Dr. Deepak Somaya
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Robert H. Smith School of Business
Logistics, Business and Public Policy
3423 Van Munching Hall
College Park, MD  20742-1815
301.405.0333
dsomaya@rhsmith.umd.edu
 

Research Interests: Intellectual property, company strategy in high technology industries, economics of innovation.

Professor Somaya's research interests span high technology strategy, intellectual property strategy, entrepreneurship, and the economics of innovation.  In his recent and ongoing work, Somaya has studied the drivers and impact of strategies to acquire and enforce intellectual property in various industries and contexts. He has also researched international patent protection, and the linkages between innovation and intellectual property in “complex multi-invention-product” industries. Somaya's primary teaching interests are in managerial economics, international business, and technology strategy.

updated 8/05