Responsibilities
Associate Professor, University Librararies
Head of Scholarly Communications, Appalachian State University
Education
J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law
L.L.M., Duke University School of Law
M.S.c., Oxford University
Service
Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee, Chair-Elect
Federal Reserve 5th District Banking and Consumer Payments Advisory Council
Intellectual Property Development Advisory Council
University Information Policy Officers, Finance Committee
North Carolina Blockchain Initiative (Former Co-Chair and Advisor, 2019-2025)
Scholarly Interests
Legal Issues in Cultural Heritage
Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademark, Geographical Indications, Privacy, Rights of Publicity
Documentary Film, Preservation, Digital Humanities
Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship
Rural Economic Development
Innovation and Regulatory Sandboxes
Appalachian Heritage, Music, and Culture
Veteran Advocacy
Selected Scholarship
Gambill, Agnes. (2025). The New Nakedness of Parody Trademarks. European Intellectual Property Review, (forthcoming April 2025).
Gambill, Agnes. (2024). Extraterritorial Futility of the Lanham Act. European Intellectual Property Review, Issue X4.
Gambill, Agnes. (2022). Creating Sustainable Food Systems with Trademarks and Technology. Business, Entrepreneurship, and Tax Law Review, Vol. 6, Issue 1 (7).
Gambill, Agnes. (2021). Capturing the Heartbeat of a Crisis Without Infringement. American Intellectual Property Law Association, Quarterly Journal 49-2.
Gambill, Agnes. (2021). Trademark and Patents. Legal Issues in Libraries and Archives: Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project, https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/librarylaw/
Gambill, Agnes. (2020). Trademark Holy Wars: The Second Circuit’s Attempt to Genericide God. American Intellectual Property Law Association, Quarterly Journal 48-2.
Gambill, Agnes. (2020). Sovereign Immunity Issues for Tech Transfer Programs at State Universities. Journal of the Patent and Trademark Research Center Association, Vol. 30.
Gambill, Agnes. (2020). The Future of Voting Reform with Blockchain Technology. Idaho Law Review, https://www.uidaho.edu/law/law-review/symposium
External Responsibilities
Vice Chair, North Carolina Innovation Council
Guest Columnist, CoinTelegraph
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center (2022-2023) (Affiliate 2023-2024)
Founder, Open Journals @ Appalachian
Founder, Digital Humanities Lab
Title: Associate Professor, Head of Scholarly Communications
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-2825