Professor Vacca received his B.A. from Amherst College, his J.D. from the University of Missouri (Order of the Coif), and his LL.M. in Intellectual Property from New York University. Prior to joining the College of Law, Prof. Vacca was a visiting professor at the University of Oregon School of Law, where he taught Trademarks, the Intellectual Property Survey, and Professional Responsibility. Before entering academia, Prof. Vacca was an associate at the law firm of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP in St. Louis, Missouri, where he specialized in IP and products liability. Prof. Vacca will be teaching Trademarks, Patents, the IP Survey, and Property at the College of Law.

Publications

• Abolishing the Missing-Claim Rule for Judicial Cancellations, 18 Tex. Intell. Prop. L.J. ___ (forthcoming 2010), available at SSRN.
• Viewing Virtual Property Ownership Through the Lens of Innovation, 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 33 (2008).
• Expanding Preferential Treatment Under the Record Rental Amendment Beyond the Music Industry, 11 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 605 (2007).
• Design Patents: An Alternative Option when the Low Standards of Copyright are Too High?, 31 S. Ill. U. L.J. 325 (2007).
• Who Knew? The Admissibility of Subsequent Remedial Measures When Defendants Are Without Knowledge of the Injuries, 38 McGeorge L. Rev. 653 (2007).
• Is State Law Looking for Trouble?: The Federal Arbitration Act Flexes its Preemptive Muscle, 2003 J. Disp. Resol. 463 (2003).