CIPLIT® Hosts 7th Annual IP Scholars Conference

The Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLIT) at DePaul University College of Law hosted the 7th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference on Aug. 9-10, 2007.

The IP Scholars Conference annually brings together intellectual property scholars to present their works-in-progress in order to benefit from the critique of colleagues. The IPSC format is designed to facilitate free-ranging discussion and to help people hone their ideas. Papers presented are works in progress that can benefit from substantial commentary and revision. This year more than 100 professors from the United States and abroad participated in the conference.

The conference was co-sponsored by CIPLIT; the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, Boalt Hall School of Law; the Intellectual Property Law Program, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University; and the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology, Stanford Law School.

Career Services Center Seeks Mock Interview Volunteers

DePaul College of Law alumni are greatly needed to conduct mock interviews with students preparing for their interviews and the Fall Employer Recruitment Program. By participating in the Mock Interview Program, you can help current students hone their interviewing skills and become even stronger job candidates. This is an easy but invaluable way to show your support for the College of Law!

Interviews will take place at the time(s) of your choosing Monday, Aug. 27 through Friday, Aug. 31 and can be conducted at your office for your convenience. Each mock interview should last 30 minutes, with 20 minutes for interviewing and 10 minutes of interviewer feedback to assist the student in enhancing his or her skills. We would be happy to provide you with a list of common interview questions to aid you in conducting the mock interview.

If you would like to volunteer to conduct one or more mock interviews, please e-mail the Assistant Director of Career Services, Allison Lynn Ryan alryan@depaul.edu, with specific timeframes within the week of Aug. 27-31 that you will be available to interview. Students will sign up for specific interview slots and they will come to your office ready to interview. Please call (312) 362-8377 with any questions about this volunteer opportunity.

Register Now for Law Reunion Weekend 2007

If you are a member of the classes of 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1997, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997 or 2002, you should have received an invitation to Law Reunion Weekend 2007 in late July. If you did not receive an invitation, please e-mail DePaul_Law_Alumni@depaul.edu to update your mailing address and we will send you one.

Be sure to register by Sept. 21, 2007 to receive a $10 discount! You may register online, by phone at (312) 362-5129 or by sending in the registration form included with your invitation.

Visit the Law Reunion Weekend Web site to:

• Read the latest news from your classmates and submit your own news
• Find out who is on your class reunion committee
• See who is coming to the Law Reunion Celebration (available in early September)
• Learn about other university events taking place during Law Reunion Weekend

Attention Double Demons! If you earned another degree from DePaul and you are celebrating a milestone reunion year for that degree, please visit www.alumni.depaul.edu/reunions for information about university-wide reunion events.

Save the Date: Fourteenth Annual Law Alumni Awards Luncheon

The Fourteenth Annual Law Alumni Awards Luncheon, honoring outstanding College of Law alumni, will take place on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007 in the Empire Room at the Palmer House Hilton. Registration will start at 11:30 a.m., lunch will be served at 12:00 p.m. and the awards presentation will begin at 12:30 p.m. Invitations will be mailed to all law alumni in late August. For more information, including biographies of this year's honorees and registration information, please visit www.law.depaul.edu/alumni/alumni_awards.

DePaul to Host Roundtable Discussion on Issue of Access to Essential Medicines Around the World

In September, four of the College of Law's Institutes and Centers (the Health Law Institute, the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLIT), the Center for Public Interest Law and the International Human Rights Law Institute) will host a roundtable discussion co-sponsored by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) focusing on the issue of access to essential medicines in the developing world.

The timing of this event is particularly apt because of the recent decision by Thailand to issue compulsory licenses for the AIDS drugs efavirenz and lopinavir/ritonavir. In reaction to the Thai health authorities' decision, Abbott, the Chicago-based multinational pharmaceutical company, has decided to withdraw all applications to register drugs in Thailand, including a crucially important HIV/Aids drug (heat-stable lopinavir/ritonavir, marketed as Kaletra), and to not bring to market any new medicines in the country.

Panelists will include Professor Brook Baker from Northeastern University School of Law, Dr. Buddhima Lokuge from Doctors without Borders, Dr. Sigrid Fry-Revere, director of Bioethics Studies at Cato Institute, and Ronald Cass of Cass and Associates. Professor Matthew Sag of DePaul University College of Law will moderate the panel.

The discussion will take place on Sept. 20, 2007, 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. in Room 8005 of the DePaul Center, 1 East Jackson Blvd, Chicago, Ill. A reception will follow the discussion.

DePaul Center for Public Interest Law Invites Alumni to Upcoming Events

The DePaul Center for Public Interest Law (CPIL) invites all College of Law alumni to attend the following events. Contact Shaye Loughlin at (312) 362-7212 or sloughli@depaul.edu with questions or to RSVP.

Welcome Reception
Please join CPIL on Thursday, Aug. 30, 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m., in the Rare Book Room for a welcome reception for new and returning public interest law students.

Loan Repayment Assistance Program Reception
CPIL, in cooperation with the Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) Committee, will host a reception in the Rare Book Room on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m., to recognize the 2007 LRAP recipients and to celebrate the growth of LRAP at DePaul. The 2007 LRAP recipients are: Peter Bibler ('05), Beth Johnson ('05), Amy Kessler ('00), Gil Lenz ('05), Shawna Scheidel ('05) and Teri Ross ('06). The awards are made to outstanding alumni dedicated to public interest law and are in the form of a forgivable loan from the College of Law in the amount of $5,000 to be used toward the payment of law school educational debt. For more details, please visit the LRAP Web site.

Second Annual Vincentian Public Interest Law Conference
CPIL invites alumni to attend the Second Annual Vincentian Public Interest Law Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. Programming will take place in the afternoon and evening. A full schedule of conference events will be included in the September issue of Law Alumni E-News and will be available on the CPIL Web site in early September.

Upcoming Events

Aug. 30: Center for Public Interest Law Welcome Reception
Sept. 13-27 & Oct. 4-18: Negotiation Strategies & Skills Certificate Course
Sept. 20: Fourteenth Annual Law Alumni Awards Luncheon
Sept. 20: Essential Medicines Roundtable Discussion
Sept. 26-28 & Oct. 4-5: Mediation Certificate Training Course
Oct. 3: LRAP Reception
Oct. 9: Second Annual Vincentian Public Interest Law Conference
Oct. 12-14: Law Reunion Weekend