CIPLIT Programs & Events

Founded by DePaul Law, this annual conference brings together scholars from around the world to present works-in-progress and discuss current issues in IP/IT law. The event is co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, Cardozo School of Law, Stanford Law School and DePaul Law. It was most recently held at DePaul Law in 2025.

Previous IPSCs at DePaul Law:

• 2025
• 2019
• 2015
• 2007

This interdisciplinary annual event explores new frontiers in cybersecurity with a focus on legal, business and ethical challenges. It is co-sponsored by CIPLIT, the Arditti Center for Risk Management at the Driehaus College of Business and the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media.

Each spring, CIPLIT offers an "Introduction to IP Theory and Practice" lecture series specifically for first-year students. Taught by both full-time faculty and practicing IP attorneys, the series introduces core concepts and practice areas in intellectual property law. It's a unique opportunity to build a foundation in IP early in your legal education and to enhance your resume. Students who complete all sessions receive a certificate of completion.

The Arts Law Colloquium, facilitated by Professors Patty Gerstenblith and Margit Livingston, features lunchtime presentations by attorneys, government officials, and academics who are leading experts in the areas of art, museum, cultural heritage, music, theater, film and media law. The Arts Law Colloquium helps advance CAMCHL's mission of enhancing awareness and understanding of art, museum and cultural heritage law issues by exposing students, lawyers and other professionals to the myriad legal issues encountered by experts who practice in these fields. These lunchtime presentations also help give students, practicing attorneys and other professionals practical insights into the day-to-day tasks and duties faced by the experts who practice in these complex legal fields.

CIPLIT's annual "Tech Law Boot Camp" lecture series features lectures by professors, practicing attorneys and other tech specialists on a number of relevant substantive tech topics, including tech certifications, technology management principles, data privacy, cybersecurity, networking concepts, Internet law, etc.

Co-hosted by CIPLIT and the Jaharis Health Law Institute, this annual symposium highlights emerging issues at the intersection of health care and IP.

The Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer features an influential figure in IP/IT who addresses faculty, students and attorneys on current IP/IT issues. Niro Law has sponsored the Distinguished IP Lecture Series since its inception in 1998.

Established by College of Law alumnus and nationally renowned patent attorney Gerald D. Hosier ('67) in 2005, the Gerald D. Hosier Scholars in Intellectual Property Law program attracts the nation's leading intellectual property scholars who present their research in IP/IT law.

CIPLIT faculty regularly present on timely topics. Recent lectures have explored issues including digital forensics, the right to repair, and recent decisions in cases such as Amgen v. Sanofi, LKQ Corp. v. General Motors and Jack Daniel's v. VIP.

CIPLIT regularly co-sponsors events with the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; the Copyright Society of the USA, Midwest Chapter; the Chicago Bar Association; the Association of Patent Law Firms; and other organizations.