Here’s a link to our Spring 2022 newsletter: https://bit.ly/uic_ip_spring2022. The newsletter includes news of student and faculty achievements, engagement and outreach efforts, partnerships, past and upcoming events, and more! In addition, you are welcome to join us for our upcoming events. • 13th Annual Ethics in the Practice of IP Law Seminar (Friday, June 10, 2022) (Online) Registration required. Register for this in-depth program covering various topics on ethics and professionalism of relevance to IP lawyers. Attendees will learn about the types of ethical issues that arise in daily practice and fundamental principles, rules, and insights to help them handle these issues. This year’s conference focuses on mental health and wellness and diversity, equity & inclusion. • Thinking Internationally about IP and Dispute Resolution: What Every Lawyer Should Know (Thursday, August 11, co-organized with WIPO and IPOS) (Online) Registration required. The importance of considering different dispute resolution options in resolving high-stakes intellectual property disputes is often overlooked. This two-hour CLE program, featuring experienced speakers from government, international organizations, academia, and industry, will offer an honest and practical discussion of related topics, including: • Expert evidence and IP specialist mediators • International IP organizations and government IP offices as drivers of dispute resolution innovators. • Standard essential patents: Dispute resolution models and unintended consequences. • Views from the trenches and command posts: Do’s and don’ts. • International IP Practice Seminar (Friday, October 21, co-organized with WIPO and Kuhnen & Wacker) • 66th Annual IP Law Conference (Friday, November 11) Academics and students attend all events for free. Don’t hesitate to contact Adam Ernette for assistance (aernette@uic.edu). Stay safe and well.

Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives Conference (w/GW Law)! https://bit.ly/3tVBpjV Session 2 Music Copyright Infringement in Europe Topics include the ECJ's Metall auf Metall decision; droit moral; German treatment of copyright cases; judge v. jury trials; use of experts; use of software: comparisons and cognitive weighting; editorial rights for classical music; using songs in political campaigns; music databases. Moderator: Robert Brauneis Michael J. McKeon Professor of IP Law; Co-Director of the IP Law Program; Co-Director of the Dean Dinwoodey Center for Intellectual Property Studies, George Washington University Law School, Washington DC Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Consulting Professor, Music and Symbolic Systems, Stanford University, California Jonathan Huber, Content Manager, GEMA Direktion Kommunikation, Germany Gauthier Lunardi,  Stagiaire, Cabinet Découvertes et Droit , France Daniel Mullenseifen, Professor in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK; Research Fellow, Hannover University of Music, Drama, and Media, Germany Martin Schaefer, Partner, Boehmert & Boehmert, Germany Leonie Schwannecke, Studentische Hilfskraft, Bucerius Law School, Germany      

Our Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives is happening this week! Hope to see you there. https://bit.ly/3tVBpjV Session 1: Music Copyright Infringement in Asia Topics include trials without juries; trial by algorithm; tests for infringement; Indian music markets beyond Bollywood; criminal liability and damage awards in China; the impact of changing societal and political norms on copyright protection of music and sound recordings; is copyright law out of touch with Asian music genres and attributes? Session 2: Music Copyright Infringement in Europe Topics include the ECJ's Metall auf Metall decision; droit moral; German treatment of copyright cases; judge v. jury trials; use of experts; use of software: comparisons and cognitive weighting; editorial rights for classical music; using songs in political campaigns; music databases. Session 3: Music Copyright Infringement in the United States Topics include the art and science of judging music copyright infringement; reflections on Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin and Seltzer v. Green Day; is there a novelty/“inventiveness” standard in music copyright law?; Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” Trial: Does it make copyright look absurd?; emerging issues in US music copyright law.