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 https://btlj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/0005-37-2Lim.pdf

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

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

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 https://youtu.be/8ELO-jN3m6I

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

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!

DC Visit | #movingforwardtogether

DC Visit | #movingforwardtogether

Faculty Scholarship Exchange Initiative | Hofstra Professor Alex Sinha

Delighted to help launch Penn State Dickinson Law's inaugural Faculty Scholarship Exchange Initiative. The Initiative creates a platform to engage with scholars from a network of law schools across a significant segment of the United States. Together with my faculty and staff colleagues and our students, we welcomed Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Professor Alex Sinha, who delivered an eloquent and engaging presentation on "The End of Government Speech," forthcoming in the Cardozo Law Review. My colleague Andrea Jane Martin will present "The Child Welfare System and Brackeen: State Legislatures and the Search for Better Outcomes" at the Hofstra Law Spring 2023 Faculty Workshop Series on April 12. We will be cheering her on from Carlisle! Professor Sinha's article: https://lnkd.in/gXPiHxjR Alison Lintal Jeffrey A. Dodge Andrea Jane Martin Laura H. Williams Sabrina Sondhi Katherine Pearson Gary Gilden Sarah J. Williams Dermot Groome Robin Langhans, M.Ed.

Profiles in Leadership | WIPO’s Lisa Jorgenson

After a long career in the private sector, Lisa Jorgenson took up leadership of World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO's #Patents and Technology Sector in 2020, overseeing an area that includes the administration of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) - the International Patent System. Her appointment as the first female Deputy Director General of the Patents and Technology Sector has sent a powerful message about WIPO's focus on #inclusivity. She has been a passionate advocate for women and for closing the gender gap in IP and technology for over 30 years. As a leader, Deputy Director General Jorgenson is deeply committed to advancing #women in innovative and creative sectors. Working towards a more balanced and #equitable IP landscape has been one of her top priorities. She joined me for a wide-ranging fireside to share her professional journey and lessons on leadership. https://youtu.be/eK6A-OoSCso #intellectualproperty #gender #leadership #technology #share Penn State Dickinson Law

Three Rivers | Intellectual Property and Technology Law Colloquium

Law schools in Pennsylvania and its neighbors are natural partners underpinned by our deep historical and people-to-people ties. The Three Rivers Intellectual Property and Technology Law Colloquium exemplifies this close and collegial partnership. Named after the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers that meet to form the Ohio River in Pittsburg, scholars meet to share papers and projects at a working papers colloquium. Looking forward to reconnecting with my colleagues, learning about their latest work, and exploring new ways to collaborate. #intellectualproperty #law #technology #people #share https://michaelmadison.net/2023-three-rivers-intellectual-property-colloquium/ Mark Bartholomew, University at Buffalo School of Law Daniel Brean Philips Aman Gebru University of Houston Law Center Camilla Hrdy University of Akron School of Law Christa Laser Cleveland State University College of Law Penn State Dickinson Law Jacqui Lipton University of Pittsburgh School of Law Michael Madison Michael Mattioli Indiana University Maurer School of Law Emily Michiko Morris University of Akron School of Law Aaron Perzanowski University of Michigan Law School Amelia Smith Rinehart West Virginia University College of Law Guy Rub The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Amy Semet University at Buffalo School of Law Martin Skladany Christian Sundquist Sean Tu