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Congratulations to Patty Gerstenblith

Congratulations to Professor Patty Gerstenblith. Last evening the Senate gave its advice and consent to the ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. This is a goal toward which Patty has worked for many years with the State Department and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, including the drafting of testimony submitted to the SFRC.

Updated on September 26, 2008

Professor Gerstenblith featured in Chicago Tribune

Professor Patty Gerstenblith was recently featured in the Chicago Tribune for writing a commentary piece on the closing of Spertus Museum's exhibit, "Imaginary Coordinates."

To read the article, click here.

Professor Maggie Livingston Published

Professor Maggie Livingston’s article, "Inspiration or Imitation: Copyright Protection for Stage Directions" will be published in the Boston College Law Review in March 2009. Congratulations!

Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition

DePaul University students, Josh Larsen and Tom Rammer, won the Midwest Regional Giles Sutherland Rich Patent Moot Court Competition. The Midwest Regional is the largest of the four regional competitions with 24 teams participating. Josh and Tom not only won the regional competition, but they also got the awards for the best appellant brief and best appellee brief. Unlike most competitions, teams must write two briefs, one for each side to the dispute. According to the organizers of the competition, this is the first time in the Midwest Regional that one team won the award for having written the best brief for both appellant and appellee.

As a result of winning the regional, Josh and Tom will advance to the National Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition to be held in Washington D.C. April 16-18. Congratulations and good luck!

UPDATE: Josh Larsen and Tom Rammer, reached the semifinals of the national competition held at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in DC. During the semifinals they barely lost to the ultimate winners of the competition, the University of Texas. Josh and Tom wrote outstanding briefs and argued brilliantly. They have set a very high standard for future DePaul teams. Congraulations!

Updated on April 25, 2008

Professor Kwall’s paper listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list

Professor Roberta Kwall was recently advised that her paper entitled, "The Author as Steward "for Limited Times": A Review of "The Idea of Authorship in Copyright"" was recently listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list for APA: Philosophy of Art (Topic), APA: Philosophy of the Arts: Fields, Genres & Media (Topic) and Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art. This paper will soon be published in the Boston University Law Review.To view the top ten list for the journal click on its name Philosophy of Religion Top Ten and to view all the papers in the journals click here, Philosophy of Religion All Papers.

Posted March 7, 2008

Congratulations to Professor Matthew Sag

Please join with me in congratulating Professor Matthew Sag. Matthew's paper on the empirical study of "The Effect of Ideology on Intellectual Property Cases" has been selected for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Law and Economics Association that will be held at Columbia Law School on Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, 2008.

Posted March 6, 2008

2008 Loyola Patent Law Interview Program

The 2008 Loyola Patent Law Interview Program will be held on Thursday, July 31 and Friday, August 1, 2008. This is a nationwide interview program that targets patent law employers, second and third year J.D. students and L.L.M. students with engineering and/or technical science academic backgrounds. Last year 150 patent law employers, 140 accredited law schools and 1700 law students from across the country participated. Employers prescreen and choose all of the students they interview. This is an excellent opportunity if you are interested in practicing patent law. If you have an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering or technical science, you may want to consider registering for the program. This program offers qualified law students the opportunity to interview with patent law firms, as well as law firms, corporations and government agencies with patent law departments. There will be employers who will interview one day and some who will interview both days.

Registration Starts February 20th. Please note that ONLY law students returning to law school in the Fall of 2008 may participate in this program.

WHERE INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE PLACE:
Chicago Marriott Suites O'Hare
6155 North River Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018

WHEN:
Thursday, July 31, 2008 and Friday, August 1, 2008. Students may have interviews on either or both days. "Meet the Employers" cocktail reception: Thursday, July 31st from 5:30-7:00 at the Marriott Suites.

Registering for the program does not guarantee you an interview. This program allows employers to choose who they interview, which means that not all students will receive interviews. However, over 900 students received interview opportunities last year.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE?
Please note than ONLY law students returning to law school in the fall of 2008 may participate. Students beginning school in the fall, students graduating in 2008 or your alumni are not eligible. This program is for summer associate and entry-level attorney positions for 2009. The only exception is for a law graduate studying for an LL.M. in Intellectual Property.

PATENT BAR EXAM REQUIREMENTS:
Virtually all employers want students who have taken or plan to take the patent bar exam (please note that not all computer science majors will qualify). The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office annually publishes requirements for taking the patent bar exam. To learn more, click here.

For the Student Registration Form, please click here.

For more information and registration go to: http://www.patentlawregistration.luc.edu.

Congratulations to Professor Patty Gerstenblith

Professor Patty Gerstenblith was quoted in the Saturday, January 26, edition of the New York Times in a story concerning the raid by federal agents of museums in southern California connected with the smuggling of looted artifacts from Asia. To see the article, click here.

In addition, she was also quoted in the Friday, January 25, edition of the Yale Daily News concerning the return of Artifacts from Machu Picchu from Yale to Peru. To read this article, please click here.

Patently-O Blog Ranks DePaul Third Among Patent Law Programs

DePaul was ranked third in Prof. Dennis Crouch's ranking of law school patent law programs. This ranking is based on the number of hits each school has sent to his very popular and informative blog, Patently-O. Professor Crouch's website is considered one of the best patent blogs.

Visit Patently-O for more information and the complete list or click here.

Congratulations to Professor Ben Alba

Professor Ben Alba's half-hour interview with Jayne Meadows will air in Chicago for the first time on Wednesday, January 9 at 12:30 p.m. on the PBS affiliate, WLYCC-TV (Channel 20). The interview in Los Angeles was taped during the launch of his book on television pioneer Steve Allen. Between the Lines, a nationally syndicated series devoted to authors, describes the episode as follows: “Steve Allen was one of the most innovative forces behind the golden era of television. With the book 'Inventing Late Night: Steve Allen' and the Original Tonight Show, Ben Alba, along with Steve’s widow, Jayne Meadows, lets us know that Steverino was more than just a groundbreaking pioneer in television, but a man driven by a social conscience.”

Although now two-years post-publication, the book continues to draw media attention, including interviews marking the 53rd anniversary of the Tonight Show last fall on ABC7 News This Morning (WLS-TV) and The Noon Show with Bob Siro (WGN Radio).

Congratulations to Professor Patty Gerstenblith

In the past few weeks, Professor Patty Gerstenblith has spoken at the Faculty Seminar Series at Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University; the ABA Section on International Law (in London), and conferences at the University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee), Stanford University, and the Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University.

In addition, she was a guest instructor in the FBI Art Crime Team training program in Santa Fe. She also was quoted in "Jade sale creates complications for MFA," an article from the Boston Globe. For the full article, please click here.

Congratulations to Professor Roberta Kwall

Congratulations to Professor Roberta Kwall on her many recent accomplishments. On November 2, she gave a talk on Authorship Norms at the University of Indiana (Bloomington). Then on November 9, she was an invited panelist for John Marshall's major annual IP conference, "Information Convergence: At the Boundaries of Access."

Also, Professor Kwall was interviewed by the Nightly Business Report. The brief segment on trademarks aired on WTTW (Channel 11) at 11:00pm Wednesday, November 21st and again at 11:00pm on Thursday, November 22nd. Wednesday’s segment concentrated on trademarks and Thursday’s Thanksgiving special was a one hour special on IP Law. To view the segment, please click here. For the Nightly Business Report's full series on IP, click here.

Professor Matthew Sag and Visiting Professor Mark Schultz launch law blog, fairlyuseful.net

Professor Matthew Sag and Visiting Professor Mark Shultz officially launch their new law blog, fairlyuseful.net. Fairly Useful is a blog devoted to issues relating to the fair use doctrine in copyright law. Some of the recent posts include: The fair use economy; Fair use resources on the Internet; Golan v. Gonzales: Fair Use is not enough; Viacom’s flexible attitude toward fair use; No fair use vacation for repeat player Gulfstream; Fair use vs. Trade; Nixon Peabody’s unwitting (and cruel) self-parody; The limits of fair use in documentary.

If you are interested in guest blogging or have something to say on fair use, please send an email to msag@depaul.edu.

Professor Matthew Sag presents papers at Berkeley Law & Economics Workshop and AIPLA Annual Meeting

Professor Matthew Sag has been invited to present his paper on the "The Effect of Ideology in Intellectual Property Cases" to the Berkeley Law & Economics Workshop held in Berkeley, California on November 12, 2007.

Also, Professor Sag will be presenting a paper on "Fair Use in the Internet Age" to the Annual Meeting of the American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association. This event in Washington D.C. will be held on October 19, 2007.

Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for Law Students

Banner & Witcoff is proud to offer the Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for law students. This scholarship is part of Banner & Witcoff’s commitment to fostering the development of intellectual property lawyers from diverse backgrounds...
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CIPLIT's Professor Patty Gerstenblith Interviewed on NPR

On August 1st, Professor Patty Gerstenblith was interviewed on NPR's "All Things Considered" about the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. The museum recently reached an agreement with the Italian government to return forty disputed objects currently in its collection. This is one of the largest givebacks of looted art in history.

For more info on this interview and story, log on to the following NPR.org address: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12428709

Dialogue Spring 2007

CIPLIT's programs profiled in the Spring 2007 edition of Dialogue. See Alumni & Giving for the full Dialogue issue.

Professor Patty Gerstenblith was featured in the December 2006 American Bar Association Journal article "Art Attack."

The Obviousness Requirement in the Patent Law

Each month the University of Pennsylvania Law Review's online journal, Pennumbra, features a debate between two well-known scholars on different areas of the law. Last month, the law review featured DePaul University College of Law Professor Kathy Strandburg. "In this debate, Professor R. Polk Wagner, of Penn Law, and Professor Strandburg, considered the merits (and demerits) of one doctrinal approach to the so-called 'obviousness' requirement in patent law--the 'teaching, suggestion, or motivation' (TSM) test."

To read the full debate visit: http://www.pennumbra.com/debates/debate.php?did=2