cheryl Foong

Biography

"Cheryl has an LLM from Columbia Law School in New York, and an LLB with First Class Honours and LLM (majoring in Intellectual Property and Technology Law) from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane. She is admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of Queensland. Cheryl is passionate about Intellectual Property and technology law, having conducted extensive research and writing in the area and undertaken substantial IP studies at the postgraduate level. As Research Assistant at QUT and Associate Lecturer with the Australian Catholic University (ACU) Faculty of Law in Melbourne, she has published journal articles and practical guides, worked on direct outreach efforts to relevant stakeholders on Creative Commons and open access policy, and written submissions to the Australian Government in the area of copyright law. Cheryl presented lectures on Copyright and Creative Commons in the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)-QUT Masters of IP Law course, and taught Legal Reading, Writing and Research at ACU Law. In addition to her research and teaching commitments, Cheryl has coordinated a pro bono IP and technology law clinic for artists and innovative start-ups at the Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House (QPILCH), a community legal centre in Brisbane, and supervised QUT students participating in the Clinic for academic credit. Prior to joining Curtin Law School, Cheryl was a law clerk at the United States Copyright Office (Office of Policy and International Affairs) in Washington DC."

Research Interest

"Intellectual Property Copyright International and Comparative IP Law Access to Knowledge and Open Content Licensing Competition Law Social Media and the Law"