Paper Submission by January 16, 2009

The Ladas Memorial Award Competition is open to all students, practitioners and academics interested in trademarks and trademark law.

For more information:

To find out where to submit papers, to read more about the rules, or to read the winning papers from the 2007-2008 Ladas Competition, please go to www.inta.org/go/ladas.

The ACLU of Northern California has internships available for law students to work in the area of technology and civil liberties. Interns will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and civil liberties issues in the heart of Silicon Valley- working in the San Francisco and/or San Jose offices of the ACLU of Northern California. More information is available at the following link: http://www.aclunc.org/about/job_opportunities/internships/technology_and_civil_liberties_internship.shtml

The application deadline for December 2008 graduates to apply for the High Tech Law Certificate and the International High Tech Law Certificate is November 14, 2008.

Turn in your applications to Dorice Kunis in Loyola 107.

You can find the High Tech Law Certificate application at this link: http://law.scu.edu/hightech/File/08_HTLC_Application_post_03(2).pdf

You can find the International High Tech Law Certificate application at this link: http://law.scu.edu/hightech/File/08_IHTLC_Application_post_03(2).pdf

Please join us on November 13th, as SCU Law Visiting Research Fellow, Ben Roxborough, presents "Global IP Strategies – A U.S. and Australian Comparative Perspective". The event will be held in the Panelli Moot Court room, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.

The lecture will address differences between U.S. and Australian IP laws and examine the following issues:

• Who is the global consumer?
• At what junctures in a product’s evolution is global IP strategy critical?
• Should ‘form always follow function; and how can IP rights assist product design?
• Strong versus long IP rights – which is more suitable and in what jurisdiction?
• Case-studies ranging from Nike Runners – IPod’s – Coca-Cola Bottles – through to the patentability of enantiomers in the pharmaceutical industry.

For more information please contact Center for Global Law & Policy: cglp@scu.edu

On November 10th, Jan Muehlfeit, the head of Microsoft Europe, will present "Globalization, Technology, and Competitiveness in the 21st Century" at Trader Vic’s, 4661 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.  This program is sponsored by the Commonwealth Club.  Santa Clara Law students may attend for free.  There will be 20-30 minutes for Q&A, so this will be a good chance to ask all sorts of questions, especially for anyone interested in international law and technology.