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Future Ed: New Business Models for U.S. and Global Legal Education
New York Law School
New York Law School • April 9–10, 2010
Harvard Law School • October 15–16, 2010
Got an idea about the future of U.S. legal education? Think it’s time to go clinical? Or global? Or virtual? Should law be combined with other fields of study at the graduate or undergraduate level?
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Gaming the World: A Discussion with Professor Andrei Markovits
New York Law School
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
ABOUT THE BOOK: Professional sports today have truly become a global force, a common language that anybody, regardless of their nationality, can understand. Yet sports also remain distinctly local, with regional teams and the fiercely loyal local fans that follow them. Gaming the World examines the 21st century phenomenon of global sports, in which professional teams and their players have become agents of globalization, while at the same time fostering deep-seated and antagonistic local allegiances, and spawning new forms of cultural conflict and prejudice.
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Innovate / Activate, An Unconference on Intellectual Property and Activism
New York Law School
September 24–25, 2010
New York Law School Join the Institute for Information Law & Policy for “Innovate / Activate, An Unconference on Intellectual Property and Activism,” where we will explore the ways in which intellectual property can be used to help improve global welfare. This event will provide a forum for students, professionals, and activist organizations from around the world to come together and share their ideas and experiences in order to revolutionize the landscape of activism. Come join in the discussion.
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International Trademark Association: A Panel Discussion for Law Students
New York Law School
The International Trademark Association (INTA), New York Law School, and trademark law practitioners invite you to a panel discussion designed specifically for law students. These legal professionals will share their thoughts and advice about the numerous career opportunities in the field of trademark law. As this is an interactive panel discussion, questions from the audience are welcomed.
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IP SURPRISE! “Beer and Beverage Business, and Trademark Reform”
New York Law School
March 18, 2010
TM TM March 18, 2010 • 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. • 185 West Broadway, W402 The panel will include Rock Art’s attorney, Douglas K. Riley of Lisman, Webster & Leckerling, PC of Burlington, Vermont, for a discussion of his IP practice, which includes many issues related to Vermont’s burgeoning “artisan foods” industry. Joining him will be Lauren Mandell, Senior IP Counsel at Diageo North America, one of the largest alcoholic beverage brand owners in the world, to discuss her practice. Professor Dan Hunter will moderate this practice and policy discussion of the trademark interests of small businesses versus those of large brands, how to reform and refine the rules to accommodate both interests more equitably, and the ways that trademark law and litigation affect the results. RSVP to Naomi Allen at naomi.allen@nyls.edu. www.nyls.edu/infolaw Trademark issues for small businesses have become increasingly common. The dispute last year between Monster Energy Drink and Rock Art Brewery over the latter’s “Vermonster” beer is a prime example. While the two companies eventually reached an agreement over use of their respective marks, the controversy got the attention of Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, whose recently introduced trademark reform bill would require a study of “whether large corporations are misusing the trademark laws to harass small businesses by exaggerating the scope of their trademark protection.” At the same time, it can’t be forgotten that larger corporations have strong interests and in some cases legal and/or shareholder obligations to enforce the strength of their mark.
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Liberating Legal Information: The Law.Gov Movement A Panel Discussion with Carl Malamud, Nicholas Bramble, and Helen Nissenbaum
New York Law School
February 24, 2010
Law.Gov builds on the success of the Obama Administration’s Open Government Initiative, by documenting what is necessary to establish a distributed registry and repository of all United States legal materials. Public. Resource.Org is leading this revolutionary effort to collect briefs and opinions from the Judiciary; reports, hearings, and laws from the Legislative branch; and regulations, audits, grants, and other materials from the Executive. Join IILP as we welcome Internet pioneer Carl Malamud, President and Founder of Public.Resource.Org, to discuss the Law.Gov movement and it’s opportunities for citizens to help change the way we distribute America’s operating system.
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Lunch with a Copyright and Trademark Lawyer
New York Law School
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Interested in practicing Intellectual Property law? Want to learn what it takes to be a solo practitioner in this field? Please join IILP in welcoming Mark J. Ingber for an intimate conversation over lunch.
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Open Source Database Licensing
New York Law School
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Database owners are increasingly seeking ways to make their data available so that others can contribute to and build on their work. This “open data” movement emphasizes the importance of sharing data for both scientific development and humanitarian response. The willingness of database owners to make their data available for re-use depends on their ability to impose conditions on that release, which requires consideration of the varying levels of copyright protection afforded to databases across jurisdictions.
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Patents and Green Technology
New York Law School
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
The need to be “green” is everywhere; from the market to the media, the technology used to promote environmental efficiency has gained international popularity. The green movement is mainstream, as the public has become inundated with advertisements full of hybrid or energy efficient products ranging from cars to light bulbs. But like any other new technology, these inventions also deserve the exclusive rights granted to inventors under patent law. The new administration has brought attention to this field by calling for greater developments in the areas of green energy and other environmental protections. It is evident that the need for these technologies is worldwide. Will all of this attention lead to an increase in respective patent applications?
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Right of Publicity in Sports Video Games
New York Law School
October 14, 2010
Sports video games have always placed an emphasis on having realistic representations of your favorite players. But what happens when in creating that realistic environment, a sports star’s identity is used without their permission? How far does an athlete’s right to control the commercial value of their identity go? Does the First Amendment protect the video game developers’ attempt at recreating the skill set, aesthetic features, and overall identity of another person as an expressive work?
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The Other Side of Reality: Fantasy Sports Dispute Resolution
New York Law School
Monday, October 25, 2010
Have you ever wondered how you can merge your outside interests with your legal education? Are you curious about learning more about the intersection of fantasy sports and the law?
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Vision for the USPTO in the 21st Century: Ensuring America’s Innovation Future
New York Law School
Friday, March 26, 2010
The Institute for Information Law & Policy and Center for Patent Innovations are pleased to welcome David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), for a unique presentation on the future of the patent office, as well as the issues it currently faces—including patent quality, long waiting times for patent examination, and a 770,000 patent application backlog. Kappos was appointed Director of the USPTO during the summer of 2009. He brings to the office more than 20 years of experience as a patent professional, formerly serving as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Intellectual Property at IBM. Kappos has also served on the board of directors for various intellectual property law associations in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. and has lectured extensively on intellectual property.
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What Is It Like to Work in the IP Group at a Large Law Firm?
New York Law School
What Is It Like to Work in the IP Group at a Large Law Firm? Come discuss this and other issues with Marylee Jenkins ’91.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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A Book Party to Celebrate the Publication of In Search of Jefferson’s Moose by David G. Post
New York Law School
Who governs the Internet, and how? What kind of law does it have, what kind of law should it have, and who will make that law? David G. Post will be discussing these questions and more, as well as his new book, In Search of Jefferson’s Moose: Notes on the State of Cyberspace (Oxford, 2009), which looks at these questions through Jefferson’s eyes—recreating Jefferson’s encyclopedia of the New World from Notes on the State of Virginia (1786)—but this time for cyberspace.
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Advertising and Games: Emerging Issues
New York Law School
Thursday, February 5, 2009
7:00–8:30 p.m.
Wellington Conference Center
Advertising in video games is rapidly becoming as prevalent as advertising has historically been in film and television products. This business, which emerged just a few years ago, is expected to grow to more than $1 billion in 2010. Our distinguished panelists will cover the principal emerging business and legal issues in this rapidly growing industry. The discussion will include the types of advertising in games, the parties involved, and how success is measured and paid for by the principal players.
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Creative Commons, Copyright on the Internet, and the Open Culture Movement
New York Law School
Thursday, November 5, 2009
While studying philosophy and computer science, Fred Benenson co-founded the Free Culture @ NYU chapter of Students for Free Culture, an international student movement focused on copyright reform, technology advocacy, and digital activism. In April 2008, Benenson launched his master’s degree thesis, at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, named Cause Caller; a Web service designed to help citizens organize virtual phone banks using VoIP-based telephony and a semantic media Wiki. He is currently employed as Creative Commons’ Product Manager, developing products and doing outreach for the organization’s licenses and projects. In early 2009, Benenson began working as an honorary research associate at Eyebeam, in collaboration with Senior Resident Michael Mandiberg, to curate contemporary art into the Commons. During the fall of 2009, Benenson began teaching as an adjunct instructor at NYU’s department of Media, Culture, and Communication. This semester, he is teaching Copyright, Commerce, and Culture. Benenson is based out of New York City, and spends his spare time with a Rubik’s cube, his girlfriend, and cameras.
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Fashionably Law: IP and Industry
New York Law School
September 3, 2009
Do the letters “DVF” mean anything to you? Can you distinguish interlocking C’s from interlocking G’s? Why do some designers debut their work in Paris and not in New York?
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IP SURPRISE! IP in Unconventional Industries
New York Law School
October 1, 2009 • 6 p.m. • Room C400
Luxury Brands & Trademark Enforcement
Everyone knows what the “intellectual property industries” are—or do they? Intellectual property today plays a leading role in some unexpected areas. Today’s hoteliers and sommeliers need to know their trademarks and copyrights; game designers and golfers are playing with patents. The Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School presents IP Surprise!—a lecture series about the new intellectual property industries.
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IP SURPRISE! IP in Unconventional Industries
New York Law School
November 12, 2009 • 6 p.m. • Room C400
Roller Derby
“Copyright & Trademark Issues Relating to the League, the Teams, and the Skaters”
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IP SURPRISE! IP in Unconventional Industries (Video Games)
New York Law School
March 17, 2009 | 7:50–9:30 p.m. | Room C400
VIDEO GAMES “IP and Beyond: A Look at Computer and Video Game Deals”
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Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars by William Patry
New York Law School
November 2, 2009
Metaphors, moral panics, folk devils, predictable irrationality, and free market fundamentalism are just some of the topics William Patry will be discussing, along with his new book, Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars, at a luncheon event at NYLS.
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Patently Professional: A Panel on Careers in Patent Law
New York Law School
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Do you have a background in science or technology? Are you looking for a career working with cutting edge innovations? Come to the IILP’s panel on careers in patent law and learn what it takes to find a job in the field. Recent times have witnessed an explosion in the field of patent law. New developments in the law generate a constant need for lawyers with specialized backgrounds, both in the Patent and Trademark Office and in private and corporate practice. Even when other markets for the services of lawyers are affected by recession, the demand for patent attorneys typically remains high. As long as people invent or create, there is a need for intellectual property lawyers to protect and enforce intellectual property rights.
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Patents and Green Technology
New York Law School
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The need to be “green” is everywhere; from the market to the media, the technology used to promote environmental efficiency has gained international popularity. The green movement is mainstream, as the public has become inundated with advertisements full of hybrid or energy efficient products ranging from cars to light bulbs. But like any other new technology, these inventions also deserve the exclusive rights granted to inventors under patent law. The new administration has brought attention to this field by calling for greater developments in the areas of green energy and other environmental protections. It is evident that the need for these technologies is worldwide. Will all of this attention lead to an increase in respective patent applications?
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