TILE Institute Overview

Learn how the Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Institute at Seattle University prepares students to lead in a world shaped by emerging technologies.

This video explores how the TILE institute integrates technology and innovation law with a strong foundation in ethics and social justice.

Innovation & Tech Law Conference

In June 2025, TILE Institute hosted the free virtual conference “Regulating Artificial Intelligence: From Where and When?” organized by the SITIE Initiative and co-sponsored by the Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental & Innovation Law along with Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.

Learn more: 8th Annual Innovation and Technology Law Conference

TILE Institute 2025 Symposium

"Why Libraries Matter Now More than Ever to Democracy:
Legal Issues Affecting the Future of Public Knowledge"

TILE symposium flyer with QR code linking to the program

 

Conference Program

Background and Resources for Attendees

Journal of the Copyright Society, volume 72(3): Special Library Issue

Read more about Speakers and Presentations: TILE Institute 2025 Symposium.

 

Areas of Focus

Transformative Technologies

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data & Digital Technologies
  • Privacy

Intellectual Property

  • Copyright
  • Patent & Trade Secret
  • Right of Publicity
  • Trademark

Ethics and Entrepreneurship

  • Ethics of Innovation and Technology
  • Law Practice Technology and Ethics
  • Representing Entrepreneurs

Grounded in law, ready for the future of tech:
Learn more about TILE

Community and Networking
The Importance of Ethics
Leticia Hernández Walker

Contact TILE

Margaret Chon

Maggie Chon

TILE Faculty Director and Professor of Law

Donald and Lynda Horowitz Endowed Chair for the Pursuit of Justice

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 Faculty profile