64th Annual IP Conference – Copyright Alliance

We're delighted to recognize The Copyright Alliance as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization represents artistic creators across a broad range of copyright disciplines. We welcome Kevin Madigan VP, Legal Policy and Copyright Counsel as a member of our distinguished conference faculty. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, Stout!

We're delighted to recognize Stout as a Silver level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. Stout has been a steadfast partner over the years, and we particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what David Haas, Managing Director at Stout has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – LCA

We're delighted to recognize Lawyers for the Creative Arts (LCA) as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. LCA provides pro bono legal services in all areas of the arts, including visual, music, dance, literary, digital media, and arts education. LCA's services include business issues, contracts, copyrights, trademarks. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – Linn Inn

We're delighted to recognize The Richard Linn American Inn of Court as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. We also welcome back Linn Inn President Adam Kelly (JD '02) as a distinguished alumnus, advisory board member, and member of our conference faculty. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – IPKat

We're delighted to recognize IPKat as an Institutional Partner of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. For IPKat's reports last year, see https://bit.ly/2Dssn7h and http://bit.ly/2rq2PBG. We also welcome back AmeriKat Annsley Merelle Ward as a member of distinguished our conference faculty. Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – Thank you, TransUnion!

We're delighted to announce TransUnion as a Gold level sponsor of our flagship 64th Annual IP Conference. TransUnion has been a steadfast partner over the years, and we particularly appreciate their support during these uncertain times. Join us on Friday, November 13 to hear what Gary Friedlander, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (International) at TransUnion has to say! Conference details: https://ipconference.jmls.uic.edu/2020/ Sponsorship details: https://bit.ly/jmlsipc2020sponsorship

64th Annual IP Conference – Registration now Open!

Registration is now open for our 64th Annual IP Conference on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. For the first time, it will be completely online and we look forward to welcoming you, wherever in the world you might be! With over 80 conference faculty, 14 sessions, virtual receptions, and an expected 500 registrants, it will be our largest and liveliest one ever.

Seeking IP Law Fellow – Nov. 2020

The IP Center at UIC John Marshall Law School is seeking to hire an IP Law Fellow, with a target start date of November 2020. I’ve included a link to the job description here: https://bit.ly/jmlsiplf2020 Please pass news of this opportunity on to those who might be interested. They should feel free to contact me if they have questions at daryllim@uic.edu. Thanks.

IP, Technology, and Social Justice in the Age of Coronavirus – Fri., 9/11

Please join us on Friday, September 11 for what promises to be an engaging and informative discussion on “IP, Technology, and Social Justice in the Age of Coronavirus.” We are pleased to co-organize this online conference with Professor Lateef Mtima and his team at the Institute for IP and Social Justice. Flier and registration details here: https://bit.ly/3hm79Xm.

AI @ NAPP 2020

Pleased to join the National Association for Patent Practitioners (NAPP) for their annual meeting today. Emily Tait (Jones Day), Jessie Suen (Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP), and I spoke about challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence bring to patent practitioners. Highlights of my remarks included: 1. How Covid-19 supercharged the acceleration toward widespread AI adoption, and why this is a bipartisan, existential issue for the United States, 2. Why 70% of patent specialists put AI ahead of all other issues in terms of its likely impact on IP work in the next five years. 3. Determining who is an inventor and who owns AI-related inventions. 4. Patent eligibility: do's and don'ts, 5. Novelty and nonobviousness: dealing with prior art and inventiveness challenges, 6. Disclosure: dealing with the AI black box, 7. Patent professionals thinking outside of patent law: privacy, copyright, and antitrust issues. For my article on AI and IP, see: http://bit.ly/2vI1LIy NAPP's website here: https://www.napp.org/