Julie E. Zink

Professor of Lawyering Skills
Full-Time Faculty
School of Law

  • Location: 413 Keller Hall
  • Phone: 937-229-3542
  • Email: Contact

Profile

Julie Zink, a 1999 graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law, joined the faculty in 2006 to teach Legal Profession courses, with a particular interest in intellectual property. Previously, she was an adjunct professor at the School and an attorney at Faruki Ireland & Cox PLL in Dayton, specializing in intellectual property litigation. Since January 2008, she also has worked part-time as licensing counsel for Teradata Corporation, managing the company's patent licensing matters.

Interested in law since middle school, Professor Zink was introduced to intellectual property law in 1994 while earning an associate’s degree in legal assisting from Sinclair Community College. She signed up for an IP course not knowing exactly what the subject meant – but she soon knew all about it. “I bought and read the book before the semester even started,” she says, “I fell in love with the subject matter, and decided that was the field for me.”

After earning her bachelor’s degree in political science from Wright State University, Professor Zink attended UDSL, where she was a Walter H. Rice Moot Court Competition champion. She then moved to Alexandria, Virginia, where she was a patent litigator at Oliff & Berridge PLC. She returned to Dayton after three years to be closer to her family.

Her transition to teaching full time has been smooth, she says, thanks to the support from fellow faculty. It’s also a bit of a homecoming for this Dayton Law grad. “It’s great to come back to my law school, to contribute to the law and technology program and help it grow,” she says. “I just went through this a decade ago, so I can remember and relate to my students.”

Professor Zink is president of the Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association. She was named Barrister of the Month for September 2010 by the Dayton Bar Association.

Courses Taught

LAW 6105 Legal Profession I
LAW 6106 Legal Profession II
LAW 6220 Appellate Practice & Procedure
LAW 6535 Trade Secret Law
LAW 6905 Patent Litigation Capstone 

Degrees

J.D., University of Dayton School of Law, 1999
B.A., cum laude, Wright State University, 1996
A.A.S., with honors, Sinclair Community College, 1994

Selected Publications

Shifting the Burden: Proving Infringement and Damages in Patent Cases Involving Inconsistent Manufacturing Techniques, Hastings Science & Technology L.J. (Winter 2010).