Scholarships:

2008 Jan Jancin Award

Each year the College of Law chooses one student to be nominated for the Jan Jancin Award administered by the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation (AIPLEF). A description of the award can be found here.

Students interested in being considered as the law school's nominee for this award must complete the application found here and submit a resume and a one-page essay discussing their personal achievements in the field of IP law. These materials should be submitted to Professor Bressler no later than May 15, 2008. Any questions should be directed to Professor Bressler.

Previous Scholarships:

The Allen J. Hoover Memorial Award

The family of Allen J. Hoover and the law firm of Wood Phillips created this $5,000 award in memory of the late Allen J. Hoover.

Eligible students (1) have taken and passed the patent bar exam, (2) be currently enrolled for the Spring 2008 semester, (3) have earned a minimum of 63 credit hours, no more than 6 of which are transfer credits and (4) have filed an application consisting of a resume and proof of having passed the patent bar exam.

The student who has met all of the above requirements and who has the highest GPA including grades for Fall 2007, will be chosen to receive this award.

To read more information, please visit the following links:
DePaul University Press Room
ABA Journal
Chicago Tribune

Announcing the 2007 Donald W. Banner Corporate Intern Scholarship

Two $10,000 scholarships will be awarded to outstanding law students who have completed an internship in a corporate intellectual property law department and intend to pursue a career in intellectual property law.

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

Application Deadline: Friday, October 12, 2007 (Applications available soon. Check www.ipoef.org for details)

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must have completed an internship in a corporate intellectual property department and must be enrolled in law school in 2008.

Required Supporting Materials:

  1. A statement about the corporate internship experience;
  2. A statement explaining why the applicant intends to pursue a career in the field of IP law;
  3. A reference from the company with which the student interned; and
  4. Evidence of academic achievement in law school.

Scholarship recipients will be notified in November and recognized at an award ceremony on January 28, 2008 in Santa Barbara, CA. (Travel and accommodations provided by IPO Education Foundation.)

The Foundation publishes a list of companies on its website that offer IP department internships

CIPLIT

News

11TH ANNUAL NIRO SCAVONE HALLER & NIRO DISTINGUISHED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LECTURE & LUNCHEON
From Maimonides to Microsoft: The Jewish Law of Copyright Since the Birth of Print

Featured Speakers:
David Nimmer
Of Counsel, Irell & Manella LLP; Professor from Practice, UCLA School of Law
Neil Netanel
Professor, UCLA School of Law

Location: Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies; 610 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
12:15 - 2:00 p.m.

Registration: www.law.depaul.edu/niro08

The fee for the luncheon and lecture is $20.
Luncheon is free for DePaul Students, Faculty & Staff but registration is required.
The Niro Lecture has been approved for 1.5 hours of CLE credit.

Acquiring and Maintaining Collections of Cultural Objects: Challenges Confronting American Museums in the 21st Century
On October 16, 2008, the DePaul University College of Law Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology (CIPLIT®) and Center for Art, Museum and Cultural Heritage Law will hold a major conference where leading experts will examine the basic rules of nonprofit museum governance and how those rules apply to the growing challenge of collecting cultural property in light of new laws, court decisions and professional ethical guidelines; evolving museum practices and standards in collecting antiquities; sovereign immunity and immunity of art works; and the need for further standards for donor/collector museum relationships.

For more information and/or to register, please visit the Symposium website by clicking here.

Visiting Artist: ZACH HELM, Screenwriter and DePaul Theatre School Alumnus.
Presented by CIPLIT and the Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law.
April 23, 2008

Helm was the College of Law's third annual Visiting Artist, known for his writing of Stranger Than Fiction and directing of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. He was the featured speaker on a panel discussing the recent screenwriters' strike with Professors Alan Salzenstein and Margit Livingston.
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Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in the Developing World
DePaul University College of Law co-sponsored a roundtable discussion with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on September 20, 2007. This event focused on the issue of access to essential medicines in the developing world, in particular, the global pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories’ refusal to launch a new version of the HIV/AIDS drug Kaletra in Thailand.

Click here for more information and to view the Podcasts from the event.

Click here to read the article published in the December edition of The Advocate, written by DePaul Law student, Rose Rivera.
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