EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
LATEST events and programs
ATTORNEYS FROM COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH SPEAK ABOUT KEYWORD ADVERTISING DISPUTES
Peter Willsey(L'93) and Susan Piascik(L '06) of the law firm Cooley Godward Kronish discuss keyward advertising disputes and associated trademark infringement issues with University of Richmond law students on April 2, 2009 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Faculty Study.
IPI HOSTS GRIPLA MEETING AT UR DOWNTOWN
The IP Institute hosts the March meeting of the Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Law Association at the University's new downtown campus. Professor James Gibson gives a presentation on Recent Developments in Secondary Liability on Thursday, March 19, 2009 from 5 to 7 p.m. UR Downtown is located at the corner of 7th and East Broad Streets near the new federal courts building and houses the law school's pro bono center and family law clinic. To learn more about UR Downtown, click here.
VIRGINIA BAR ASSOCIATION, IP SECTION RECEPTION
October 22 A panel of VBA members to include Dennis Brown, Associate General Counsel, Litigation, CapitalOne, Dana J. Finberg, LeClair Ryan, LLC, and Ian D. Titley, The Law Offices of Ian Titley will talk to students about the practice of intellectual property law. A reception hosted by the Virginia Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section will follow.
LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
September 25 Laura Masurovsky, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner and Jim Brookshire, Director, Federal Circuit Bar Association discusses “Current IP Topics”
October 2 Cheryl Black, Law Office of Cheryl L. Black (former Staff Attorney, Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks, USPTO) presents “Tales from the Trademark Office”
October 9 David Carson, Senior Counsel, Genworth Financial, Inc. discusses “IP Awareness and the Innovation Process: From Idea/Need, to Innovation, to Patent Application”
February 24 Donald D. Min, partner with Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP discusses In re Bilski.
lunchtime lecture series - past speakers
In 2007, the IP Institute launched a lunchtime lecture series featuring prominent legal practitioners from top law firms, government, and fortune 500 companies who presented hot topics in intellectual property and gave practical advice for students entering the field.
Some of our past speakers include:
Cecil D. Quillen, Jr., Former General Counsel, Eastman Kodak Company
Janet Peyton, Partner, Intellectual Property, Data & Privacy, McGuireWoods LLP
Christopher Forstner, Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property, CapitalOne
Henry Wixon, Partner, Patent Prosecution Practice, Wilmer Hale
John Farmer, Founder, Leading Edge Law Group
Carrie Smith Nee, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Virginia Attorney General, Technology & Procurement Section
Brian Riopelle, Partner, IP Litigation/Patents, McGuireWoods LLP
Social Networking Symposium
Cyberspace experts from Google, the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, MySpace, and the academy came together at Richmond Law to discuss privacy, technology, safety and liability issues surrounding social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and YouTube.
EVIL TWIN DEBATE
On October 9, 2009, Professor John Duffy, George Washington University Law School, and Professor Jay Thomas, Georgetown University Law Center will square off in the IPI's annual Evil Twin Debate. More information.