Month: October 2020

The IPTLA, the Health Law Society, and the Federalist Society are co-hosting Professor Adam Mossoff, of George Mason University, and Dr. George Horvath, of Akron Law, on: Pandemics and Patents: Do Patents Help or Hinder Medical Innovation? Professor Mossoff and Dr. Horvath will discuss this topic in detail and Professor Hrdy, of Akron Law, will moderate with commentary. The discussion should be extraordinarily interesting and timely, given that disputes over patents on COVID vaccines are sure to arise soon. Please join us at the following WebEx to watch:

https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=t7f8d08d8f227fb2ec8cf5f82bd4957e0

Session number: 120 624 5235 
Session password: Zippy2020 

Who’s ready to carve out some friendly competition? Submit your pumpkin carving to earn points for your class! A survey will be sent out the week after submissions are due for you (and your friends and family) to vote for the most awesome pumpkins. The top three pumpkins with the most votes will get extra points for their classes. Link to submit your pumpkin: https://forms.gle/mEVtAw1MWv4VWxkA6  

Submissions are due Oct. 25th!

This panel is a joint effort by IPTLA and IEAT, focusing on diverse intellectual property law practitioners. The panel will consist of three women: Maleishia Douglas, the current president of the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association and an Akron alum, Holly Fechner of Covington & Burling, known for her research on and advocacy for diversity in the IP law field, and Kristine Schlegelmilch, who is currently in Geneva with the US Mission finishing up the WIPO General Assemblies. This event will help bring diverse representation in this field to students at Akron Law, providing a wealth of knowledge and information sharing. Come and bring your questions about being a woman and/or a minority in IP and the legal field in general. 

https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=t136f00ce930423da8ad3bf1da32a5268

Session number: 120 847 9409 
Session password: IPvis 

Join SBA and IPTLA for a night of skele-fun and spook-tacular trivia on October 30th at 7pm via WebEx! Grab your study-buddies, friends, or family to create a team of 2-5 people to compete for bragging rights and some fun Akron-themed prizes! Faculty are welcome to participate as well! If you don’t have a team, no worries – we will pair you with a team! Register yourself or your team by October 26th at the survey below and we will send you the event link and instructions:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/53C5QF8

Akron Alumnus, Ty Kendrick, will be speaking on the practicalities surrounding practicing patent prosecution and IP law generally. Ty is a former partner in the patent prosecution group of Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, and has most recently started his own IP law firm, Kern Kendrick, LLC, in the central Ohio area. Ty will come prepared to speak on running an IP law practice, but hopes to engage in discussion with the attendees rather than merely a lecture. Please join us for this event at the following WebEx:

https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=t4f92139e414144cc7acd172a61992412

Session number: 120 666 4934 

Session password: IPTLA

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