2010 Annual SIPLA Symposium – Friday April 23, 2010

Anual SIPLA Symposium Details

Franklin Pierce Law Center will host a half-day symposium on “The Changing Innovation Landscape” on Friday, April 17, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Room 229. All students and practitioners alike are encouraged to attend. There is no cost to attend and no registration fees or paperwork is required. 3.3 New Hampshire Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits are available. CLE credits for other states can be applied for on the day of the event.

The symposium, co-sponsored by the Student Intellectual Property Association (SIPLA) and the Licensing Executive Society (LES), will feature presentations on various intellectual property topics, including patent, trademark and copyright law from a balanced cross-section of representatives from intellectual property organizations, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the law firm of Holland & Knight, Cray Computer Corporation, Coca-Cola Corporation and the law firm of Ropes & Gray. The symposium will be followed by a banquet reception.

For more details or other questions, contact sipla@piercelaw.edu.

2009 Annual SIPLA Symposium – Friday April 17, 2009

Franklin Pierce Law Clinic Jumps in on the RIAA Fray

As seen on Slashdot and Recording Industry vs. The People:

The Consumer and Commercial Law Clinic right here at Franklin Pierce Law Center has joined the fight against the RIAA, and have been defending a person targeted by the RIAA in New Hampshire, in UMG Recordings v. Roy.  The clinic provides law students the opportunity to represent clients while acting under the supervision of NH attorneys (law school faculty members).

According to the sources, the case is scheduled for trial in the Fall of 2009.

Download the ITC Patent Infringement Lecture

SIPLA would like to thank Tim Dewitt for his recent visit to Franklin Pierce.  As we mentioned previously, Mr. Dewitt spoke regarding a recent patent infringement case he litigated before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).  He contrasted the advantages and disadvantages of doing so from the perspective of a smaller patent firm.  If you missed his presentation, please feel free to download the powerpoint slides here.

Learn about patent litigation at the ITC

Tim Dewitt of 24IP

Join us Tuesday, December 2nd, from 12:10-1:00 in Room 205 for the last SIPLA Lunch & Learn of the Fall Semester.

Tim DeWitt of the 24IP Law Group will be speaking about patent litigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). The ITC is regarded as a rocket docket with a very demanding time line. Over the last few years, patent litigation has increased greatly at the ITC because of how quickly cases move through.

As usual, lunch is on us.

This is an SBA sponsored event.

Welcome SIPLA Members

Give us your opinion!  Comment and vote on the proposed changes to the school below.

Our top agenda items this semester are introducing the new IP students to the school’s IP cirriculum and professors, providing frequent lunch and learn events on interesting topics (DEKA, patent bar), and getting your input on the UNH merger and the school’s proposed name change to “New Hampshire School of law.”

Missed the patent bar lunch? Download the presentation

As promised, below is a link to PowerPoint presentation from today’s lunch and learn.  It contains a comprehensive overview of the application and examination process.  If you have any suggestions for future events, please leave us your 2 cents in the comments.

Download Patent Bar Lunch and Learn Presentation

Want to take the patent bar?

Quick Info: Wednesday, November 17, 2008 in Room 200.

Sipla will be hosting a “how to prepare for and pass the patent bar” lunch and learn event this Wednesday (November 17, 2008).  First and foremost, we will be providing a generous “free” lunch (not pizza), complements of our sponsor, Bar/Bri Patent Bar Review.  While enjoying your lunch, you will be treated to a short presentation on the USPTO requirements for taking the exam and a panel discussion offering several different successful strategies to help you properly prepare for the exam.

SIPLA Lunch & Learn with Shelly Temple of DEKA

Come join us this Thursday,  Nov 13th in room 200 for a SIPLA lunch and learn event.  We will be hosting Shelly Temple, intellectual property counsel for DEKA Research and Development Corporation. DEKA is a small research company in Manchester, New Hampshire founded in 1982 by Dean Kamen, consisting of nearly 200 engineers, technicians, and support staff.

DEKA’s mission is “to foster innovation”. Dean Kamen was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 2000 by then President Clinton for inventions that have advanced medical care worldwide. In 2003 his “Project Slingshot,” a cheap portable water purification system, was named a runner-up for “coolest invention of 2003” by Time magazine.

We’ll see you there.