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Innovation, Business and Law Program
This program integrates intellectual property, antitrust, and corporate law to provide a range of academic opportunities for students interested in those disciplines. 

Trademark Scholars Roundtable

April 11 and 12, 2008
Fourth Floor Student Lounge

2008 Practitioner-in-Residence Series

February 12-13, 2008
Steve Baird, head of the Intellectual Property and Trademark and Brand Management practice group at Winthrop & Weinstine in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Presentation: The Legal Implications of Branding
Tuesday, February 12, 12 p.m., Room 245

March 3-6, 2008
Bart Eppenauer, Chief Patent Counsel and Associate General Counsel, Patent Group, Microsoft
Presentation: US Patent Policy and Current Patent Litigation Trends
Tuesday, March 4, 12 p.m., Room 245

March 31-April 2, 2008
Rudolph Telscher, Attorney, Principal at Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC
Presentation: CBC v. Major League Baseball
(Also speaking to Prof. Janis' 9:10 a.m. Trademarks class on April 2 in Room 235)
Wednesday, April 2, 12 p.m., Room 245

2007 Practitioner-in-Residence Series

September 25, 2007
Steve Bruess and Rob Kalinsky, Merchant & Gould, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Patent Law Presentation and visit to Patent Law Class

October 22, 2007
Barry Bretschneider, Morrison & Foerster, McLean, Virginia 
Lunch Presentation - "Join an IP Firm...And See the World! (Seriously)."
Room 285, 12 p.m.

Patent Law Class, 1:20 p.m., Room 245
Topic: Proving Invention

October 26-30, 2007
Patrick Pohlen
, Latham & Watkins, Menlo Park, California

November 8, 2007
Judge John A. Jarvey, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Davenport, Iowa


For more information, please see see the Innovation, Business and Law Program brochure (1MB PDF*).  Please note that the courses listed in this brochure include all UI-appoved Collge of Law courses in these subject areas.  The college does not offer each course every year. The College of Law Guide to Courses (254KB PDF*) contains a list of courses that have been offered within the past two academic years.  It also lists courses the college expects to offer during the next academic year.

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