Programs

Annual CIPLIT® Conference

Each year, CIPLIT sponsors an intellectual property symposium on emerging issues in patent law, cyberlaw and copyright law that brings together leading researchers and thinkers in advanced technology, law and policy.

Past Conferences:

2009: Cyberlaw 2.0: Legal Challenges of an Evolving Internet

Symposium

2008: Acquiring and Maintaining Collections of Cultural Objects: Challenges Confronting American Museums in the 21st Century

MUSEUM

2007: Patents and Progress: Reflections in the Midst of Change

NIRO

2005: Intellectual Property Licensing by the Dominant Firm: Issues and Problems

2005 Panelists

2004: Privacy and Identity: The Promise and Perils of a Technological Age

2003: Ownership and Control in the Academic World: Intellectual Property Issues Facing Universities and Researchers

2002: The Many Faces of Authorship: Legal and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

2001: Recent Patent Rules: Implementation, Litigation and More

CIPLIT

News

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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DePaul unites brightest in field at 11th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference

On August 11 and 12, DePaul’s Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLIT®) hosted the 11th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC), uniting the brightest minds in intellectual property under the rapidly expanding virtual umbrella of copyright and shared information laws.
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Professor Gerstenblith to lead President Obama’s Cultural Property Advisory Committeer

DePaul College of Law Distinguished Research Professor Patty Gerstenblith, director of the Center for Art, Museum & Cultural Heritage Law, has been selected to chair President Barack Obama’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC). The committee, which falls under the U.S. Department of State, assists the United States in implementing the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.
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Arts Law Colloquium Series with Jane Levine

On September 21, 2011, Jane A. Levine, Worldwide Director of Compliance for Sotheby’s, discussd her typical day as the director of compliance and senior vice president for the world's fourth oldest auction house. Ms. Levine shared her experiences on issues such as consignments, enforcement relating to the art and cultural heritage regulation, investigating breaches, monitoring compliance, the auction process and anti-money laundering in the art and auction market.

For more information please visit the CIPLIT Arts Law Colloquium website

To view the video of this discussion, please click here.