Libertarian writer and patent attorney in Houston, Texas. Previously General Counsel for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., partner with Duane Morris, and adjunct law professor at South Texas College of Law. Co-founder and member of the Advisory Council for the Open Crypto Alliance (2020–), Founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (2010–present), Founder and Executive Editor of Libertarian Papers (2009–2018), and Senior Fellow for the Ludwig von Mises Institute (2009–2013). My articles, books, podcasts, speeches, on libertarian legal theory topics such as rights theory, contract theory, property rights, intellectual property, and so on, may be found at www.StephanKinsella.com and www.c4sif.org. My legal writings, on IP, international law, etc., are at www.KinsellaLaw.com. Publications include Law in a Libertarian World: Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Papinian Press, 2021), Against Intellectual Property (Mises Institute, 2008), International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner’s Guide (Oxford University Press, 2020), and Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary (Quid Pro Books, 2011).