Karl Manheim is a Professor of Law at Loyola Law School (Los Angeles) where he teaches Constitutional Law, International Patent Law and various technology courses. In 2007 he was special counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property. Between 1999 and 2006, Prof. Manheim was Co-Director of the Program for Law and Technology at the California Institute of Technology and Loyola Law School. He has taught at the University of Southern California, the University of International Business and Economics (Beijing) and the University of Bologna, and has guest lectured at Harvard College, CalTech and UCLA.

Prof. Manheim was admitted to the California Bar in 1974, the United States Patent Bar in 1980, and the United States Supreme Court in 1984. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Physics) from Bradley University, a Juris Doctor degree from Northeastern University Law School, and a Masters of Law degree from Harvard Law School.