Entries by Daryl Lim

5th Annual HBCU Tech Law Summit | 20th Annual IP and Social Justice CLE Seminar

Delighted to join friends and supporters of the Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice at its 20th Annual #IP and #socialjustice CLE Seminar and 5th Annual #HBCU #Tech #Law Summit in Washington, DC.

The IP and Social Justice CLE program provides annual updates in IP law, a panel of sitting federal judges, and discussions of IP, diversity, and social justice concerns. I look forward to moderating the corporate counsel panel on ‘Leading with IP and Adding Value to Corporations.’ Joining me on the panel are Andrew Cooper (Meta), Claire Wheeler Desmond (Under Armour), Izu Emeagwali (J.P. Morgan), Yen Florczak (3M), and Ankur Shah (Freddie Mac).

The HBCU Tech Law Summit aims to educate minority legal professionals on the issues and opportunities in the tech industry in an effort to help infuse the legal workforce with a diverse pipeline to ensure fair, transparent and accountable development of AI as a service and other new technologies that empower everyone.

Event details: https://iipsj.org/programs/tech-law-summit-annual-cle-2023/

Lateef Mtima Tashia Bunch Esther Lim Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Tom Irving Doug (Chip) Rettew

Ian Ballon Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Scott Burwell Honorable Leonard Stark, Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Honorable Scott Boalick USPTO Honorable Bryan F. Moore United States International Trade Commission Honorable Judge Susan G. Braden (Ret.) United States Court of Federal Claims Margo Bagley Emory University School of Law Colleen Chien Santa Clara University School of Law Scott Wilson FIP, CIPP-E,CIPP-US,CIPP-C,CIPM Spotify Bradley Watts U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center Sandra Aistars George Mason University – Antonin Scalia Law School

Mel Bostwick Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Sachi Schuricht,

Michael Forzano Pall Corporation Ulysses Williams III Jonathan David Goins Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith Ron Katz Aisha Cassis William Thomashower #intellectualproperty #innovation #ai #opportunities #diversity

February 24, 2023 by

ALI at 100 | Hon. Diane Wood ALI Director Designate

Delighted to catch up with the Honorable Diane Wood, Senior Circuit Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and The American Law Institute’s Director-Designate. Today is the ALI’s 100th Anniversary. As one of its newest members, I’m proud of its mission to bring stakeholders together and to make the law clearer and, therefore, more useful for courts, legal advisors, and the public.

You can view Judge Wood’s remarks on this important occasion in the link below. Joining her are ALI President David Levi and members of the ALI Council: Roberta Cooper Ramo Modrall Sperling Ivan F., Medtronic Wallace B. Jefferson, Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP Hon. Paul Friedman, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia Hon. Raymond Lohier Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Hon. Nathan L. Hecht, Texas Supreme Court @Marsha Simms, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP @John Bellinger III, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

https://www.ali.org/annual-meeting-2023/?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Email&_zs=bFpOl1&_zl=lOwp8

February 23, 2023 by

Profiles in Leadership | ‘Madam President’ with Dr. Susan Poser

As in the latest episode of the Penn State Dickinson Law #ProfilesinLeadership series, I was pleased to sit down with Dr. Susan Poser, Hofstra University’s first female President, for a wide-ranging discussion on the finer points of leadership.

Dr. Poser assumed the office of the president on August 1, 2021.

She has focused on strategies for growing and strengthening academic programs, enhancing outreach and recruiting, and further diversifying the faculty. She has strengthened community and local outreach, creating ties between the University and the surrounding neighborhoods, the Village of Hempstead, the Town of Hempstead and the state. Under her direction, the university community undertook a campus-wide initiative to understand stakeholders’ perspectives about the University as it exists today and what should be its long-term ambitions. Dr. Poser has traveled the country meeting alumni, gathering input as she sets the course for the next era in Hofstra’s history.

Topics we covered include:

1:20: – Key takeaways from Dr. Poser’s first year as president

3:20:– What was most formative for you during your formative years?

7:05:– Mentees and mentors: Daniel Dawes Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and Perlman University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

14:40:– Peers and presidents: Barbara Wilson University of Iowa.

20:20:– Ladders to leadership: Bridge to the Faculty and the Faculty Administrators Leadership Program.

28:54:– Embodying the institution.

32:22:– Engaging political leaders.

34:33:– Visionary leadership: Closing the deal on the John Marshall Law School. University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

44:36:– On listening well, trusting and delegating, and being fearless.

52:19:– Dealing with skepticism on the value of higher education.

59:18:– The next chapter.

#business #success #communications #law #leadership #community #university

February 20, 2023 by

Profiles in Leadership | ‘Investing in Awareness’ with Bruce Berman

Pleased to sit down with Bruce Berman to distill the essence of communicating well.

Bruce is the CEO of Brody Berman Associates, a management consulting and strategic communications firm he founded in 1988. Brody Berman is best known for helping clients increase profit, enhance value, and manage risk. The firm draws upon an extensive network of business and media contacts in the U.S. and Europe. His clients include public and private companies, service providers, private investment funds, and law firms.

Topics we covered during this Penn State Dickinson Law’ Profiles in Leadership’ series include:

9:05:– The Art of Consulting

11:28:– Leveraging on the Media

17:15:– Signaling Success

19:01:– Recruiting and Retaining Clients

21:43:– Writing a Classic

26:05:– Strategic Communications

28:23:– On Versatility

32:13:– Building an Institutional Reputation

38:00:– How to Out-Fundraise Your Competition

41:41:– Using Podcasts Strategically

45:29:– Mentors and Mentees

#business #success #art #recruiting #investment #writing #managementconsulting #communications #media

February 16, 2023 by

Trademark Confusion Simplified | A New Framework for Multifactor Tests

Thank you, Sarah Davidson, Justine McCarthy Potter, Breanna Qin, and Sophia Wallach at the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, for your meticulous and helpful editorial assistance with my article, “Trademark Confusion Simplified: A New Framework for Multifactor Tests.” Professors Jon Lee, Joshua Sarnoff, and Peter Yu provided valuable suggestions, which I was happy to take on board.

I also appreciate participants at the following events that provided helpful feedback: The Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School Conference, Giles S. Rich Inn IP American Inn of Court and Pauline Newman IP American Inn of Court Seminar, World IP Forum (WIPF), Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington) IP Colloquium, George Mason University – Antonin Scalia Law School Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Emerging Technology Committee and Electronic and Computer Law Committee Roadshow.

Penn State Dickinson Law #intellectualproperty #technology #innovation #law #thankyou

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February 10, 2023 by

U.S. Copyright Office @ Dickinson Law | Collaborating in IP Education

Pleased to welcome members of the @U.S. Copyright Office to Penn State Dickinson Law. The Copyright Office is a part of the Library of Congress. Among its many responsibilities, the Copyright Office consults with interested copyright owners, industry and library representatives, bar associations, and other interested parties on issues related to copyright law, advises the government on copyright policy, and administers copyright law in the U.S.

Miriam Lord, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education at the U.S. Copyright Office, and Jessica Chinnadurai, who serves as Attorney-Advisor, spoke to our students about I.P. fundamentals relevant to entrepreneurs. In addition, they took questions from students about contemporary issues, including the impact of A.I. on I.P. Thank you to Professor Samantha Prince and her Entrepreneurship Law class for hosting their visit.

#ipmatters #collaborationingineducation

February 9, 2023 by

Careers in the Law | Welcoming Ros Lister

Pleased to welcome Rosalind Lister to Penn State Dickinson Law. Ros joins us as Assistant Director of Career Services. She spent the last 16 years advising on career service at West Virginia University College of Law. We connected recently about the Loyola Patent Law Interview Program, a two-day interview program held in Chicago at Loyola University Chicago School of Law each year that brings together patent law employers and law students from across the country to interview for summer associate positions and post-graduate employment.

Over lunch, we spoke about family, careers, and institutions. As things turned out, we shared several connections in West Virginia and Chicago. Looking forward to working with Ros and her colleagues to help launch our many talented students off to good jobs when they graduate.

#law #career #students

February 9, 2023 by

Profiles in Leadership | #BuildingAlliances with Scott Frank

Scott Frank is the President & CEO of AT&T Intellectual Property LLC. He identifies, develops, protects, manages, marketing, licenses, and sells all company-wide intellectual property for AT&T, the world’s largest communications company and the owner of one of the world’s most valuable intellectual property portfolios.

Mr. Frank is also the Chair and President of the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO); Chair of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University Intellectual Property Advisory Boards; a member and former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Tech Research Institute; a former The White House Advisor on International Trade Related to Intellectual Property; and former Chair of the State Bar of Georgia’s Intellectual Property Law Section. He is currently the Board Chair of the Swift School for Dyslexic children and a former Vice-Chair of the Mary Hall Freedom House Board of Directors. This organization rehabilitates women with addiction problems. Frank is also a member of the Atlanta Metro Rotary Club, which brings businesses and people together for the greater public good.

He joined me for a wide-ranging fireside to share his professional journey and lessons on leadership.

#Buildingalliances #engineering #business #law #leadership #childisthefatheroftheman #wordsmatter #TopTierTrustTeam #CovidPledge #familyshapesleaders #intellectualproperty #leadership #technology #people #tech

February 2, 2023 by

Pittsburg | #threerivers alum meetings

I recently joined my academic colleagues from the region for the Sixth Annual Three Rivers Intellectual Property (#IP) and #Technology Law Colloquium, hosted by University of Pittsburgh School of Law Professor Michael Madison. Professor Madison teaches a Technology, Law, and Leadership seminar and gave University of Houston Law Center Professor Aman Gebru and me a copy of #jimcollins’ #goodtogreat .
Meeting alums is a highlight of any work trip. I was delighted to meet Dusty Kirk, Noland Cheung, and their loved ones. Dusty is a trusted adviser to clients in all aspects of real estate development and serves as Partner at Reed Smith LLP. As Chair of the Dentons Cohen & Grigsby IP National Practice Group, Noland concentrates his practice on IP protection and enforcement. Also glad to meet Chip Dougherty, Associate Director for IP at Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation.
Looking forward to seeing them again during my next trip back in a few months for our Penn State Dickinson Law alum reception in Pittsburg!
#intellectualproperty #realestate #law #work #development #leadership

January 30, 2023 by

Spring 2023 | #newsletter

Here’s a link to our Spring 2023 newsletter: https://bit.ly/dickinsonlaw_ipinnovation_spring2023. The newsletter includes student and faculty news, engagement and outreach efforts, partnerships, past and upcoming events, and more!

January 30, 2023 by