With the explosive growth of online advertising, businesses and their

counsel must be aware of new technologies, their legal implications, and

evolving legal risks in the field. "The Law and Business of Online

Advertising" brings together academics, practitioners, business leaders, and

technology experts to discuss legal, policy, and technical developments in

online marketing. This intensive event begins with two tutorials led by

Professor Hal Varian (Chief Economist, Google) and Microsoft's Kim Howell on

the economics and technology of online advertising, followed by panels

exploring online advertising issues faced by consumers, publishers, and

advertisers. In-house and outside legal counsel who represent or will

represent businesses with online advertising should attend, as should those

developing or implementing online advertising technologies. Registration is

free and CLE credit will be offered at no charge to all HTLI benefactor

firms.

To register and view the schedule and speaker bios, please visit the

Conference website at

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/institutes/bclt/online-advertising/index.html

llee@law.berkeley.edu

For additional questions, please contact Louise K. Lee at

Last weekend Santa Clara Law School hosted the Western Regional competition for the AIPLA Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition (for patent law). We are pleased to report that the team of Mona Kashani and Elif Kimyacioglu took first place in the regionals, earning them a trip to the national competition in Washington D.C. Also, the team of Samar Shah and Christopher Robinson won Best Appellant Brief in the region. Congratulations to all four contestants and to their coach, Jim Yoon from Wilson Sonsini!

Prof. Stephen Diamond, SCU Law
"Labor in a Digital World: Lessons from the Writers' Strike"
Come learn about legal issues surrounding the recent writers' strike.  Professor Diamond is an expert on labor issues in the entertainment industry and was a candidate to become National Executive Director of the Screen Actors Guild in 2006.

Monday 3/17/08
Bannan 127
12-1pm
*Lunch will be provided.

High Tech Tuesday:  Patent Bar Panel
Come listen to students talk about their experiences studying for and taking the patent bar!

Tuesday 3/18/08
12-1pm
Bannan 127
*Lunch will be provided

IP STUDENTS: WIN FAME & FORTUNE!!!
You've already done the work, so get recognized for it!

AIPLEF AWARDS
The school can nominate one student to compete for various national awards administered by the American Intellection Property Law Education Foundation, including the prestigious Jan Jancin Award with a cash prize of $5,000. The nominated student will need to prepare a more complete application after selection. Get more details at http://www.aiplef.org/scholarships/jan_jancin/. 

ABA-BNA EXCELLENCE IN IP AWARDS
The school can designate up to six students as winners of the ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law, administered by the American Bar Association's Section of Intellectual Property Law and The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Winners typically get a free book and a certificate of recognition. Get more details at http://www.bnabooks.com/awards/ipawards.htm.

NATHAN BURKAN COMPETITION
This competition is open to any unpublished paper (less than 50 pages long) by a 2L, 3L or 4L on "any aspect of copyright law." The school can select up to two winners to receive $600 and $250, respectively. These two papers also will be forwarded to a national competition. Before submitting your paper, please carefully review the rules at http://www.ascap.com/musicbiz/burkan/.

HOW TO APPLY
* To apply for the AIPLEF and ABA-BNA awards, submit your current resume and transcript to Prof. Eric Goldman (Bergin 206) by April 30^th.   

* To apply for the Nathan Burkan competition, submit your paper to Prof. Eric Goldman (Bergin 206) by April 30^th. As explained on the ASCAP website, the competition has very detailed rules about paper format and length. The paper you submit to Prof. Goldman must comply strictly with those rules.

If you have any questions about these competitions, please contact Professor Goldman at egoldman@scu.edu.

2008 PATENT LAW INTERVIEW PROGRAM

Loyola University Chicago School of Law is hosting the 2008 Patent Law Interview Program on Thursday, July 31st and Friday, August 1st in Chicago, Illinois. This is a nationwide interview program that targets patent law employers, second and third year J.D. students and LL.M students with engineering and/or technical science academic backgrounds. Last year 150 patent law employers, 140 accredited law schools and 1700 law students participated. Employers prescreen and choose all of the students they interview. This is an excellent opportunity if you are interested in practicing patent law.

If you have an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering or technical science, you may want to consider registering for the program. This program offers qualified law students the opportunity to interview with patent law firms, as well as law firms, corporations and government agencies with patent law departments. There will be employers who will interview one day and some who will interview both days. The cost to register is $35 per student.  The fee is non-refundable, even if you are not selected for any interviews.

To register, please fill out the Student Registration Form and bring it to Christopher Retana in Law Career Services in Loyola Hall Room 148 along with a $35.00 check no later than March 25, 2008.