Cultural Heritage

DePaul's Cultural Heritage Law program, which is allied with CIPLIT, aims to offer students opportunities to explore externship and internship placements in this rapidly growing area of law. A two-course sequence of Art and the Law and a seminar in Cultural Property Law is complemented by externship opportunities for upperclass students at the Field Museum of Natural History and the Chicago Historical Museum. In addition, students have been placed in summer internships with the Spertus Museum, the Chicago Museum of Contemrporary Art, and the Cultural Heritage Center of the State Department.

Professor Patty GerstenblithFor more information, please contact the Cultural Heritage Law Program director, Professor Patty Gerstenblith.

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DePaul students earn runner-up title at national patent law moot court competition

After a demanding six months of preparation for the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, Nick Restauri’s and Rachel Schweers’ hard work and dedication paid off with a regional first place finish, two best brief awards and the national title of runner-up.
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CIPLIT and DePaul alumnus to serve as U.S. Patent and Trademark Office deputy chief of staff

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director David Kappos recently announced that DePaul law alumnus Azam Khan will serve as the deputy chief of staff in the Office of the Under Secretary and Director.
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