:Stephan Kinsella

Born in Prairieville, Louisiana, he attended Louisiana State University where he earned Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Science (MS) degrees in electrical engineering, and a Juris Doctor (JD) from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center (formerly known as LSU Law Center). He also obtained an LL.M. at King's College London.

Kinsella was general counsel of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., of Sugar Land, Texas from 2000 to 2012 and is currently in private practice in Houston, Texas. He was formerly an adjunct scholar of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, a right-libertarian think-tank for the promotion of Rothbardian political thought and the Austrian School of economics, where he was Book Review Editor for the Journal of Libertarian Studies[http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/welcome-to-libertarian-papers/ Welcome to Libertarian Papers!] by Stephan Kinsella (Libertarianpapers.org, 22 January 2009) and a faculty member of the Mises Academy.{{Cite web |url=http://academy.mises.org/faculty/stephan-kinsella/ |title=Stephan Kinsella |access-date=2014-06-23 |archive-date=2014-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324232022/http://academy.mises.org/faculty/stephan-kinsella/ |url-status=dead }} Kinsella also founded the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (C4SIF) of which he currently is the Director.{{Cite web|url=http://c4sif.org/about/|title = About the Center|date = 22 September 2010}}{{Third-party inline|date=May 2023}} In May 2022 he was elected to the Libertarian Party Judicial Committee, but was subsequently disqualified due to being two months short of the 4 year Libertarian Party membership requirement to hold the office. As of August 2022, he is eligible and it's believed that he'll be appointed by the LP Judicial Committee to fill the vacancy caused by his ineligible run in May 2022.{{cite web |title=Judicial Committee Qualifications |url=https://groups.google.com/a/lp.org/g/lnc-business/c/dnVU2zralf0 |website=LNC-business email group |ref=LP Chair explains Kinsella ineligible run for Judiciary Committee}}{{Primary source inline|date=May 2023}}

Kinsella's legal publications include books and articles about patent law, contract law, e-commerce law, international law, and other topics.{{Third-party inline|date=May 2023}}

Kinsella is a strong opponent of intellectual property,{{cite web|url=https://mises.org/library/against-intellectual-property-0|title=Against Intellectual Property|author=Kinsella, Stephan|date=July 28, 2008|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=Mises Institute}} arguing that patents and copyrights should not form part of a proper libertarian law code.{{cite web|url=https://mises.org/library/patents-and-copyrights-should-be-repealed|title=Patents and Copyrights Should be Repealed|author=Gordon, David|date=April 7, 2009|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=Mises Institute}} He is a proponent of Hans-Hermann Hoppe's theory on argumentation ethics.{{cite web|url=http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/defending-argumentation-ethics/|title=Defending Argumentation Ethics|date=July 23, 2016|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=StephanKinsella.com}} He is an atheist, having previously been a devout Catholic.{{cite web|url=http://www.stephankinsella.com/2015/04/my-religious-and-political-conversions/|title=My Religious and Political Conversions|date=April 24, 2015|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=StephanKinsella.com}}{{Third-party inline|date=May 2023}}

• [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/international-investment-political-risk-and-dispute-resolution-9780198808053?q=rubins%20kinsella&lang=en&cc=gb# International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide], Second Edition (Oxford University Press, 2020) (with Noah D. Rubins and Thomas N. Papanastasiou)
• [http://quidprolaw.com/?p=1571 Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary] (Quid Pro Books, 2011) (with Gregory Rome)
• [http://www.stephankinsella.com/lffs/ Legal Foundations of a Free Society] (Papinian Press, 2023)
• Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications. 1997. {{ISBN|978-0-379213-71-3}}. (with Paul E. Comeaux)
• Online Contract Formation. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications. 2004. {{ISBN|978-0-379215-19-9}}. {{OCLC|56476041|744522102}}. (with Andrew F. Simpson)
• [https://cdn.mises.org/Against%20Intellectual%20Property_2.pdf Against Intellectual Property]. Ludwig von Mises Institute. 2008. {{ISBN|978-1-933550-32-9}}.
• {{cite book|title=Trademark practice and Forms|year=2003 |publisher=Oceana Publications.|location=New York, N.Y.|isbn=978-0-379012-69-9}} {{OCLC|772536840|636178826}}. (with Teresa C. Tucker, co-editor)

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070221042046/http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/InsightMag_com_symp_printable.htm Symposium: "Do patents and copyrights undermine private property?"] by Ilana Mercer, Stephan Kinsella, and James DeLong (Insight on the News, 21 May 2001)
• [https://mises.org/journals/jls/15_2/15_2_1.pdf Against Intellectual Property] (Journal of Libertarian Studies, Spring 2001) [Volume 15, no. 2, p. 1–53]

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• [http://www.kinsellalaw.com/ KinsellaLaw], Kinsella's legal website
• [http://www.stephankinsella.com/ StephanKinsella.com], Kinsella's libertarian website
• [http://archive.lewrockwell.com/kinsella/kinsella-arch.html Archive of Kinsella commentary] from LewRockwell.com

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