing Intellectual Property in Government Research Output, Management of IP Assets by the Governmental Sector, Geneva, May 2019.
  • IP Policy Outcomes: Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights, IP Policies for Universities and IP Commercialization, Bucharest, December 2018. 
  • Use of IP Policies at Universities: Objectives and Lessons Learned, IP Policies for Universities and IP Commercialization, Bucharest, December 2018. 
  • Algorithmic Enforcement of Copyrights, AI and Legal Informatics Workshop, Budapest, November 2018.
  • Beyond the DMCA: Online Copyright Enforcement in the AI Era, GIF Young Scientists’ Meeting, Potsdam, February 2018.
  • Online Copyright Enforcement: DMCA and Beyond, Hebrew University, Faculty of Law, Guest Lecturer, January 2018.
  • Digital Copyrights for Librarians, Sapir Academic Library, January 2018.
  • Commercialization of Publicly Funded Intellectual Property Rights, Higher Education Forum, Tel Aviv University, November 2017.
  • Beyond Online Copyright Enforcement: The Misuse of the Notice & Takedown Regime, Workshop on Algorithmic Decision Making and Human Rights Implications, The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), Berlin, October 2017.
  • Beyond Online Copyright Enforcement: The Misuse of the Notice & Takedown Regime, Internal Seminar, The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), Berlin, August 2017.
  • Promoting Innovation in Cybersecurity – Recalculating Route?, Law and Cyberspace Workshop, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, June 2017.
  • Uncovering the Invisible: Studying Algorithmic Online Copyright Enforcement, Tilting Perspectives 2017, Tilburg University, Tilburg, May 2017.
  • Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights originated from Governmental R&D, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, May 2017.
  • Law & Technology Publications of Junior Scholars, IPScholars Asia, Singapore Management University, Singapore, February 2017.
  • Empirical Learning from Content Analysis, Methodologies in IP Research and Scholarship, Singapore Management University, Singapore February 2017.
  • Uncovering the Invisible: Studying Algorithmic Online Copyright Enforcement, International Research Forum, Gottingen, November 2016.
  • Uncovering the Invisible: Studying Algorithmic Online Copyright Enforcement, Sixth Annual International Symposium on Digital Ethics, Center for Digital Ethics and Policy, Loyola University, Chicago, November 2016.
  • Between Two Arenas: The Enforcement of Copyright in Courts vs. Algorithmic Enforcement, Intellectual Property Forum, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem October 2016.
  • Patent Analysis for Decision Making, Technicon Knowledge Center for Innovation, Haifa, May 2016.
  • Between Two Arenas: The Enforcement of Copyright in Courts vs. Algorithmic Enforcement, Law, Society and Technology Colloquium, University of Haifa, Haifa, April 2016.
  • Promoting Innovation in Cybersecurity – Recalculating Route? Cyberspace and Human Factor, The Hebrew University, March 2016.
  • Promoting Innovation in Cybersecurity – Recalculating Route?, PatBase User Meeting, Tel-Aviv, February 2016.
  • Between Two Arenas: The Enforcement of Copyright in Courts vs. Algorithmic Enforcement, Advance Research Seminar, The Haifa Center for Law & Technology, January 2016.
  • Promoting Innovation in Cybersecurity – Recalculating Route? OUP IP Handbook Workshop, Tel Aviv University, December 2015.
  • Between Two Arenas: The Enforcement of Copyright in Courts vs. Algorithmic Enforcement, Department Seminar, Sapir Academic College, December 2015.
  • Uncovering the Invisible: Studying Algorithmic Online Copyright Enforcement (with Prof. Niva Elkin-Koren), 2015 Conference on Empirical Research on Copyright Issues, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, November 2015.
  • Between Two Arenas: The Enforcement of Copyright in Courts vs. Algorithmic Enforcement, Early Stage Researchers Colloquium - The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), Berlin, September 2015.
  • iLINC Best Practice Sharing Event, iLINC - The European Network of ICT Law Incubators, Amsterdam, October 2014.
  • Cyber Legal Regime This Year in the Israeli law, Haifa, October 2014.
  • The Ripple Effect of Intellectual Property Policy: Empirical Evidence from Stem Cell R&D, International Scholars Conference on Intellectual Property Law, Vienna, September 2014.
  • Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights in the Israeli Public R&D Sector, WIPO Academy Program, Haifa, July 2014.
  • The Use of Patent Information to Shape R&D Policy, PatBase User Meeting, Tel-Aviv, May 2014.
  • Takedown Project Research Network Workshop, Berkeley, May 2014.
  • Empirical Analysis of Stem Cell R&D Policy – The Israeli Case, University-Industry Interaction Conference, Barcelona, April 2014.
  • The Importance of the Law for R&D Policy – Empirical Analysis of Stem Cell Research Management, The Annual Workshop of The Intellectual Property, Law and Technology Forum, Tel-Aviv, October 2013.
  • Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights in the Israeli Public R&D Sector, WIPO Academy Program, Haifa, September 2013.
  • The Importance of the Law for R&D Policy – Empirical Analysis of Stem Cell Research Management, Empirical and Experimental Legal Research Workshop, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, June 2013.
  • Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights in the Governmental R&D Sector, Understanding Entrepreneurship: On IP, Culture and Innovation Environments, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, May 2013.
  • Stem Cell Research in Israel: Inter-Sectorial Analysis, ISRAESTEM 2013, Ramat-Gan, April 2013.
  • Transfer of Publicly Funded Knowledge through Intellectual Property Licensing, Doctoral Candidates Conference, University of Haifa, Haifa, June 2012.
  • The Ramifications of Knowledge Transfer from the Governmental R&D Sector Through Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights, Law, Society and Technology Colloquium, University of Haifa, Haifa, May 2012.
  • The Ramifications of transfer of publicly funded knowledge through Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights, The Interdisciplinary Scope of Intellectual Property Law, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, June 2011.
  • Technology Transfer in Countries in Transition, Regional Seminar on Technology Transfer Issues, Baku, June 2011.
  • Case Study on Technology Transfer in Countries in Transition, Inter-regional Consultations on Management of Academic IP, Budapest, October 2010.
  • Transfer of Publicly Funded Knowledge Base on Intellectual Property Licensing, Internal Seminar, ETH, Professorship for Intellectual Property, Zurich, November 2009.
  • The Objectives of Publicly Funded R&D in an Era of Blurred Line, The Annual Workshop of The Intellectual Property, Law and Technology Forum, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, July 2009.
  • Transfer of Publicly Funded Knowledge through Intellectual Property Licensing, the Israeli Economic Association, Jerusalem, June 2009.
  • The Role of Governmental R&D in an Era of Blurred Line between Publicly and Privately Funded Research, WIPO Worldwide Academy Joint Intellectual Property Workshop, University of Haifa, Faculty of Law, Haifa, March 2008.

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