2008-2009 IP Event Archive
August 20, 2008 -- Panel Discussion: "EU Copyright Law -- Current Problems and Prospects for the Future"
4:30 - 5:30 PM, Room C50
Dr. Maciej Barczewski, a prominent Polish scholar and visiting professor at Chicago-Kent, will discuss current issues in EU copyright law.
September 2, 2008 -- IP Faculty Roundtable: "You Can Patent That?!? The Debate Over Patent Subject Matter Eligibility"
12:00 - 1:30 PM, Room 590
Professor Tim Holbrook and a panel of speakers will discuss patent subject matter eligibility in the context of recent Federal Circuit case, In re Bilski. The dispute over Bernard Bilski's patent application, claiming a method of managing costs associated with commodities trading, raises important issues concerning what types of inventions are patentable as well as broader issues of how intellectual property law accommodates new technologies. The panelists include Professor Ted Field and adjunct professors Patrick Burns and Bob Surrette.
September 4, 2008 -- IPLS Welcome Reception
5:00 - 6:30 PM, Event Room
The Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) welcomes first year and transfer students to our Welcome Reception. Meet the IP faculty and fellow students interested in intellectual property, including patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret law. Refreshments will be provided.
September 16, 2008 -- The Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Luncheon on Careers in Intellectual Property
12:15 - 2:15 PM, Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court
If you are considering a career in patent, trademark, copyright, or trade secret law, do not miss this FREE event. Experienced IP attorneys will be on hand to discuss various aspects of the IP field. RSVP your attendance no later than September 13 as space is limited. Lunch will be provided. Additional information...
September 23, 2008 -- Lunchtime Presentation: Nerissa Coyle McGinn
12:00 - 1:30 PM, Room 590
Nerissa Coyle McGinn, a prominent IP practitioner at Loeb & Loeb and adjunct professor at John Marshall Law School, will discuss the impact of user generated content on advertising and IP law. Ms. McGinn's presentation is entitled, "Down the Tube: An Overview of Advertising Law Through User Generated Content."
October 2, 2008 -- Lunchtime Presentation: Paul Heald
12:00 - 1:30 PM, Room 170
Professor Paul Heald, visiting professor at The University of Chicago Law School, will discuss his most recent copyright piece where he tests the over- and under-exploitation hypothesis in the context of public domain musical compositions' use in cinema. Professor Heald's paper is entitled, "Testing the Over- And Under-Exploitation Hypothesis: Bestselling Musical Compositions (1913-32) And Their Use In Cinema (1968-2007)."
October 15, 2008 -- 5th Annual Federal Circuit Roundtable Discussion
3:00 - 4:00 PM, Room C50
The annual Federal Circuit Roundtable brings together former federal circuit clerks to discuss seminal issues of patent law. This year's topic is "Patentable Subject Matter: Anything Under the Sun Made by Man...Really?" The discussion will be moderated by Professor Tim Holbrook. Additional information...
There is no charge or registration for this event.
October 21, 2008 -- Careers in Intellectual Property Law
3:00 - 3:50 PM, Room C35
IP faculty along with staff from the Career Services Office will discuss and answer questions about careers in intellectual property law.
November 13, 2008 -- IPLS Copyright Luncheon Panel on Jacobsen v. Katzer
12:00 - 1:30 PM, Room C25
The topic of discussion for this semester's IPLS Copyright Luncheon Panel is "Open Source Licensing and the Federal Circuit's Decision in Jacobsen v. Katzer." The panel will feature Chicago-Kent Professors Henry Perritt (moderator) and Richard Warner (speaker). The guest speakers include William McGrath of Davis McGrath, Evan Brown of Hinshaw & Culbertson, and Mark Partridge of Pattishall, McAulliffe.
Please join us to learn about this developing area of copyright law. This event is open to all Chicago-Kent students and faculty. Lunch will be provided.
November 19, 2008 -- IPLS Patent Lunch Panel Discussion: Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa
12:00 - 1:30 PM, Room 305
This semester's IPLS Patent Lunch Panel Discussion will focus on Design Patents, specifically the effects on the test for design patent infringement from the recent en banc Federal Circuit opinion in Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa. The featured speakers include Perry Saidman of SAIDMAN DesignLaw Group, the first and most successful U.S. law firm to specialize in the patenting of designs, and Brian Arnold, a Chicago-Kent graduate and associate at Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP. Professor Tim Holbrook will serve as moderator.
November 25, 2008 -- IP Course Selection Session
12:00 - 1:30 PM, Room 270
The Intellectual Property faculty will meet with students to answer questions regarding the selection of courses for next semester.
January 21, 2009 -- IP Speaker: Alexander von Mühlendahl
3:00 - 4:00 PM, Room 510
Visiting Professor Alexander von Mühlendahl, former vice-president of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), will discuss current issues in international trademark law. The title of the presentation is "Extra Protection for Trademarks Under EU Law."
January 27, 2009 -- Chicago IP Colloquium Speaker, Professor Joseph Miller
4:00 - 5:45 PM, Room 305
The first speaker for the 2009 Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium is Professor Joseph Miller from Lewis & Clark Law School. The title of Professor Miller's paper is, "Hoisting Originality." The Colloquium is jointly sponsored by Chicago-Kent College of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
February 10, 2009 -- Chicago IP Colloquium Speaker, Professor Colleen Chien
4:00 - 5:45 PM, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 25 East Pearson, Room 1103
Professor Colleen Chien, Santa Clara University Law School, is the next speaker for the 2009 Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium. The discussion will focus on Professor Chien's paper, "Narratives and Evidence in the Litigation of High-Tech Patents." The Colloquium is jointly sponsored by Chicago-Kent College of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
February 24, 2009 -- Chicago IP Colloquium Speaker, Professor Anupam Chander
4:00 - 5:45 PM, Room 305
The next speaker for the 2009 Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium is Professor Anumpam Chander from UC Davis School of Law. Professor Chander's paper, "Youthful Indiscretion & Digital Memory," will be discussed. The Colloquium is jointly sponsored by Chicago-Kent College of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
March 2, 2009 -- Reception for Certificate Programs
4:15 - 5:45 PM, Event Room
This informal reception will allow students to gather information about the various certificate programs available at Chicago-Kent. Faculty and students from the certificate programs will be on hand to answer questions. Any student that is interested in a certificate program is invited to attend this informational reception. Refreshments will be served.
March 3, 2009 -- Lunchtime Presentation: Annette Kur and Rochelle Dreyfuss
12:00 - 1:30 PM, Room 580
The topic for this presentation is "Developing International Intellectual Property Law: The WTO and WIPO." The presenters are Prof. Rochelle Dreyfuss, Prof. Annette Kur, and Prof. Graeme Dinwoodie. Lunch will be provided.
March 10, 2009 -- Lunchtime Presentation: Niklas Bruun, University of Helsinki
12:00 - 1:30 PM, Room 580
The topic for this presentation is "Management of IP in Universities: Bayh-Dole Regulation in Europe." The presenter is Professor Niklas Bruun, a prominent Finnish IP and labor law practitioner. Lunch will be provided.
March 24, 2009 -- Chicago IP Colloquium Speaker, Professor David Adelman
4:00 - 5:45 PM, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 25 East Pearson, Room 1103
The next speaker for the 2009 Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium is Professor David Adelman from The University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law. Professor Adelman's paper is titled, "Visualizing Patent Domains: Emerging Empirical Methods & Their Implications for Patent Policy." The Colloquium is jointly sponsored by Chicago-Kent College of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
March 25, 2009 -- IPLS Alumni Reception
5:00 - 7:30 PM, Event Room
The IPLS cordially invites you to attend their Annual Alumni Reception. Throughout the evening, students will be able to converse with alumni and local attorneys regarding their professional experience in the legal field. Come spend an evening with the alumni, faculty, staff, students, and volunteers who contribute to the success of the Intellectual Property Program at Chicago-Kent College of Law.
This year, the Distinguished Faculty Award will be awarded to Professor Graeme Dinwoodie and the Distinguished Alumni Award will be awarded to Patrick Burns.
April 1, 2009 -- Panel Discussion: Developing Business as an IP Attorney
4:00 - 5:30 PM, Room C20
- How can new associates best assist in client/business development?
- What do partners expect of new associates?
- What should young associates do to strengthen their own business development skills?
If you are wondering about the answers to these questions, please be certain to attend this event. These questions and many more will be addressed by the panel. The panel consists of Mark V. B. Partridge, partner at Pattishall McAuliffe, Richard Beem, founder and principal of Beem Patent Law, and Richard Balough, solo practitioner. (Reception to follow at 5:00 PM)
April 2, 2009 -- Panel Discussion: Is Copyright Broken?
11:30 - 12:30p, Room C20
This panelists for this discussion are Tom Leavens, Peter Strand, and Professor Henry Perritt. These veteran IP attorneys and music industry experts will represent the views of the consumer, the recording industry, and technology companies. Gary Greenstein, a digital media expert in the Washington, DC office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, will moderate. Lunch will be provided.
This event is jointly sponsored by the IPLS and the IP Program.
April 7, 2009 -- Chicago IP Colloquium Speaker, Professor Lisa Ramsey
4:00 - 5:45 PM, Room 305
Professor Lisa Ramsey from University of San Diego School of Law is the next speaker for the 2009 Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium. Professor Ramsey's paper is entitled, "Free Speech and International Obligations to Protect Trademarks." The Colloquium is jointly sponsored by Chicago-Kent College of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
April 8, 2009 -- Guest Speaker: Catherine Kessedjian
3:00 - 4:00 PM, Room 510
Professor Catherine Kessedjian, University of Paris II (Pantheon-Assas), will discuss international IP litigation. Professor Kessedjian has mediated and arbitrated numerous transnational disputes. She also served as Deputy Secretary-General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in The Hague, Netherlands.
April 21, 2009 -- Chicago IP Colloquium Speaker, Professor Frank Pasquale
4:00 - 5:45 PM, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 25 East Pearson, Room 1103
The final speaker for the 2009 Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium is Professor Frank Pasquale, Seton Hall University School of Law. The topic of discussion will be Professor Pasquale's paper, "The Troubling Trend Toward Trade Secret-Protected Ranking Systems." The Colloquium is jointly sponsored by Chicago-Kent College of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
April 28, 2009 -- IP Information & Course Selection Session
12:00 - 1:30 PM, Room 165
The IP faculty will give a quick overview of potential careers in IP and explain the differences amongst the various disciplines. They also will go over the slate of IP courses to be offered for the 2009-10 school year and provide suggestions and strategies as to which classes to take.
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