January 24, 2012
The Giles Rich Moot Court Competition Finals
Students competed in the final round of the intellectual property competition. Presiding judges included Chief Judge Randall Rader (J.D. '78) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judge Barbara Lynn of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, and John Whealan, professor and Associate Dean of Intellectual Property Studies.
January 26, 2012
IP Speaker Series: "Transceding the Tacit Dimension: Patents, Relationships, and the Industrial Organization of Academic Technology Transfer"
A discussion with Peter Lee, Professor of Law at UC Davis.
December 13, 2011
"Innovation and China: A Roundtable Discussion Among Experts"
The panel discussion focused on creating practical strategies for engaging China—taking stock of the past and a plan for the future.
November 10, 2011
IP Speaker Series: "The Presumption of Patentability"
A discussion with Sean Seymore, Associate Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Chemistry at Vanderbilt University. Professor Seymore's research focuses on the evolution of patent law in response to advances in science, and their role in the formation of public policy.
November 2, 2011
IP Speaker Series: Discussion with C. Scott Hemphill
Professor Scott Hemphill's research and teaching examine the balance between innovation and competition in regards to antitrust law, intellectual property, and additional forms of regulation.
September 28, 2011
IP Speaker Series: "Copyright Law Enforcement: The Scenario in India"
Discussion with Professor Alka Chawla of the University of Delhi.
September 13, 2011
IP Speaker Series: "Do Patents Disclose Useful Information?"
Discussion with Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, a graduate of Yale Law School and clerk for the Federal Circuit. Her research focuses on the relationship between patents and innovation, and she has written about the effects of university patents on climate change, access to biomedical materials, and pharmaceuticals.
July 18, 2011
"Electronic Discovery at the ITC: Current Challenges and Possible Improvements"
Chief Judge Rader gave the keynote and Ed Reines provided an overview of the topic. Three panels included: (i) an in-house counsels’ perspective, (ii) a comparison between e-discovery in federal courts and the ITC, and (iii) suggestions on how to improve e-discovery at the ITC.
June 28, 2011
"Intellectual Property Reception"
Join representatives from GW Law, BIO IP, and Steptoe & Johnson LLP for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres during the 2011 BIO Annual Meeting.
June 15, 2011
"Can the Google Book Settlement Be Fixed?: A Roundtable Discussion Among Experts"
In March 2011, United States District Judge Denny Chin rejected the proposed settlement in the lawsuit alleging that Google's digitalization of books violated copyright laws. The judge recognized that the settlement would have produced significant benefits for many authors, publishers, and members of the reading public, but he concluded that objections from a variety of individuals and entities, including the federal government, required him to disapprove the deal. However, he left the door open to approving a modified settlement.
This conference will explore what options are available to the parties that would retain the principal benefits of the rejected deal, but might satisfy the judge and some of the objectors. After an initial presentation of options, a moderator will pose questions to the discussants, who are experts in the three main areas where the judge identified problems: copyright, class actions, and antitrust.
April 14, 2011
"The Evolution of Patent Appellate Jurisprudence: From the CCPA to the Battle Over a Specialized Court to the Federal Circuit and Beyond"
Spring 2011 A. Sidney Katz Lecture featuring Don Dunner of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garret & Dunner LLP.
Donald Dunner has worked in all phases of patent law, including prosecution, licensing, litigation, validity and infringement studies, and counseling. He has technical expertise in the areas of chemical engineering, chemistry, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Dunner has litigated numerous cases in the federal district courts and is best known for appellate practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and its predecessor court, the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. He has had significant success overturning jury and other verdicts handed down by lower district courts, and has earned the reputation of being one of the finest litigators in the country.
November 8, 2010
Supreme Court Confidential: Costco v. Omega
The next best thing to a seat at the Supreme Court hearing. Get an immediate post-argument recap on what promises to be an important decision on copyright's distribution and importation rights, and the first-sale doctrine from people involved in the case.
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November 4, 2010
"The Uneasy Case for Copyright": A 40th Anniversary Commemoration
In 1970, Stephen G. Breyer, now an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, published the pioneering article "The Uneasy Case for Copyright." To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of "The Uneasy Case for Copyright," the George Washington Law Review and the Intellectual Property Law Program of the George Washington University Law School hosted a symposium. Justice Breyer gave the keynote address, and distinguished legal academics and economists from the United States and abroad considered the legacy of the article and the current state of inquiry into the proper place of copyright and intellectual property law.
May 11, 2010
2nd Annual IP Law Symposium
On May 12, The George Washington University Law School, along with Howrey LLP and Cornerstone Research, presented the inaugural Law Symposium on Intellectual Property. The event brought together speakers from private practice, the judiciary, government, economic consulting groups and academia to address current issues and recent developments in intellectual property law.
January 27, 2010
Copyright and the First Amendment: An Examination of Golan v. Holder
A luncheon panel discussion of Golan v. Holder on the occasion of its oral argument in the 11th Circuit, moderated by Prof. Robert Brauneis of The George Washington University Law School and featuring:
Mr. Christopher Mohr, Meyer, Klipper & Mohr, PLLC
Mr. Eric Schwartz, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Prof. Edward Lee, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Prof. David Lange, Duke University School of Law
November 18, 2009
Sidney Katz IP Law Speaker Lecture
As the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, David Kappos advises the President, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administration on intellectual property matters. David Kappos is a highly esteemed member of the IP community, accruing deep knowledge of the patent system over his distinguished twenty year career. Most recently, he served as Vice President and assistant General Counsel for IP at IBM.
November 9, 2009
Bilski v. Kappos, post argument discussion
Presented by Professors John Duffy; George Washington University Law School, Pamela Samuelson; UC Berkeley, School of Law, Kevin Collins; Indiana University, Maurer School of Law
Moderated by: Associate Dean John Whealan; George Washington University Law School
Three well recognized IP professors will discuss the issues presented in the case, and reflect on the argument presented earlier in the day.
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