Professor Syed’s research focuses on law and political economy, with applications to intellectual property, property, torts, antitrust, and theories of distributive justice. His Yale Law Journal article “Does Pharma Need Patents?” received the American Antitrust Institute’s 2025 Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Award for “Best Publication on Antitrust and Patent Law” and he will deliver the 2026 Distinguished Lecture at The Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy. He has a forthcoming book Pharmaceutical Innovation Policy —From Patents to Public Utility, and is working on a series of articles on the legal and social theory of “law and political economy,” as well as on the intersection of antitrust and IP.
Talha Syed is teaching the following courses in Spring 2026:
• 201 sec. 002 - Torts
• 248 sec. 001 - Health Law
Courses During Other Semesters
| Semester | Course Num | Course Title |  Teaching Evaluations | Summer 2026 | 252.2S sec. 001 | Antitrust and Emerging Technologies | 275.3S sec. 001 | Intellectual Property Law | Fall 2025 | 201 sec. 004 | Torts | View Teaching Evaluation | 279.33 sec. 001 | Antitrust and Emerging Technologies | View Teaching Evaluation | Summer 2025 | 252.2S sec. 001 | Antitrust and Emerging Technologies | View Teaching Evaluation | 275.3S sec. 001 | Intellectual Property Law | View Teaching Evaluation | Spring 2025 | 201 sec. 002 | Torts | View Teaching Evaluation | 252.2 sec. 001 | Antitrust Law | View Teaching Evaluation |
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