A review of “Judging Equivalents”

Thank you, Yumi for your meticulous, insightful, and balanced review of my recent study on the doctrine of equivalents.

IPCompass Post on IP Conference

Runhua Wang recently posted the third installment of her series reporting on the proceedings of our 64th Annual IP Law Conference @UICJohnMarshall.   This one reports on the plenary session titled "IP Law and Policy in 2020 – 2021" featuring the following panelists:   António Campinos (European Patent Office) Dave Djavaherian (PacTech Law) Hon. Andrei Iancu (US Patent & Trademark Office) Hon. Kathleen O’Malley (US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) Hon. Shira Perlmutter (US Copyright Office) Daren Tang (World IP Organization)   Non-Chinese readers can use the auto-translate feature on their browsers. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZA0bP5Ei55jCklrIBNfDFw

Video: Plenary on “Legal Realism & IP”

Pleased to share the "Legal Realism & IP" plenary session from our 64th Annual IP Law Conference. Moderator: Nicholas Groombridge (Paul Weiss) Panelists: Hugh Hansen (Fordham) Bill Kovacic (George Washington) Adam Mossoff (George Mason) Antony Taubman (WTO) Annsley Merelle Ward (Wilmer Hale) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmB6qyL-reU&t=9s

Video: Keynote & Plenary on “The State of Patent Law & Policy: Views from the Top”

Pleased to share the keynote and plenary on "The State of Patent Law & Policy: Views from the Top" from our 64th Annual IP Conference. Moderator: Gene Quinn (IPWatchdog) Panelists: Sir Christopher Floyd (Court of Appeal of England and Wales) Hon. Klaus Grabinski (Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof)) Hon. Paul Michel (ret.) (US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) Hon. Pauline Newman (US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) Kevin Noonan (MBHB) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TtKffOYrLI&t=2427s

New Conference Website!

Here's a sneak preview of our new IP conference website! Spearheaded by the law school's marketing and communications team in collaboration with the IP Center and UIC's Office of Public and Government Affairs, we refreshed every element of the website to make it more engaging, navigable, and informative. Some highlights include ➼ Session transcripts ➼ Media reports ➼ Photo essays from past conferences In the coming weeks, we will include post-conference content from this year's event as well, including videos, transcripts, media reports, and more! Website link here: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/

Board member and alumnus Jomarie Fredericks named to USPTO advisory council

Delighted to learn that our IP Center board member and alumnus Jomarie Fredericks has been named by the US Patent and Trademark Office to its trademark advisory council. US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross approved her nomination. The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 created the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO on matters relating to the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of the trademark operation. Jomarie is the Deputy General Counsel and Chief Intellectual Property and Brand Counsel at Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation. She is also the 2020 Vice President of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Board of Directors. Congratulations, Jomarie! Details here: https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/uspto-announces-new-public-advisory-committee-members-0

Chinese Blog Reports on 64th Annual IP Law Conference

Runhua Wang recently posted the second installment of her series reporting on the proceedings of our 64th Annual IP Law Conference @UICJohnMarshall. Non-Chinese readers can use the autotranslate feature on their browsers. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/egYnw3alWddZyY_HgtHXEQ

IP Adjunct honored as a 2020 Advocate for Diversity Award recipient

Delighted to learn that IP Center adjunct Alex Menchaca will be honored as an “Advocate for Diversity” at the virtual Diversity Scholarship Foundation 2020 Unity Award Gala on December 8.

Advisory board member Peter Yu named Regents Professor

Delighted to learn that Texas A&M University recently named Peter Yu as a Regents Professor. On my invitation, Peter joined our advisory board this year. Together with Hugh Hansen, Peter and I jointly organized a roundtable on legal realism in February. This Regents Professor designation is the most prestigious award from the Texas A&M System to highlight exemplary faculty. Peter is the first professor from the School of Law to receive this systemwide honor. As Dean Robert Ahdieh noted "Hard to imagine a better statement of Professor Yu's contributions and character than the introduction to a letter supporting his nomination to a distinguished society: Describing his productivity, the author wrote that 'if academics were a race, Professor Yu would be lapping us all without breaking a sweat.' Equally, though, the letter praises him as a 'paragon of kindness and colleagueship. He is never too busy or too important to ignore a colleague across the country.'" https://bit.ly/33GGlwN

Lisa Jorgenson (JD ’88) named WIPO Deputy Director-General

Delighted to learn the World IP Organization (WIPO) has just named Lisa Jorgenson (JD '88) as its Deputy Director-General overseeing patents and technology. Lisa was Executive Director of the American IP Law Association from 2014. Introducing Lisa and other senior leaders, WIPO Director-General Daren Tang noted that "[c]ollectively, and together with me, we set the tone at the top. As a team, we are responsible not just for strategy and leadership but also translating strategy into concrete plans, initiatives and actions.” https://bit.ly/36DE8UI