The Catholic University of America
 

The Intellectual Property Law Program at Catholic University sponsors several events throughout the year to provide the law school and the wider community opportunities to explore and discuss current topics and developments in intellectual property law.  If you are interested in receiving notification and further information about these events, please provide your contact information here.   

Former Chief Judge Paul Michel delivers Keynote Address at the Ethical Issues in Patent Law Symposium

Events for 2012-2013

Patent Litigation Preview

The Intellectual Property Program at the Columbus School of Law will host a Patent Litigation Preview on September 19, 2012 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the Slowinski Courtroom.  Panelists will include: 

Commissioner Shara L. Aranoff, United States International Trade Commission

Raymond Chen, Deputy General Counsel of Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor, USPTO

Donald P. Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

Daryl L. Joseffer, King & Spalding

Gail F. Levine, Verizon Communications, Inc.

There is no charge to attend the program, but we ask that you RSVP to winstone@law.edu.      


Past Events


“Ethical Issues in Patent Law” Symposium

Reception for Alumnus Robert Stoll, the Newly-Appointed Commissioner of Patents
 
“The Ethical Ramifications of Therasense: Inequitable Conduct Before the Patent Office”
 
On September 27, 2010 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the Columbus School of Law sponsored a panel discussion of Therasense v. Beckton, an inequitable conduct case currently pending before an en banc panel of the Federal Circuit.  A video of the event is available here.
 
Therasense v. Beckton: A Post Argument Conversation
 
On November 9, 2010, the Columbus School of Law and the Federal Circuit Bar Association co-sponsored a post oral argument conversation of Therasense v. Beckton.  The panel was moderated by the Honorable Paul Michel, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and included counsel for the parties and the United States Patent & Trademark Office.  A video of the event is available here. 
 
Inaugural Dean William Callyhan Robinson Intellectual Property Law Lecture Series
 

The Columbus School of Law hosts the Dean William Callyhan Robinson Intellectual Property Lecture Series each spring.  This lecture series honors William Callyhan Robinson, the founding dean of the law school at the Catholic University of America, who authored The Law of Patents (1890), a leading treatise on patent law.  These lectures will bring together academics, students, alumni, and members of the legal community to share perspectives on current issues in intellectual property law.   

The inaugural lecture was delivered on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, by Professor Jeffrey Lefstin of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, with an introduction by the Honorable Alvin A. Schall, Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  The lecture will be in the Slowinski Courtroom at the law school, and will be followed by a reception.  A video of the lecture is available here. 

Last year's program titled "Implementation of the America Invents Act," was moderated by the Honorable Edward J. Damich, United States Court of Federal Claims, and the panelists included: the Honorable James D. Smith, Chief Patent Judge, United States Patent & Trademark Office; Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator, United States Patent & Trademark Office; Antigone Peyton, Founder and CEO of Cloudigy Law, PLLC; and Joe Matal, Judiciary Committee Counsel to Senator Jon Kyl.  A video of the event is available here.