Kristian Stout is the Associate Director for Innovation Policy at the International Center for Law and Economics, where his scholarship is influenced by a practical understanding of the challenges facing innovators in the modern economy. Kristian has previously been a lecturer in the computer science department of Rutgers University, is frequently invited to speak on law and technology topics, and has been published in law journals and legal treatises.

Kristian is also Of Counsel at the Law Offices of Jeffrey Hoffmann, where he focuses his practice on consulting with emerging technology companies, as well as on business, technology, intellectual property, and cyberlaw, is a partner at A&S Technologies, a software services firm, and sits on the board of CodedByKids, a nonprofit organization that provides STEM education to underprivileged children.

Kristian graduated magna cum laude from the Rutgers University School of law, served on the editorial board of the Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy, and was additionally awarded a Governor’s Executive Fellowship from the prestigious Eagleton Institute of Politics.

You may follow him on twitter at @kristianstout

• In ICANN We Trust: Assuring Accountable Internet Governance, with Geoffrey Manne and Ben Sperry, ICLE White Paper Series
• Terrifying Trademarks and a Scandalous Disregard for the First Amendment: §2(A)'s Unconstitutional Prohibition on Scandalous, Immoral, and Disparaging Trademarks (April 12, 2015). Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2015.
• Copyrights Without Limits The Undefeatable Right of Access Control Under §1201(A) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (June 8, 2015). Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2015.
• Chapter 21, Cloud Computing in L.J. Kutten and F.M. Wilf, Computer Software: Protection / Liability / Law / Forms (Thomson Reuters Westlaw)