Professor Mark D. Janis (Indiana University Maurer School of Law) joined us for two exceptional sessions on design patent law, exploring both the evolving meaning of the “article of manufacture” requirement (https://lnkd.in/gMu2K4JC) and the deeper relationship between design patent infringement and unfair competition principles (https://lnkd.in/g5bqxf9E).

Ranjini Acharya (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) offered a practitioner’s perspective on patent litigation before the International Trade Commission. She prescribed Jorge Contreras‘ excellent article on the ITC as course reading (https://lnkd.in/gkq2g2vR).

Harsha Kurpad (Latham & Watkins), a Penn State University alumnus, shared his insights on e-discovery in antitrust litigation. His discussion of how massive data environments, internal communications, and technical evidence shape cases such as United States v. Google helped students appreciate how legal theory is translated into evidence that litigators and courts use to resolve complex antitrust issues.

Some of the most meaningful legal education happens at the intersection of doctrine, practice, and lived professional experience. I am deeply grateful to them for their generosity with our students.