Contests & Competitions

The Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition - 2009

Sponsored by:Altacit Global & The Virginia Journal of Law and Technology

Topic for the 2009 Competition:
The Varying Treatment of Patentable Subject Matter

Submission Deadline:
December 15, 2009

Eligibility:
Open to Law Students of Indian and American Universities, Colleges and Institutions

Submission Guidelines:
Refer to the Competition Website for details.

Certificates:
All entries in compliance with the Submission Guidelines will receive a certificate of participation.

Winners and Awards:
Two Winning Papers will be selected amongst the submissions by the Editorial Board and will receive cash awards:
Winner – $ 500
Runner-up – $ 250

Publication:
Winning entries will be considered for publication in the Virginia Journal of Law and Technology at the discretion of VJOLT.

For more information, please see the Competition Website.


Mark T. Banner Scholarship

The Richard Linn American Inn of Court is pleased to announce that it is offering a scholarship for law students in intellectual property law. Law students who have entered into a JD program at an ABA-accredited law school in the United States are eligible to apply for the Mark T. Banner Scholarship. Recipients of the Mark T. Banner Scholarship will receive $5,000 payable for the Fall semester of their second or third year of law school.

The scholarship is named for a beloved former Master of the Inn, Mark Banner. This Linn Inn Mark T. Banner Scholarship is available with applications being taken nationally, now through October 9, 2009. The scholarship awards will be announced in the spring, and funds will be available for the fall semester in 2010. More information on the scholarship is attached, with an application form and instructions.

For more information including how to apply, please click here.


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9th Annual CIPLIT Symposium & Niro Lecture

Cyberlaw 2.0: Legal Challenges of an Evolving Internet

October 15-16, 2009
DePaul Center 8005

Cyberlaw 2.0: Legal Challenges of an Evolving Internet brought together a group of distinguished scholars to contemplate the ramifications of new internet technologies and the changing role of the internet in society. These developments bring, as technological advances often do, both opportunities and risks. Correspondingly, cyberlaw doctrine now confronts challenges resulting from the increasing importance of social networking applications and cloud computing, the drive toward “personalization” of search, advertising, and other internet experiences, and, as life is lived more and more online, the related threats to private life caused by the potential to store more and more complete records of individuals’ experiences. Our speakers explored the ways in which Web 2.0 and beyond affects a wide spectrum of legal issues, ranging from privacy and freedom of expression through intellectual property.

The 12th Annual Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecture and Luncheon was sponsored by Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro. It was held on October 15, 2009 in conjunction with the Symposium. This year the lecture was given by Mark Lemley, Stanford Law School’s William H. Neukom Professor of Law.

For more information including Papers and Powerpoints from the lectures, a list of Featured Speakers, and the Symposium Schedule, please visit our Symposium Website.

To read an article published in the Daily Law Bulletin about the conference, please click here.


Protecting Your Marks In & From the New Top Level Domains

September 16, 2009
12:00pm – 5:00pm
DPC 8005

This half-day seminar took a detailed, practical look at the process by which an applicant becomes a registry for a new top level domain, as well as what a brand owner can do to stop a new top level domain that comes too close to an existing brand.

DePaul University College of Law is an accredited Illinois MCLE provider. This program had been approved for 3 hours of CLE credit.

For more information on this past event, please click here.

To watch videos from this event, download them from iTunes here.


Grammy Network Event

Building and Maintaining an Entertainment Law Practice Anywhere: Essential Knowledge, Marketing, Economic, and Ethics Considerations

September 10, 2009
3:00pm - 6:00pm
DPC 8005

A frank and factual discussion of the realities and practicalities of developing and maintaining an Entertainment Law Practice with an emphasis on Music Law and Business. Special attention was paid to the law office economics and ethical considerations consistently facing pro-active practitioners. Relevant cases, statues, rules and regulations governing these issues was raised also and was referenced and discussed.

DePaul University College of Law is an accredited Illinois MCLE provider. This program was approved for 2 hours of CLE credit.

For more information on this past event, please click here.


Visiting Artist Series
featuring Jazz Musician, Frank Catalano

Our 2009 Visiting Artist, noted jazz musician Frank Catalano, visited DePaul to discuss his working relationship with his attorney, Gregg Gansmann, and some of the legal issues he has faced in building a performance career in music.

See the news release from DePaul University here.

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