Professor Janis and other professors of law and economics submitted a group comment to the proposed “Changes to the Claim Construction Standard for Interpreting Claims in Trial Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.” The comment supports the proposed rule to align PTAB claim construction with the approach set forth in Phillips v. AWH…

2nd Annual CIPR Ping Pong Tournament

Last night, the Center for Intellectual Property held its 2nd Annual CIPR Ping Pong Tournament. The tension for the tournament was palpable on the days preceding the tournament, fueled by taunting tweets between Prof. Need, 2017 CIPR Ping Pong Champion, and Prof. Janis, 2017 runner-up (which were actively encouraged by Dean Parrish). Ten Maurer students,…

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Fall 2018 IP Course Offerings

Fall 2018: Courses in IP & Related Fields Core IP Courses B662 –Copyright Law – Leaffer B549 – International IP B743 – Patent Law– Janis Elective IP Courses, Seminars, Clinics and Externships B729 – Antitrust – Knebel B561 – Entrepreneurship Law Clinic – Need (fulfills skills requirement) B590 – Entertainment Law – Meitus B708…

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Now Accepting Applications for IP Theory

Call for Applications: IP Theory Today, March 21st, students Jessi Falender and Derek Ventling hosted a call-out meeting for IP Theory, the CIPR’s Intellectual Property Journal. IP Theory is an online, peer-edited, open-access intellectual property law publication. In addition to being involved in writing, editing, and publishing essays, opinion pieces, and review articles, students involved in…

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Prof. Janis Adds Comment in Support of PTAB Claim Construction Change

2nd Annual CIPR Ping Pong Tournament

Week in Review: Conversation with Judge Paul Michel (Ret.) and Important Developments in Music Copyright with Robert Meitus

Fall 2018 IP Course Offerings

Now Accepting Applications for IP Theory