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Dear Professor Greely,

I was Professor Barton’s last SJD student and went back to Stanford for my oral defense in June 2007 on my dissertation entitled the role of patent in China’s biotechnology and pharamceutical industries. Hope you still remember me because you, along with Professor Barton and Professor Lemley, were a member of my dissertation reading committee.

I was shocked and deeply saddened by the news of Professor Barton’s sudden death. I only heard this terrible news today and am still in a state of disbelief. I regret that I have not stayed in close contact with him lately.
The last time we wrote to each other was Feburary this year. He wrote a
foreword for my new book which is based on my JSD dissertation and which is scheduled to be published this year by Edward Elgar. I regret that I have not worked hard enough to have the book published earlier so that he would have a chance to see it — a result of his 5 years supervision. I read the article you wrote about his death in the website of your center, and want to share my sad feeling with you. Hope you don’t mind. I miss him so much! 6 years of working with him as his JSM and JSD student has a profound impact on my academic life and scholarship. I have been strongly influenced by his broad knowledge of law, technologies and society, his intellectual curiosity, his working ethics, his kindness, and his love for the mankind. I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to be his student, and he will live in my heart as a great mentor forever.

If possible, you may publish this email letter on the website of your center to show how he is missed by his student.

With best regards,
Yahong Li (JSM and JSD, Stanford)

Associate Professor
Faculty of Law
The University of Hong Kong