Independently, Mossoff is qualified---he’s a renowned academic who’s been extensively cited in scholarly literature AND by courts and agencies.
Berman ’20 [Bruce; January 12; Chairman and Co-Founder of the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding, Ph.D. from Columbia University; IP Close Up, “Intellectual Property Scholar and Educator, Adam Mossoff, is Named to the CIPU Board of Directors,” https://ipcloseup.com/2020/01/12/intellectual-property-scholar-and-educator-adam-mossoff-is-named-to-the-cipu-board-of-directors/]
Mr. Mossoff is Professor at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia School of Law. He is founder and past-Executive Director of the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property. His academic research has been cited by the Supreme Court, by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and by federal agencies.
Professor Mossoff has been invited to testify several times before the Senate and the House on proposed patent legislation, and he has spoken at numerous congressional staff briefings.
“CIPU is fortunate to welcome one of the leading voices of IP quality and standards,” said Bruce Berman, CIPU founder and Chairman.” Professor Mossoff’s work on behalf of both IP owners and creators, as well as the general public, is renowned, as is his commitment to IP awareness.”
Professor Mossoff’s writing on patent law and policy has appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, The Hill and many other media outlets, as well as main scholarly journals. He is a member of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Copyright Alliance, and has served as past Chair of of the Intellectual Property Committee of the IEEE-USA. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, where he chairs Hudson’s Forum for Intellectual Property.