Past Events

CIPLIT Faculty Lecture: Jack Daniel's v. VIP with Michael Grynberg (April 25, 2023)

Professor Michael Grynberg (DePaul University College of Law) looked at Jack Daniel's v. VIP, a SCOTUS trademark infringement case that asked whether a humorous use of another’s trademark is subject to likelihood-of-confusion analysis. Professor Grynberg recently wrote an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune about the subject.

BOOK TALK: "Creators Take Control" with Ed Lee (April 19, 2023)

Professor Ed Lee (Chicago-Kent College of Law) discussed his new book "Creators Take Control", which looks at NFTs as a form of decentralized IP.

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32nd Annual DePaul Law Review Symposium: "Cyber-Regulation and the Legal Environment of the Internet Age" (April 14, 2023)

CIPLIT co-sponsored the 32nd Annual DePaul Law Review Symposium, "Cyber-Regulation and the Legal Environment of the Internet Age," which looked at critical issues surrounding internet regulation, data privacy, and cybersecurity. Speakers included scholars, industries leaders, and counsels for major conglomerates.

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CIPLIT Faculty Lecture: "Intro to Digital Forensics" with Anthony Volini (April 4, 2023)

Professor Anthony Volini (DePaul University College of Law) provided an introductory look at digital forensics and the combination of forensic science, law enforcement, and cybersecurity.

CIPLIT Faculty Lecture: Amgen v. Sanofi with Joshua Sarnoff (March 30, 2023)

Co-sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC)

Professor Joshua Sarnoff (DePaul University College of Law) provided a look at Amgen v. Sanofi, a case that recently made it to SCOTUS that deals with patent applications and enablement. Professor Sarnoff recently wrote an amicus brief in support of respondents.

"Sovereignty, Cyberspace and International Law – What are the Rules?: Russian, Chinese, European, and US Perspectives" with Pål Wrange (March 28, 2023)

Co-sponsored by Alberto Coll's International Law course and the International Law Society

Professor Pål Wrange (Stockholm University) discussed “Sovereignty, Cyberspace and International Law – What are the Rules?: Russian, Chinese, European, and US Perspectives”.

Prof. Wrange is Professor of Law and Director of the Swedish Center for International Law and Justice at Stockholm University. He is also a Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, and served as Principal Legal Advisor to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he worked on issues related to international law and cyberspace. He is a widely published author and scholar, and serves on the Board of the European Society of International Law.

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"The Temporal Dimension of Surveillance" with Michael Birnhack (March 2, 2023)

Professor Michael Birnhack (Tel Aviv University) discussed “The Temporal Dimension of Surveillance” (based on a paper in Surveillance and Society). He brought the temporal dimension to the conversation about surveillance, and illustrates with legal discussions of contact tracing during COVID.

2023 Jaharis Symposium on Health Law and Intellectual Property: Unplanned Obsolescence: Reproductive Health Care Technology’s Response to a Changing Legal Landscape (March 1, 2023)

Co-sponsored by the Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute

Each year, the Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute, in collaboration with the College of Law's Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLIT®), explores a critical legal issue at the intersection of health law, intellectual property law, and information technology.

This year’s program dove deeply into the role and impact of technology on the radical changes to reproductive healthcare law after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Supreme Court decision. This topic lent itself to the interdisciplinary nature of our symposium, as we gathered a wide range of academics, legal practitioners, and healthcare professionals to discuss the challenges and opportunities involved with this significant issue.

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2022 State Level IP Prosecutor Training: Discussions, Insights, and Best Practices (December 7-8, 2022)

Co-sponsored by Michigan State University's Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP)

This all-day symposium brought in attorneys from around the country to discuss various issues in the realm of State IP Prosecutor Practice. Topics included: working with brand owners and private investigators, counterfeiting, overlapping federal and civil statutes, state laws, and IP prosecution strategies.

DePaul University's 9th Annual Cyber Risk Conference – “Weathering The Storm of Disruption” (November 29, 2022)

Co-sponsored by DePaul's The Arditti Center for Risk Management in the Driehaus College of Business' Department of Finance and DePaul's Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media

For nearly a decade, DePaul has been proud to offer a yearly exploration of the frontiers in cyber security with the annual Cyber Risk Conference. This year explored the continuing evolution of cyber risk and security with looks at topics such as new regulations, cyber insurance, the ethics of monitoring a remote workforce, and the use of personal devices vs. required company computers.

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Tech Law Boot Camp 2022

Part of the Technology & Data Protection Initiative, CIPLIT’s Tech Law Boot Camp series features lectures by professors, practicing attorneys and other tech specialists on relevant substantive technology topics, including certifications, technology management principles, data privacy, cybersecurity, networking concepts and Internet law. These lectures are open to DePaul law students, alumni and the Chicago legal community.

• "Data Breaches: Risk Mitigation and Incident Responses" - Colin Black (Polsenelli) - November 10, 2022
• "The Six Central Flaws of Computing" - Karen Heart (DePaul CDM) - November 2, 2022
• "Encryption and the Law" - Anthony Volini (DePaul Law) - October 27, 2022 

”The Consumer Right to Repair, and Design Patents” with Joshua Sarnoff (November 8, 2022)

Professor Joshua Sarnoff (DePaul University College of Law) talked about The Consumer Right to Repair, and Design Patents

Arts Law Colloquium: “New and Old Challenges: European Approaches to the Recovery of Stolen Art” with Alicja Jagielska-Burduk (September 14, 2022)

Co-sponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

Professor Alicja Jagielska-Burduk (Professor and UNESCO Chair on Cultural Property Law of the University of Opole (Poland)). She is editor-in-chief of the Santander Art and Culture Law Review and co-chairs The International Art Market Studies Association. She was selected as an arbitrator for the Arbitrator Pool of the Court of Arbitration for Art in The Hague. Her book, Cultural Heritage as a Legal Hybrid: Between Public and Private Law, was published by Springer in 2022.

The Jaharis Symposium on Health Law and Intellectual Property: Addressing Health Disparities: Is Technology the Answer? (April 29, 2021)

Co-sponsored by DePaul Law's Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute

COVID-19 has laid bare the structural barriers at the root of health disparities in the U.S. Meanwhile, we are experiencing how rapid changes in technology can profoundly impact the role that health care plays in our lives. This year’s Jaharis Symposium centered on the premise that while technological advances have the potential to revolutionize the delivery of health care, they also raise significant questions about who has access to these innovations and whether they are advancing the interests of the populations with the greatest needs. This interdisciplinary symposium addressed issues of legal regulation, including intellectual property implications, and racial and health justice.

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19th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC 2019) (August 8 - 9, 2019)

Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, UC Berkeley School of Law; the Intellectual Property Law Program, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University; and the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology, Stanford Law School

The IP Scholars Conference brings together intellectual property scholars to present their works-in-progress in order to benefit from the critique of colleagues. IPSC 2019 included both plenary and "break out" sessions with break out sessions scheduled in thematic clusters to avoid obvious topic or interest "conflicts." Topics included: Copyright, Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, Patent, Trade Secret and Cyberlaw.

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2019 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law: Stefania Fusco (April 10, 2019)

Stefania Fusco (Senior Lecturer, University of Notre Dame Law School) presented "Dissemination of Academic Knowledge and Monetization of University Patents"

In recent years, the activity of Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) has been intensively studied by scholars in various disciplines. Nevertheless, numerous important aspects of the NPE operations within the U.S. patent system remain unclear. As a result, there is a strong interest in learning more about these companies, their strategies, and their possible impacts on innovation in different fields. While universities have been recognized as a category of NPE (Lemley, 2008), broad empirical studies have been lacking, or have left unaddressed important questions about how university patent enforcement may impact the university mission, and society more generally. Because academic institutions play a significant role in both producing and disseminating knowledge, additional empirically-grounded study can add to the ongoing debate on patent monetization. Relevant questions included: How do universities resemble, and differ, from other NPEs as regards patent enforcement and monetization? Do certain university stances and tactics hinder the mission that is traditionally performed by academic institutions? And, how do the behaviors of universities affect innovation, for good or ill?

Tech-Law Boot Camp: Cybersecurity and the Law (April 9, 2019)

Cosponsored by DePaul Cyber Law Organization (DCLO)

Guest speaker Brian Barnes (Managing Director - IAM Management Architect at CIBC US) spoke about cybersecurity law in the United States and abroad. DePaul students lead the discussion about the Identity Lifecycle and Identity Management Related Laws. Additional topics include: eIDAS Regulation in the EU; Virginia Electronic IDM Act; ESign Act; and GDPR.

Can My Blockchain Do That? A Discussion of Blockchain Beyond Cryptocurrency (April 4, 2019)

Cosponsored by Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC)

This panel provided an overview of blockchain technology, the value of developing and patenting blockchain and the impact of blockchain technology as it is currently being used, including the VAKT Consortium.

Speakers

• Bo An, Risk Management, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Moderator)
• Sarah Duda, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, Cboe Global Markets
• Mark Fields, Partner, Alsop Louie Partners
• Matthew Kelly, Esq., Managing Director and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, CME Group
• Ted Tian, Esq., Master Agreements Negotiator, BP America, Inc.

Implications of Technology and Social Media for Domestic Violence and Family Law Cases (April 2, 2019)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center

This interactive workshop explored the implications of technology in Domestic Violence and Family Court cases. Professionals learned how batterers use phone technology, social networking and GPS to circumvent injunctions for protection, supervised visitation, and child custody. Legal and Mental Health Practitioners explored how victims of domestic violence can overcome communication issues using mobile and online communication tools, such as the OurFamilyWizard website, designed specifically for high conflict parents.

Practical and Strategic Guide to the European Patent System (March 21, 2019)

Cosponsored by Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC)

"From filing to grant, validation, Unitary Patent and other options to obtain protection in Europe." During this talk, Dr. Robert Fichter of Dennemeyer & Associates, LLC gave a short overview of the patenting options available in Europe (national vs. regional); the grant stage of a European Patent; future options after grant: Unitary Patent or EP validation?; and efficient ways to obtain patent protection in Europe

SHIGA Japanese Patent Seminar (March 19, 2019)

Cosponsored by Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC)

Shiga International Patent Office is one of the leading IP firms in Japan with approximately 140 patent attorneys. They have been committed to assisting Fortune 500 global companies in developing their IP portfolio in Japan for over half a century and have also maintained stable business relationships with U.S. law firms and clients for a long time. This seminar featuring Masato Iida, Ph.D. (Vice President - Patent Attorney, Shiga) and Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Ph.D. (Senior Manager - Patent Attorney, Shiga) was created to enhance one’s knowledge on Japanese patent practice. Topics included: How to Pursue an Invention Directed to a Method for Treating a Human in Japan and JPO's Examination Guidelines on IoT and AI

Jaharis Symposium on Health Law and Intellectual Property: “Democratizing” Medicine in a Data and Tech-Driven World (March 14, 2019)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute

In the wake of technological breakthroughs that enable the adoption of technological and data-driven innovation in medicine, significant and pressing questions of law and policy will inevitably arise. Many at the forefront of these advancements claim that innovations such as biohacking, artificial intelligence, consumer genetics, and citizen science initiatives will “democratize” medicine. They emphasize the collaborative nature of these endeavors and the accessibility of knowledge and medical services that these technologies would provide. However, critics raise legitimate legal and ethical concerns about ownership, justice, and the law’s ability to keep up with innovation. This interdisciplinary symposium brought together experts to explore the scientific, ethical, and legal implications of some contemporary examples of “democratizing” medicine.

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Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law: Ana Santos Rutschman, "The Vaccine Race in the 21st Century" (March 13, 2019)

Ana Santos Rutschman (Assistant Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law) presented "The Vaccine Race in the 21st Century"

In a world in which infectious diseases are spreading increasingly faster, the development of new human vaccines remains a priority in biopharmaceutical innovation. Legal scholars have addressed different aspects of vaccine regulation and administration, but virtually no attention has been paid to the role of laws governing innovation during the stages of research and development (R&D) of vaccines.

This discussion provided a legal analysis of the race to develop new vaccines in the 21st century. Drawing on interviews with project directors, advisors and lawyers at partnerships focused on vaccine R&D, as well as an analysis of selected contractual provisions regulating the ownership and transfer of emerging vaccine technologies, the Article identifies a set of emerging trends: a move towards public-private partnerships as the backbone of innovative vaccine R&D; a limited, albeit occasionally detrimental, role of patent-based incentives to R&D; a consequent shift towards R&D incentives complementary to, but not centered on, strong proprietary rights; and the adoption of flexible contractual frameworks regulating transfers of vaccine technology. While the new dynamics of vaccine R&D have already yielded new vaccine candidates, the Article also showed that current innovation regimes are insufficient to promote socially desirable levels of vaccine R&D. The Article argued that additional legal interventions are required to promote sustained innovation in the field of vaccines, and offers one such proposal: the adoption of a “take-and-pay” regime based on liability rules, enabling access to vaccine technology by follow-on innovators.

2018 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law: Saurabh Vishnubhakat (April 11, 2018)

Saurabh Vishnubhakat (Associate Professor of Law, Texas A&M University School of Law) presented "The Porous Court-Agency Boundary in Patent Law"

The progression toward reevaluating patent validity in the administrative, rather than judicial, setting became overtly substitutionary in the America Invents Act. No longer content to encourage court litigants to rely on Patent Office expertise for faster, cheaper, and more accurate validity decisions, Congress in the AIA took steps to force a choice. The result is an emergent border between court and agency power in the U.S. patent system. By design, the border is not absolute. Concurrent activity in both settings over the same dispute remains possible. What is troubling is the systematic weakening of this border by Patent Office encroachments on powers Congress left to the courts. This Article traced the statutory roots of those encroachments, their initial encouragement by the Supreme Court’s 2016 Cuozzo decision, and the recent resistance to their further expansion by the en banc Federal Circuit’s 2018 Wi-Fi One decision.

Lessons From 1871 & 2112 (March 29, 2018)

Student Panelists discussed legal issues in connection with 1871 and 2112 presentations they've encountered in their course: Innovation & the Law at 1871/2112 (Prof. Volini). Topics include: Intellectual Property; Patent Issues; Music Law issues; IP protections re: wildlife poaching; Technology; Contract issues; Blockchain; Immigration issues; Trademark issues

1871 is a famous Chicago tech incubator while 2112 is a relatively new TV/Film/Music industry incubator.

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2018 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law: Sarah Burstein (March 21, 2018)

Sarah Burstein (Associate Professor of Law, University of Oklahoma College of Law) presented "The "Article of Manufacture" Today"

In Samsung v. Apple, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the phrase “article of manufacture” in 35 U.S.C. § 289 of the Patent Act can refer either to the infringer’s end product or to a component thereof. But the Court refused to formulate a test for what constitutes the relevant “article” in a given case. Some have argued that courts should adopt the multi-factor, case-specific approach proposed by the U.S. Government in its Samsung amicus brief. However, that approach is based on a flawed legal premise, fails to reflect either the language of the statute or the original intent, and will increase costs and uncertainty in design patent litigation. This Article proposed a new solution. It argued that courts should adopt the historical meaning of the phrase “article of manufacture” in interpreting and applying 35 U.S.C. § 289. It also argued that the determination of which article a particular design is “applied” to should be informed by the original understanding of what constituted a protectable “design.” This Article then proposed a framework for applying these principles to Samsung step one, including an explanation of why this should be treated as an issue of law, not an issue of fact. This approach provides a workable solution that would be easier and cheaper to apply than the other tests that have been proposed. This approach would also minimize the in terrorem value of partial design patents and result in more defensible damages awards that would more accurately reflect the designer’s actual contribution without providing a windfall to most design patentees.

Inside the European Patent Office: Questions & Answers (March 7, 2018)

Cosponsored by Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Patents - International Committee

During this talk, Alfred Keyack (EPO Attaché to the United States) discussed his career as an European Patent Office (EPO) Attaché. In this role, he serves as a point of contact and provides information to the filers in the US, including large companies, patent attorney organizations or industry associations.

Arts Law Colloquium: “A Tragic Fate-Law and Ethics in the Battle Over Nazi Looted Art” (February 26, 2018)

Cosponsored by the DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

Attorney and author Nicholas M. O'Donnell (Partner, Sullivan & Worcester) discussed his recent book, A Tragic Fate-Law and Ethics in the Battle Over Nazi Looted Art. The book is a comprehensive overview of the litigations over allegedly Nazi-looted art that have played out in the United States. During the lecture, Mr. O'Donnell addressed trends in this litigation and comparisons to other countries' approaches.

2018 Jaharis Symposium on Health Law and Intellectual Property: Technological and Emergency Responses to Pandemic Diseases (February 22, 2018)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute

This conference focused on “best practices” in response to emerging pandemic diseases. It included panel discussions addressing specific issues in regards to pandemic diseases and two distinguished keynote speakers - Lawrence Gostin, University Professor and Faculty Director at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University and Richard Wilder. Associate General Counsel, Global Health Program for Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Arts Law Colloquium: “Let Us Rebury Our Dead: Native America's Imperfect and Necessary Law” (January 22, 2018)

Co-sponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

Five decades ago, Native American leaders launched a crusade against museums to reclaim their sacred objects and to rebury their kin. This controversy has exploded in recent years as hundreds of U.S. tribes have used a 1990 landmark federal law—the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act—to recover their looted heritage from more than one thousand museums across America. Many still question how to balance the religious freedoms of Native Americans with the academic freedoms of American scientists, and the arguments continue on about whether the emptying of museum shelves elevates human rights or destroys humanity’s common heritage.

This lecture from Chip Colwell, Senior Curator of Anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science focused on NAGPRA's most contentious question: What to do with human remains that cannot be culturally affiliated with living descendants or tribes? Dr. Colwell examined the historical, legal, and ethical boundaries these skeletal remains present, and share how one museum has navigated one of NAGPRA's most imperfect but necessary sections.

Proper Bounds of Transparency for IP Transactions: Exploring the Level of Disclosure Required To Meet FRAND Compliance (December 13, 2017)

In light of aggressive litigants, governmental antitrust scrutiny and potential imposition of large penalties regarding IP licensing practices, technology firms must be more vigilant with IP disclosures and transparency protocol, carefully balancing the benefits and liabilities of too little or too much disclosure of IP transaction information, such as patent licensing terms. This webinar on IP Transparency focused on the level of disclosure of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and SEP licensing terms required to comply with Standard Development Organization (SDO) obligations for owners of SEPs, including obligations to provide fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. When government fair trade and antitrust entities from the EU to Taiwan are being more aggressive, SEP owners must carefully consider whether greater transparency regarding their SEPs and SEP (and non-SEP) licensing terms is warranted to help avoid the potential of government scrutiny. The highly experienced panel for this webinar will cover issues from avoidance of violation of confidentiality clauses of SEP licenses to new services and strategies to help enhance levels of transparency of SDOs, patent offices and technology firms.

Speakers

• Christian Loyau, Legal and Governance Affairs Director, ETSI
• Patrick Hofkens, Director IPR Policy, Ericsson
• John Dubiansky, Attorney Advisor, Intellectual Property, Federal Trade Commission
• Richard Cederoth, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
• David Newman, Partner & Chair, IP Practice, Gould & Ratner LLP

DePaul University's Fourth Annual Cyber-Risk Conference: Emerging Technology, Unknown Risks (November 28, 2017)

Cosponsored by DePaul's The Arditti Center for Risk Management in the Driehaus College of Business' Department of Finance and DePaul's Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media

New and evolving technologies such as artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, machine learning, and robotic process automation are now an everyday reality. Similarly, use of the Cloud and third party systems have grown dramatically as the technology has become more complex. Business practices are being rapidly transformed in all sectors—from expediting insurance claims, automating financial processes, and revolutionizing search algorithms to heralding a paradigm shift in cyber security and military technology. These emerging technologies provide a host of new benefits, but also create a horde of new risks. This conference examined the real impact that these technologies have on all businesses—not just tech-firms.

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Visiting Artist Series: Jonathan Wolff (October 31, 2017)

Acclaimed musician/composer/songwriter Jonathan Wolff created the music for 75 primetime network TV series, as well as the themes for 44 of those series - including Seinfeld and Will & Grace. During this talk, Jonathan Wolff offered practical music business model do's-and-don'ts, along with real world entrepreneurial career need-to-know and how-to-get-hired advice. Wolff credited much of his financial success to his lawyer/friend/genie, Steve Winogradsky. Though sometimes overlooked, the composer-attorney relationship is an essential creative and business partnership. In this lecture, Wolff provided the composer’s view of it.

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For What It’s Worth: Fundamentals of IP Valuation (October 30, 2017)

This presentation provided attendees with an introduction to the topic of intellectual property valuation. Speakers Scott Weingust and Jordan Salins from Stout offered an overview of the topic by focusing on the valuation process, relevant valuation standards, and intellectual property valuation “fundamentals” such as the purpose of the valuation standard of value and valuation date. The speakers further discussed the three common approaches used for valuing intellectual property – Cost, Market, and Income. For each approach, they defined the approach and provided some observations regarding strengths, weaknesses, and proper application. Finally, they presented a short case study for the valuation of intellectual property in supporting a licensing-out transaction.

Arts Law Colloquium: “Practicing Law in the World of Art” (September 18, 2017)

Co-sponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

Scott Hodes, Senior Counsel at Bryan Cave and renowned art law expert, discussed his career of representing a number of prominent artists, dealers and collectors in all aspects of their business. He has written extensively on the subject, including publishing three books on art and the law. During this lecture, he discussed his career and “Practicing Law in the World of Art.”

2017 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law: Erik Hovenkamp (April 5, 2017)

Erik Hovenkamp (Visiting Fellow, Northwestern University) presented "Competition, Inalienability, and the Economic Analysis of Patent Law"

Most influential theories about private disputes, including the Coase theorem, assume that there are no legal restraints on alienability. However, antitrust often creates inalienability in patent disputes by imposing limitations on how competing firms may transact commercial rights, including IP. This may prohibit the parties' from entering into anticompetitive settlements, although it does not prevent a court from issuing an injunction, which necessarily lessens competition. The result is ultimately that, in contrast to familiar Coasean logic, a court’s delimitation of patent rights can influence the final allocation of such rights, even if the parties can bargain. Further, the parties may (rationally) litigate to judgment even if they have common expectations about litigation, and even if they are perfectly capable of entering into a lawful settlement ex ante. Antitrust inalienability thus critically alters the economic nature of a private dispute, distinguishing it from the more conventional property conflicts studied in classical law and economics. Aside from altering the parties’ incentives and behavior, it changes the appropriate normative policies toward settlement. When disputed rights are subject to alienability restraints, the courts should generally be more cautious about settlement, and less wary of issuing final judgments. Unfortunately, the patent courts have missed this, and continue to rubber-stamp virtually all settlement proposals. In contrast, I argued that they should review settlements in cases presenting a prima facie antitrust concern, and I explain how such review ought to operate in practice.

2017 Gerald D. Hosier Scholars in Intellectual Property Law Distinguished IP Lecture: Joseph Fishman (March 30, 2017)

Joseph Fishman (Associate Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School) presented "Creating Around Copyright"

It is generally understood that the copyright system constrains downstream creators by limiting their ability to use protected works in follow-on expression. Those who view the promotion of creativity as copyright’s mission usually consider this constraint to be a necessary evil at best and an unnecessary one at worst. This conventional wisdom rests on the seemingly intuitive premise that more creative choice will deliver more creativity. Yet that premise is belied by both the history of the arts and contemporary psychological research on the creative process. In fact, creativity flourishes best not under complete freedom, but rather under a moderate amount of restriction. Drawing from work in cognitive psychology, management studies, and art history, this Article argues that contemporary copyright discourse has overlooked constraint’s generative upside. The Article unpacks the concept of constraint into seven characteristics: source, target, scope, clarity, timing, severity, and polarity. These characteristics function as levers that determine a given constraint’s generative potential. Variation in that potential provides an underappreciated theoretical justification for areas in which copyright law is restrictive, such as the exclusive derivative work right, as well as areas where it is permissive, such as the independent creation and fair use defenses. The Article revealed that the incentives versus access debate that has long dominated copyright theory has misunderstood the relationship between creativity and constraint. Information may want to be free, but creativity does not.

Arts Law Colloquium: “The "Art" of Negotiating License Agreements” (March 29, 2017)

Cosponsored by the DePaul's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

DePaul law alumna Christina Pannos (Associate, Howe & Hutton) discussed licensing agreements for the benefit of artists with topics including learning how to spot particularly important provisions and red flags and practicing drafting favorable terms for your future clients.

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2017 Jaharis Symposium on Health Law and Intellectual Property: Telehealth: Transforming the Healthcare Delivery Landscape (March 9, 2017)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute

According to academics, the media, and commentators, telehealth may soon dramatically transform health care practices. If implemented correctly, modern digital technologies can reduce costs, expand accessibility, and increase quality. Telehealth, however, can also introduce significant risks to providers and consumers.

The 2017 Annual Jaharis Symposium focused on exploring the legal, ethical, and regulatory implications of health care providers’ uses of telehealth. Over the course of the program, legal and medical experts discussed the top current issues and preview the challenges that lie ahead during panels such as “Contemporary Implementation Issues & Forthcoming Regulation,” “Intellectual Property Considerations in Telehealth” and “Ethics in the Field of Telehealth.”

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2017 Gerald D. Hosier Scholars in Intellectual Property Law: Yolanda King (March 9, 2017)

Yolanda King (Associate Professor of Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law) presented "The Enforcement Challenges for Tattoo Copyrights"

Who owns the copyright in a tattoo? Can the owner enforce a tattoo copyright, and if so, what is the scope of enforcement of a tattoo copyright? These are questions I left unresolved in The Challenges “Facing” Copyright Protection for Tattoos. In that Article, I asserted that, despite a lack of any reported decisions, tattoos are copyrightable works. However, I noted that the related issues of ownership and enforcement are appropriate subject matter for a separate article. This Article is the follow-up to the first Article, a natural progression in the analysis of the application of copyright law to tattoos.

2017 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law: Rebecca Eisenberg (March 8, 2017)

Rebecca Eisenberg (Robert and Barbara Luciano Professor of Law, The University of Michigan Law School) presented "Innovation in a Learning Healthcare System"

In a learning healthcare system, records of past treatments and outcomes provide an ongoing source of data that guides continuous improvements in the standard of care in light of accumulating experience. Analyzing these data could permit significant improvements in healthcare while lowering its costs. There are many advantages to using data from a learning healthcare system to evaluate the performance of health technologies rather than relying on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted by product developing firms. A learning healthcare system also has significant implications for the funding and regulation of biomedical innovation. It could reorient the roles of institutions that currently drive healthcare innovation in profound ways. If payers want to reap the benefits of a learning healthcare system rather than merely underwriting its costs, they may need to take a larger role in evaluating healthcare technologies.

2017 Gerald D. Hosier Scholars in Intellectual Property Law: Reid Kress Weisbord (March 2, 2017)

Reid Kress Weisbord (Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School) presented "A Copyright Right of Publicity"

This Article identified a striking asymmetry in the law’s disparate treatment of publicity-rights holders and copyright holders. State-law publicity rights generally protect individuals from unauthorized use of their name and likeness by others. Publicity-claim liability, however, is limited by the First Amendment’s protection for expressive speech embodying a “transformative use” of the publicity-rights holder’s identity. This Article examines for the first time a further limitation imposed by copyright law: when a publicity-rights holder’s identity is transformatively depicted in a copyrighted work without consent, the author’s copyright can produce the peculiar result of enjoining the publicity-rights holder from using or engaging in speech about her own depiction. This Article offers novel contributions to the literature on copyright overreach and: (1) identifies a legal asymmetry produced in the interplay of publicity rights, copyright law, and the First Amendment; (2) examines the burdens on constitutionally protected speech, autonomy, and liberty interests of publicity-rights holders when copyright law prevents or constrains use of their own depiction; and (3) outlines a framework for recognizing a “copyright right of publicity” to exempt the publicity-rights holder’s use from copyright infringement liability. Notably, this Article contributes uniquely to the literature by including an exclusive first-person narrative by an internationally recognized celebrity whose persona was prominently depicted without prior notice or consent in a wide-release feature film.

Arts Law Colloquium: “Cultural Heritage in 2017: Is Technology An Answer, Another Problem or a Red Herring” (February 6, 2017)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

Sarah Parcak (Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and winner of the 2016 TED Prize) discussed recent advances in the use of digital technologies, big data, crowdsourcing, and 3D mapping in the protection and preservation of cultural treasures in the context of ongoing project work in Egypt and Peru.

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2017 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law: Greg Reilly (February 1, 2017)

Greg Reilly (Assistant Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law) presented "Rethinking the PHOSITA In Patent Litigation"

This Article questioned the trend in Supreme Court cases and academic commentary toward greater reliance on patent litigation on the hypothetical “person having ordinary skill in the art” (“PHOSITA”)—essentially a person of average abilities in the technical field of the invention. This trend reflects a desire to approach as closely as possible the first-best outcome of accuracy to the technical merits of patent disputes, but this first-best outcome is impossible given the constraints imposed by lay decision makers. Long-standing proposals to tailor patent litigation institutions to patent law’s technical nature by increasing the technical competence of decision makers have made little headway. If lay decision makers are here to stay, then the optimal approach is to tailor patent law to the needs of these lay decision makers, including by reducing and constraining the PHOSITA’s role. Lay judges and jurors lack the knowledge, training, and experience to reliably apply the PHOSITA’s perspective themselves. Therefore, increased reliance on the PHOSITA equates with increased reliance on expert witnesses, which introduces a host of well-recognized problems. Attempting to approximate the theoretical ideal of technical fidelity through the PHOSITA is misguided due to the errors introduced by the expert witnesses necessitated by lay decision makers. Tailoring patent law to the needs of lay decision makers—including more legalistic and objective doctrines that reduce the role of the PHOSITA—may be optimal in practice, even if second-best in theory.

Arbitration in IP Context (October 5, 2016)

CIPLIT® ran a joint program with the American Arbitration Association on “Arbitration in IP Context.”

Arts Law Colloquium: “Legal Protection of Movable Cultural Relics in China” (September 26, 2016)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

Many western countries, including the U.S., lead the world in cultural heritage protection, while China, in contrast, has a long way to go. There are many special problems and circumstances that China faces. Professor Yunxia Wang's (Professor of Law, Renmin University of China; Deputy Director, Cultural Heritage Law Research Institute) lecture, "Legal Protection of Movable Cultural Relics in China," gave a brief review of China's legal system related to the protection of movable cultural relics. It focused primarily on limits on transferability, the export and import of movable cultural relics, and the legal liability that violators of these laws face, as well as the gap between legislation and enforcement will also be examined.

17th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecture & Luncheon: Zorina Khan (September 22, 2016)

Zorina Khan (Professor of Economics, Bowdoin College) presented "Trolls and Other Patent Inventions: Economic History and the Patent Controversy in the Twenty-First Century"

Is the U.S. patent system today in crisis because of excessive litigation, patent trolls, radical new technological advances, and other unprecedented developments of the twenty-first century? The historical record sheds light on the nature and validity of these controversies, and proposed policy solutions. Such empirical information from the past two centuries as patents granted, litigation rates, and analyses of the role of non-practicing entities, indicate that the present features of the market in intellectual property are hardly anomalous. Indeed, they have been inherently associated with disruptive technologies that transformed the United States into the global leader in industrial and economic growth.

IPLAC Women in IP Committee Eleventh Annual Federal Judicial Panel & Reception (April 11, 2016)

Cosponsored by Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC)

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) is the oldest intellectual property law association in the United States, operating since 1884. IPLAC’s Women in IP Committee presented the Eleventh Annual Federal Judicial Panel at DePaul University College of Law.

2016 Jaharis Symposium on Health Law and Intellectual Property: The New Frontier of Health Innovation: Navigating the Regulatory Landscape (March 15, 2016)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute

At the forefront of the health care sector, medical practitioners, technological savants, and other professionals are working together to use technological advances to improve upon traditional practices. Their work has already had revolutionary effects in certain areas of medicine and many believe that we are only at the tip of the iceberg. However in order to succeed, health care innovators must navigate through an increasingly complex set of statutory and administrative rules. The Spring Symposium featured the insights of individuals who overcame these hurdles and the legal practitioners that aided their efforts.

Dirty Words & Filthy Pictures: Film and the First Amendment (March 3, 2016)

From the earliest days of cinema, scandalous films such as The Kiss (1896) attracted audiences eager to see provocative images on screen. With controversial content, motion pictures challenged social norms and prevailing laws at the intersection of art and entertainment. Today, the First Amendment protects a wide range of free speech, but this wasn’t always the case. For the first fifty years, movies could be censored and banned by city and state officials charged with protecting the moral fabric of their communities. Once film was embraced under the First Amendment by the Supreme Court’s Miracle decision in 1952, new problems pushed notions of acceptable content even further.

Jeremy Geltzer’s book, Dirty Words & Filthy Pictures, explored movies that changed the law and resulted in greater creative freedom for all. Relying on primary sources that include court decisions, contemporary periodicals, state censorship ordinances, and studio production code, Geltzer offered a comprehensive and fascinating history of cinema and free speech, from the earliest films of Thomas Edison to the impact of pornography and the Internet.

Arts Law Colloquium: The Legal Lives of Levantine Artifacts (February 8, 2016)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

"The Legal Lives of Levantine Artifacts” looks at the looting and trafficking of antiquities from the Eastern Mediterranean examined how law plays an important role in the social lives of artifacts. For the last decade or more, the legal lives of high-profile Levantine artifacts have been front-page news, focusing on particular artifacts like the Persepolis archives, the James Ossuary, the Mesha Stele, and the Dead Sea Scrolls, but laws concerning cultural heritage also affect more prosaic items, everyday items purchased and esteemed by visitors to the region. The colonial legal relics of the Ottoman Empire and the British Mandate period are enshrined in current laws in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. In this presentation, Dr. Morag Kersel, Professor of Anthropology at DePaul University and CAMCHL's affiliated faculty member, will examined how these historical inheritances and current practices influence the social lives of Levantine artifacts.

How do I protect that? A mock client interview identifying protectable IP in terms of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. (February 4, 2016)

The presentation addressed the practical intersections of the various intellectual property regimes. Clients, potential clients, acquaintances, and even family members often have IP law questions related to their products/inventions/businesses, but do not understand the distinctions between each different type of intellectual property. The lawyer's job is to educate and to focus the discussion, identifying pressing issues in separate areas of intellectual property law. The program is designed as a mock client intake interview, illustrating how different IP law issues present themselves in the real world.

Arts Law Colloquium: "Organized and White-Collar Crime in Trafficking Networks" (November 16, 2015)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

During "Organized and White-Collar Crime in Trafficking Networks,” Simon Mackenzie, Neil Brodie and Donna Yates from the Trafficking Culture research group at the University of Glasgow explored the illicit market in cultural objects from end to end: beginning with a case study of organized criminal activity in a source country and following the chain of supply through transit portals and into the market.

Drawing on cases like the seizure in the U.S. of the Duryodhana statue, originally taken from the Koh Ker temple complex in Cambodia, and its return to Cambodia, the speakers examined evidence of paths that similar statues have taken out of Cambodia and other countries, and the various roles of the players involved in their removal and transit. The lecture also explored how actors in the public trade sector deal with the market reception of illicit cultural objects, and consider comparisons with dealing and collecting mentalities in other precious collectible markets.

Update on the Implementation of the Unified Patent Court in the EU (November 3, 2015)

Cosponsored by Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC)

CIPLIT® and the IPLAC International Patent Committee and Litigation Committee presented a seminar featuring Kevin Mooney, a Partner from the London office of Simmons & Simmons. Mr. Mooney presented an update on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) that is expected to be put in place next year in the European Union, the latest UPC developments and timetable, and what US lawyers should be advising their clients concerning preparing for the UPC.

Patent-eligibility in Europe (October 15, 2015)

This discussion about patent-eligibility in Europe was given by Dr. Julian Cockbain, a Consultant European Patent Attorney based in Gent, Belgium and Oxford, UK. After taking a degree and a doctorate in chemistry at Oxford University, he joined the patent and trademark attorney firm Dehns in London in 1979, qualifying as a UK patent attorney in 1983 and as a European Patent Attorney in 1984. He was appointed partner at Dehns in 1985, a position he held until becoming a consultant in 2012. During his work as a patent attorney he wrote and prosecuted several hundred patent applications and represented his clients numerous times before the UK, European and US patent offices. He has written numerous articles on patent-related matters, and in 2012 a book on exclusions from patentability (co-authored with Prof. Sigrid Sterckx of Gent University) was published by Cambridge University Press.

Arts Law Colloquium: Restitution Roulette: A Comparison of U.S. and European Approaches (October 14, 2015)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

In the United States, the film Woman in Gold and the discovery of the Gurlitt trove of well over a thousand works of art in Munich captured the imagination of the public as nothing has done in recent memory concerning restitution of Nazi-era looted art. This increased curiosity and desire to understand the complexities of Nazi-era looting and post-war restitution comes at a time when restitution claims have become more complex and difficult to resolve.

During the lecture, "Restitution Roulette: A Comparison of U.S. and European Approaches," Thomas R. Kline (Of Counsel, Andrews Kurth LLP) compared the different circumstances and laws that govern restitution in the U.S. and Europe and examined how approaches to such claims on both sides of the Atlantic have led to uncertainty and unpredictable outcomes.

2015

Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2015 (August 7-8, 2015)

Cosponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, UC Berkeley School of Law; the Intellectual Property Law Program, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University; and the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology, Stanford Law School

The IP Scholars Conference brings together intellectual property scholars to present their works-in-progress in order to benefit from the critique of colleagues. IPSC 2015 included both plenary and "break out" sessions with break out sessions scheduled in thematic clusters to avoid obvious topic or interest "conflicts." Topics included: Copyright, Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, Patent, Trade Secret and Cyberlaw.

IPSC 2015 Official Site

2015 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law V: Jeffrey A. Lefstin (April 15, 2015)

Jeffrey A. Lefstin (Professor of Law, UC Hasting College of Law) presented on "The Three Faces of Prometheus: A Post-Alice Jurisprudence of Abstractions"

2015 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law IV: Liza Vertinsky (March 18, 2015)

Liza Vertinsky (Associate Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law) presented on "Patents, Partnerships, and the Pre-Competitive Collaboration Myth in Pharmaceutical Innovation"

2015 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law III: Jonathan Masur (March 4, 2015)

Jonathan Masur (John P. Wilson Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School) presented on "The Misuse of Patent Licenses in Damages Calculations"

2015 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law II: Daryl Lim (February 18, 2015)

Daryl Lim (Assistant Professor, The John Marshall Law School) presented on "Living with Monsanto"

2015 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law I: Michael Burstein (February 4, 2015)

Michael Burstein (Assistant Professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University) presented on "Patent Markets: A Framework for Evaluation"

2014

2014 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law

• Laura Pedraza Fariña (April 16, 2014)
• Glynn Lunney (March 5, 2014)
• Shubha Ghosh (February 19, 2014)
• Melissa Wasserman (February 5, 2014)

2014 Arts Law Colloquium Speakers

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

• Travis Mc-Dade, Curator of Law Rare Books, University of Illinois College of Law, “Ten Year Heist: The Looting of Kenyon College’s Special Collections and the Role of the Civil Suit in Preventing These Crimes” (November 5, 2014)
• Ryan Rowberry, Assistant Professor of Law and Associate Director for the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth, Georgia State University College of Law, “Protecting Cultural Heritage From Disaster” (September 22, 2014)
• Colonel (Ret.) Richard B. “Dick” Jackson, Special Assistant to the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General for Law of War Matters, “Operational Law: Applying Law on the Battlefield” (March 17, 2014)

2013

15th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecture & Luncheon: Hons. Paul R. Michel (Ret.) and James F. Holderman (October 15, 2013)

Hons. Paul R. Michel (Ret., Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Commentator) and James F. Holderman (U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois) presented on "How to Retain Patent Enforcement While Reforming It – Judges and Counsel Should Manage Infringement Suits, not Congress"

The Visual Artist's Rights Act, Copyright and Conceptual Art: Creating and Protecting Art after Chapman Kelley v. Chicago Park District (June 13, 2013)

The Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLIT®) and The Chicago Bar Association Media and Entertainment Committee presented “The Visual Artist’s Rights Act, Copyright and Conceptual Art: Creating and Protecting Art After Chapman Kelley v. Chicago Park District” which featured Artist Chapman Kelley (ChapmanKelley.com) and Founding Director of CIPLIT, Professor Roberta Kwall.

Visiting Artist Series: Hank Neuberger

Visiting Artist Hank Neuberger (Founder, Springboard Productions) spoke about his experiences as a long-time music producer in a highly competitive field. A Grammy winner himself, Mr. Neuberger has been the Supervisor of Broadcast Audio for the annual Grammy Awards telecast for twenty-five years. He has also produced numerous live multi-channel Music Festival Webcasts as well as CDs, DVDs, and broadcasts of the performances of top artists, including Lady Antebellum and The Million Dollar Quartet cast. Mr. Neuberger discussed the rights issues and challenges connected to his Festival Webcasting along with other legal issues that he has faced as a working producer.

2013 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law

• Josh Golden (April 17, 2013)
• Okar Liivak (March 20, 2013)
• Thomas Cotter (March 6, 2013)
• Margo Bagley (February 20, 2013)
• Ted Sichelman (February 6, 2013)

2012

Navigating the Minefield of Trademark Protection in China (October 30, 2012)

Daniel Chow (Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Chair in Business Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law) spoke about common mistakes that multinational companies (MNCs) repeatedly make protecting their brands and trademarks in China. The presentation used various examples to demonstrate why MNCs make costly mistakes that result in serious business losses. Many of these mistakes can be traced to the stubborn tendency of MNCs to underestimate the importance of issues of language and culture in doing business in China.

Restitution and Repatriation: Expectations and Reality (October 29, 2012)

World-renowned author and historian Lynn Nicholas delivered the keynote address entitled “Restitution and Repatriation: Expectations and Reality." Mrs. Nicholas is the author of The Rape of Europa, a groundbreaking history of the looting of art works during World War II that has become the fundamental account of this era. Her work exemplifies the best of historical research with relevance to restitutionary justice for victims of the Holocaust.

Visiting Artist Series: Reginald Lawrence

Producer and Playwright Reginald Lawrence discussed the legal issues that he faced in his multi-dimensional career as a playwright, producer, director, and arts educator. He focused on the life cycle of a theatrical production from dealing with authors to hiring actors, directors, and crew to mounting the finished production. He shared his perspective on legal questions related to collaboration, intellectual property, and production credit.

2012 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law

• Michael Carroll (April 10, 2012)
• Margaret Chon (March 13, 2012)
• Gaia Bernstein (February 28, 2012)
• Lawrence Sung (February 14, 2012)
• John Duffy (January 31, 2012)

2011

Arts Law Colloquium: “A Day in the Life of Sotheby’s Director of Compliance” (September 21, 2011)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

Jane A. Levine (Director of Compliance and Senior Vice President, Sotheby’s) spoke to students and attorneys at DePaul University College of Law and discussed her typical day as the Director of Compliance and Senior Vice President for Sotheby’s. Ms. Levine shared her experience with issues of regulatory enforcement, breach investigation, compliance monitoring, and substantive policy areas including, anti-corruption and anti-bribery, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing; data protection and information privacy and security, identity theft prevention, due diligence with respect to provenance, cultural heritage issues, authenticity and title, and the auction process.

Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2011 (August 11-12, 2011)

Cosponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, UC Berkeley School of Law; the Intellectual Property Law Program, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University; and the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology, Stanford Law School

DePaul University College of Law and CIPLIT® hosted the 11th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference on August 11-12, 2011. The IP Scholars Conference brings together intellectual property scholars to present their works-in-progress in order to benefit from the critique of colleagues. The IPSC format is designed to facilitate free-ranging discussion and to help people hone their ideas.

Arts Law Colloquium: “Judicial Amnesia and the Historical Record in Nazi-Looted Art Litigation” (March 9, 2011)

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

Professor Jennifer Kreder (Professor of Law, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law) discussed the wave of dismissals of claims to Nazi-looted art on technical grounds such that, with few praiseworthy exceptions, the courts of the United States no longer act as beacons of justice for the Holocaust restitution movement.

National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition Final Round (February 25-26, 2011)

CIPLIT®, CAMCHL, the Appellate Moot Court Society and the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation (LCCHP) held the second annual National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition on February 25th and 26th at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. Established by DePaul and LCCHP in 2010, this competition is the first in the nation to focus entirely on the field of cultural heritage law.

14th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecture & Luncheon: Peter Lee

Peter Lee (Professor of Law; UC Davis School of Law) presented on "Patent Law and the Two Cultures"

2010

13th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecture & Luncheon: Arti Rai (October 20, 2010)

Arti Rai (Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law; Duke Law School) presented on “Innovation Policy in the Administrative State”

Visiting Artist Series: Bernard Maisner (September 13, 2010)

Bernard Maisner - internationally renowned artist, calligrapher and fine stationer,- discussed legal issues impacting him as an artist and small businessman with Professor Margit Livingston.

Patentable Subject Matter After the Supreme Court Bilski Opinion (July 1, 2010)

In Bilski v. Kappos, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed limitations on patentable subject matter in the context of a business method invention, analyzing a body of case law in such a way that some say could wrongly call into question the validity of many other patents and types of claims, while others argue it is not restrictive enough. A broad range of members of the patent community studied the decision, seeking to determine its effects on innovation, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. CIPLIT® and the Federal Communications Bar Association hosted a panel of experts who filed briefs in the case who discussed the implications of the opinion.

Intellectual Property Law and Jewish Law: A Comparative Perspective on Absolutism

In a provocative new book, David Lange (Melvin G. Shimm Emeritus Professor of Law, Duke Law) argued that the language of the First Amendment should be interpreted in absolute terms with heightened deference to the language of the text, as informed by the history of the text’s interpretation and application. He lamented the reality that in lieu of this approach, the First Amendment law in the United States has been far more influenced by a balancing oriented ideology. DePaul Law Professor Roberta Kwall built upon Lange's thesis by showing how the "absolutist" and "balancing" ideologies are reflected respectively in the lawmaking characteristic of Orthodox and Conservative movements.

Visiting Artist Series: Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy discussed the impact of the law and legal representation on his career as an internationally renowned stage, movie, and television actor with Professor Margit Livingston.

2010 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law

• Elizabeth Winston (November 3, 2010)
• Andrew Torrance (October 13, 2010)
• David Olson (September 29, 2010)
• Michael Meurer (September 15, 2010)
• Katherine Strandburg (September 1, 2010)

2009

9th Annual CIPLIT Symposium: Cyberlaw 2.1: Legal Challenges of an Evolving Internet (October 15-16, 2009)

12th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: Mark Lemley (October 15, 2009)

Mark Lemely (William H. Neukom Professor of Law and Director of Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology, Stanford University Law School) presented on "Irrelevant Confusion"

Protecting Your Marks In & From the New Top Level Domains (September 16, 2009)

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.

Visiting Artist Series: Frank Catalano

One of the leading saxophone players of his time, Frank Catalano, along with attorney Gregg Gansmann and College of Law professors Ben Alba and Margit Livingston, gave a lunchtime presentation focusing on the attorney-artist relationship, as well as the legal issues Catalano has faced while building his music career.

2009 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law

• Christopher Sprigman (April 23, 2009)
• Andrew Nelson (April 2, 2009)
• Jeanne C. Fromer (March 19, 2009)
• Dan L. Burk (February 26, 2009)
• David L. Schwartz (February 12, 2009)
• Sean B. Seymore (January 22, 2009)

2009 Gerald D. Hosier Scholars in Intellectual Property Law Series

• Peter DiCola
• John Shahar Dillbary
• Jonathan Masur

2008

11th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: David Nimmer and Neil Netanel (October 27, 2008)

David Nimmer (Of Counsel, Irell & Manella LLP; Professor from Practice, UCLA School of Law) and Neil Netanel (Professor, UCLA School of Law) presented on From Maimonides to Microsoft: The Jewish Law of Copyright Since the Birth of Print

8th Annual CIPLIT Symposium: Acquiring and Maintaining Collections of Cultural Objects: Challenges Confronting American Museums in the 21st Century (October 16, 2008)

Museums face increasingly difficult challenges in collecting cultural objects-challenges that must be dealt with in ways that are consistent with best practices. During this conference, leading experts examined 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.

Visiting Artist Series: Zach Helm

Zach Helm, a graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University, as well as an acclaimed film writer and director. He discussed the recent screenwriters' strike with Professors Alan Salzenstein and Margit Livingston.

2008 Gerald D. Hosier Scholars in Intellectual Property Law Series

• Amy Adler
• Michael Carroll
• John T. Cross
• K.J. Greene
• Raymond Ku
• Lydia Loren
• Michael Madison
• Marc B. Shapiro
• Lior Zemer

2008 Arts Law Colloquium Speakers

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

• Robert Labate, “Intellectual Property Challenges for the Independent Filmmaker” (October 22, 2008)
• Peter Strang, “Representing Music and Entertainment Clients" (October 2, 2008)
• Alan Salzenstein, “Alternative Legal Career – Arts Management” (April 14, 2008)
• Richard A. Rosen, “My Life as an Entertainment Lawyer”(March 24, 2008)
• Bonnie Magness-Gardiner, Program Manager, FBI Art Theft Program, “Law Enforcement and the Arts” (February 4, 2008)

2007

Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in the Developing World (September 20, 2007)

Four DePaul University College of Law institutes and centers—the Health Law Institute, the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology, the Center for Public Interest Law and the International Human Rights Law Institute— hosted a roundtable discussion, cosponsored by MSF, that focused on the issue of access to essential medicines in the developing world. The discussion featured a presentation from MSF addressing the impact of patent rights on public health from the perspective of doctors in the field and responses from a panel of experts representing pharmaceutical industry and legal perspectives.

Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2007 (August 9-10, 2007)

DePaul University College of Law and CIPLIT® hosted the 7th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference on August 9-10, 2007. The IP Scholars Conference brings together intellectual property scholars to present their works-in-progress in order to benefit from the critique of colleagues. The IPSC format is designed to facilitate free-ranging discussion and to help people hone their ideas.

IPSC 2007 Official Site

7th Annual CIPLIT Symposium: Patents and Progress: Reflections in the Midst of Change (March 15-16, 2007)

Technological change, globalization and politics are each contributing to growing pressure for far-reaching changes to the U.S. patent system. During this conference, leading academics will present their views on the evolution and revolution in patent law.

10th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: Peter Drahos (March 15, 2007)

Peter Drahos (Professor and Director of the Centre for Governance of Knowledge and Development, and Head of Program of the Regulatory Institutions Network, Australian National University) presented on “Society, Social Contract and the Patent Office.”

Visiting Artist Series: Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton with entertainment law attorney and DePaul alum, Todd Musburger and Professor Margit Livingston gave a presentation focusing on copyright protection for a director's staging of a play. The panel discussed this topic along with other the legal issues facing actors and directors.

2007 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law

• David E. Adelman (April 23, 2007)
• Eileen Kane (April 9, 2007)
• Jonathan Franklin (February 12, 2007)
• Joshua D. Sarnoff (January 29, 2007)

2007 Gerald D. Hosier Scholars in Intellectual Property Law Series

• Susan Scafidi
• Dr. Kim Treiger-Bar-Am
• Rebecca Tushnet
• Alfred C. Yen

2007 Arts Law Colloquium Speakers

Cosponsored by DePaul Law's Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law (CAMCHL)

• Todd W. Musberger, “Representing Media and Entertainment Clients” (November 12, 2007)
• Gary T. Johnson, President, Chicago History Museum, “The Daily Challenges of Museum Law” (October 8, 2007)
• Scott Hodes, Senior Counsel, Bryan Cave LLP, “Representing Artists, Collectors, and Dealers: A Lawyers’ Challenge” (September 17, 2007)

2006

Association of Patent Law Firms (APLF) 9th Annual Members Meeting (September 21, 2006)

On September 21, 2006, The Association of Patent Law Firms reviewed recent changes in the patent laws of several countries, in addition to the USA and Europe, in which the benefits of patenting internationally are realized. Knowledge of these changes helped formulate an effective patenting strategy to maximize the competitive advantage. The day also featured an address by the Honorable Elizabeth Laporte, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District California.

6th Annual CIPLIT Symposium: Intellectual Property Licensing by the Dominant Firm: Issues and Problems

Symposium Articles

2006 Gerald D. Hosier Scholars in Intellectual Property Law Series

• Olufunmilayo B. Arewa
• Kenneth Crews
• Dr. Niva Elkin-Koren
• Paul J. Heald
• Gerald D. Hosier
• Jessica Litman

Recent Developments In Intellectual Property Law (Evaluating a Country's Patent Potential) - A Global Perspective

2005

9th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: Hon. Frank H. Easterbook (April 15, 2005)

The Honorable Frank H. Easterbook (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit) presented on Contracts and Copyright

Visiting Artist Series: Jeff Perry

Jeff Perry (Founding Member, Steppenwolf Theatre Company) spoke on his multi-faceted career as an actor, director, producer and teacher, and some of the legal issues facing him as a celebrity and as the developer of new properties for stage, screen, and television.

2005 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law

• Keith Aoki
• Brett Frischmann
• Cynthia M. Ho
• Jay P. Kesan, PhD
• Adam Mossoff
• Kristen Osenga

Gerald D. Hosier Scholars in Intellectual Property Law Series

• Wendy J. Gordon
• Dr. Silke von Lewinski

2004

The Inaugural Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2004

DePaul University College of Law and CIPLIT® hosted the 4th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference. The IP Scholars Conference brings together intellectual property scholars to present their works-in-progress in order to benefit from the critique of colleagues. The IPSC format is designed to facilitate free-ranging discussion and to help people hone their ideas.

4th Annual CIPLIT Conference: Privacy and Identity: The Promise and Perils of a Technological Age (October 14-15, 2004)

The goal of the Symposium was to bring leading researchers in advanced technology together with leading thinkers from the law and policy arenas to consider the promise and perils that recent and upcoming technological innovations hold for privacy. The Symposium featured two keynote presentations, three panels of invited speakers, and parallel sessions of contributed papers and works-in-progress on privacy-related technical, legal, and policy-related topics. Each panel included technical researchers and experts on law and policy related to a particular technology. Technical speakers educated a diverse audience on the “basics” of the technology and to point out the promise or peril that the technology holds for privacy. Speakers with expertise in law and policy then responded with analysis of the legal and societal ramifications of the technology. Speakers then engaged with one another and with conference attendees about how to forge solutions to privacy concerns.

8th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: Pamela Samuelson (October 14, 2004)

Professor Pamela Samuelson (Chancellor's Professor, University of California Boalt Hall School of Law; Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology) presented on "Is Privacy Possible in Pervasive Computing Environment?"

2004 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law

• Andrew Chin, University of North Carolina School of Law
• Rochelle Dreyfuss, New York University
• Graeme Dinwoodie, CIPLIT Distinguished Senior Scholar; Professor of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, University of Oxford
• Timothy Holbrook, Emory University School of Law
• Michael Meurer, Boston University School of Law

2003

3rd Annual CIPLIT Conference: Ownership and Control in the Academic World: Intellectual Property Issues Facing Universities and Researchers (October 15-16, 2003)

7th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: Hon. Richard A. Posner (U.S. Courts of Appeals, 7th Circuit) (October 15, 2003)

6th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: David Nimmer (April 3, 2003)

David Nimmer (Of Counsel, Irell & Manella, LLP) presented on "The Moral Imperative Against Academic Plagiarism (Without a Moral Right Against Reverse Passing Off)"

2002

2nd Annual CIPLIT Conference: The Many Faces of Authorship: Legal and Interdisciplinary Perspectives (April 12, 2002)

Conference Articles

5th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: Jane C. Ginsburg (April 12, 2002)

Jane C. Ginsburg (Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law, Columbia Law School) presented on "The Concept Of Authorship In Comparative Copyright Law"

2001

The Inaugural Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2001 (August 9-10, 2001)

DePaul University College of Law and CIPLIT® hosted the 1st Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference on August 9-10, 2001. The IP Scholars Conference brings together intellectual property scholars to present their works-in-progress in order to benefit from the critique of colleagues. The IPSC format is designed to facilitate free-ranging discussion and to help people hone their ideas.

1st Annual CIPLIT Conference: Recent Patent Rules: Implementation, Litigation and More

4th Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: Q. Todd Dickinson (Director of the United States Patent & Trademark Office; former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property) 

2000

3rd Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: J. Thomas McCarthy (Professor of Law, University of San Francisco) 

1999

2nd Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: Richard Masur (actor and former President of the Screen Actors Guild) and John Lavely (Partner, Lavely & Singer)

1998

1st Annual Niro Scavone Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecturer & Luncheon: Hon. Randall Rader (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)