upcoming events

New events coming in Fall 2009!

 

Monday, March 23, 2009 - IPLS General Meeting (Noon in room 306).

Public Interest in IP Law - Thursday, March 26, 2009 (noon in Room 310 - Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom) - Pam Samuelson of UC Berkely is visiting Wash U to speak about public interest in Intellectual Property law. The talk will likely focus on IP legal clinics. Everyone is encouraged to attend as there may be some important announcements about this school's IP center following the talk.

Access to Equal Justice - Friday, March 27, 2009 (8:30am - 4pm in Room 310 - Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom) - The ninth annual Washington University School of Law Access to Equal Justice Colloquium, sponsored by the Clinical Education Program, will provide a forum for university faculty and students, lawyers, judges, community leaders and government officials to interrogate efforts at law, court and related systems reform. A panel at this event will concentrate on IP clinic programs and nonprofit organizations' uses of IP. This event free and open to the public, but reservations are required. See the 9th Annual Access to Equal Justice Colloquium website for more information.

Townsend Writing Prize in IP Scholarship - Due March 20 Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP is sponsoring the Townsend Prize for Intellectual Property Writing and Scholarship. All Washington University Law students are encouraged to enter. Prior coursework or experience in intellectual property law is not required. The first-place winner will receive a cash award of $1,000, and the second-place winner will receive a cash award of $250. All entries must be submitted by e-mail no later than Friday, March 20. For more information, visit the Townsend Prize for Intellectual Property Writing and Scholarship website.

The Intersection of IP Law and International Law in Asia - Wednesday, March 18 (12:07 PM in Room 309)

IPLS/SLU Bar Night - Wednesday, March 18 (From 5:30pm until 7:00 At Llewellyn's Pub)

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - Introduction to Intellectual Property (3pm in Whitaker Hall, Room 100) Dr. Mindy Fleisher, a senior patents manager will provide an overview of the four types of intellectual property - patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets - and details what each type is used for, how they differ and how they work together in marketing strategies. The presentation will also show budding inventors how to begin protecting their intellectual property from the moment they conceive of an invention. Additionally, how the role of intellectual property in supporting the US economy will be discussed. The presentation will include time for a question and answer period.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - IP and Other Rights in the Contemporary Sports Industry - Join IPLS for a panel of speakers talking about the Contemporary Sports Industry in regards to IP and other rights. Ron Katz, of Manatt in California will be speaking about a very high-profile case he had against the NFL Players Association over players' rights in video games. Anastasios Kaburakis of SIU and Professor Kieff will also be on the panel talking about IP rights in Sports Law. The event will offer CLE credit. The event will begin at 4pm and a reception will follow at 5:30pm. For more information and to RSVP, please click here.

AIPLA Women in IP Law Annual Networking Dinner - February 12, 2009 Registration is now open for the AIPLA Women in IP Law Annual Networking Dinners to be held February 12, 2009. Click here for details! Please note that the link on the first page (before you register) will direct you to the location of each dinner. Please sign up early as spaces are limited, and registration is on a first to register basis.

>Monday, January 26 - In re Bilski: Are Business Methods Still Patentable? (4:00pm in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom) IPLS is very happy to be joining BAMSL in bringing Bob Yoches to St. Louis to present at a very important CLE event held right here at Wash U. The In re Bilski case is arguably one of the most important intellectual property cases that has been handed down this past year. Mr. Yoches and the other speakers will be discussing the decision, its impact on the legal and innovative communities, and related cases before the Federal Circuit now.

General Body Meeting, November 18, 2008, 12:07 PM - 1 PM, Room 305
As usual, we will be having our general meeting on the third Tuesday of the week. There may have been some scheduling conflicts at last month's meeting, so I wanted to determine the best day of the week for our general meetings.

IPLS Movie Night, November 18, 2008, 6 PM - 8 PM, Room 201
IPLS Movie Night is presenting The Hudsucker Proxy, a hilarious film by the Coen brothers (creators of The Big Lebowski and Fargo) detailing the invention and exploitation of one of the world's favorite toys: the Hula Hoop. Of course, this movie is entirely fictional, but it has enough of an intellectual property slant to have you thinking about patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets inbetween lines of witty dialog and businessmen jumping out of buildings.

Happy Hour at Llewellyns with Wash U IPLS and SLU IP Law Group , November 19, 2008, 5 PM - 7 PM
Come join your fellow IPLS members and members of the SLU IP Law Group at Llewellyn's in the Central West End for a fun night of merriment. This will be the first joint IPLS - SLU IP Law Group event, so come meet your fellow intellectual property enthusiasts. If you arrive before 6pm, you'll be able to enjoy discounts which include $3 pints and wells and 1/2 off appetizers.

Sponsored by the International Trademark Association (INTA) and supported by the law firm of Ladas & Parry LLP, the Ladas Memorial Award was established in memory of the distinguished practitioner and author Stephen P. Ladas. The Award is presented once a year in two author categories, Student and Professional. In each category, the Award is given to the best paper on the subject of trademark law or a matter that directly relates to or affects trademarks.

Tuesday Speaker Event, November 11, 2008, 12 PM - 1 PM, Room 306
Speaker: Scott Eidson (WashU Law alum '05 and attorney at Senniger Powers)

Topic: IP litigation, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets

IP 102, November 6, 2008, 12:07 PM - 1:00 PM, Room 404 - Ever wonder what it's like to work in Intellectual Property law? 1Ls, don't know which field you might prefer? 2Ls, don't know what to expect for your summer job? 3Ls, trying to decide what you're going to do next year? Grab a quick lunch and come join us at IP Law 102 to hear what it's like in the day-to-day lives of various Intellectual Property attorneys.

On October 10, 2008 from 3-4:30 PM in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Dennis Crouch, a professor at the University of Missouri School of Law and the editor of Patently-O, spoke on the topic of Quasi-Trademarks and Establishing a Theory of Design Patent Protection. Please click here for visitor parking information.

IPLS Happy Hour, October 10, 2008, Following the presentation by Dennis Crouch

First Tuesday Speaker Series - October 7, 2008, Dr. William Holtz and Jennifer Visintine, both of Thompson Coburn, Room 306 (A-B Hall), 12 - 1 PM

IP 101, Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 4 - 5 PM, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom - IPLS presented a great introductory event into the world of Intellectual Property. IP professors F. Scott Kieff, Charles McManis, and Leah Theriault will be giving short talks about Patent Law, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Copyrights, and other related rights. Whether your interests are in engineering, business, litigation, or any number of areas, a good grounding in what is intellectual property can help anyone progress in their own careers.

IPLS General Body Meeting, Tuesday, September 30, 2008, Room 306

IPLS First General Body Meeting, Sep. 2, 12 PM, Room 306

Senniger Powers, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) and Washington University Law School hosted a program on the recent and very important In re Seagate decision. The presenters included David Harlan and Ed Hejlek, both from Senniger Powers, J. Bennet Clark, from Bryan Cave LLP, and Brian Ferguson, who successfully argued the case at the Federal Circuit for Seagate, from McDermott Will & Emory. The event was on October 16, 2007 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. There was also a tutorial on the decision taught by Professor Kieff on October 11, and a reception following the event. Please click here to 'dive in' to Professor Kieff's Seagate tutorial (also including job searching and networking advice). (239MB .wmv file - approximately 52 minutes)

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Employer Reception