Friday, October 5, 8:45am-5:15pm
Bannan 142, Santa Clara University

TRADEMARK DILUTION: Theoretical and Empirical Inquiries is a full-day academic conference on trademark dilution. This event brings together some of the foremost leaders in the trademark dilution community to examine the doctrine both empirically and theoretically.  If you love thinking about trademarks, this is a can't miss event! Take a look at the schedule/speaker list to see our impressive line-up. Plus, we've qualified this event for 6 hours of MCLE credit!

Admission to this event is free however an RSVP is required. Register now!

(If for some reason you cannot view the hyperlinks above, complete information for this conference can be found at www.scu.edu/tmdilution/)

Event: Patent Bar Prep Info Session with the Practicing Law Institute (PLI)
Date: Wednesday, Sep. 26th
Time: Noon - 1pm
Location: Bannan 127

If you are a student with an undergrad degree (or at least about two years of coursework) in engineering or the hard sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, some computer science degrees), and are interested in becoming a Patent Agent or Attorney, the Practising Law Institute (PLI) invites you to a presentation by Mark Dighton, PLI's Director of Law School Relations and a Director of their Patent Bar Review Course.

Topics for discussion include:
The latest info on the Patent Bar Exam, who can take it, how it works, now that it's on computer, when you should take it (you don't need to...and probably shouldn't...wait until you graduate), how and when the new rules changes coming out of the Patent Office will impact the Exam, and recommendations on when and how to study for this very difficult Exam. Scholarships to PLI's other IP programs will also be discussed.

Please visit us on the Web for a wealth of information on the resources we offer: www.patentbarreview.com

We are pleased to announce an upcoming conference--Trust Online. Presented by Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology, and Society, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, and High Tech Law Institute and sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, this half-day conference will explore the technical, regulatory, social, and ethical issues in building sustained confidence in a global, virtual marketplace.

TRUST ONLINE
October 2, 2007
8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Santa Clara University's Center of Performing Arts

Featured speakers include:
Richard Clarke, Former Special Assistant to the President for Global Affairs, National Coordinator for Security and Counterrorism, and Special Advisor to the President on Cyber Security

David Cullinane, Chief Information Security officer, eBay, Inc.

Representatives from Cisco Systems, Microsoft, TRUSTe, Carnegie Mellon University, UC Berkeley, and a former FTC Commissioner

For complete information, visit www.scu.edu/sts/trustonline 

*IMPORTANT* FOR FREE ADMISSION please contact Sherrill Dale, sdale@scu.edu, 408-551-6027 - noting that you are a student!

TUESDAY, 9/18 12-1pm, Bannan 127

High Tech Tuesday

Chris Compton from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati will speak about --
"Injunctions following Patent Infringement Verdicts since the eBay Decision"

As always, free food is provided!

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WEDNESDAY, 9/19 12-1pm, Bannan 135

SALSA and IPA present...

Speakers from Cisco's Legal Department

Come hear about the experiences of two South Asian SCU Law grads:

Mariam Khalid Jalil is currently working as Corporate Counsel in the legal department of Cisco Systems, Inc.  Her practice primarily focuses on reviewing, negotiating outbound sales agreements and providing general legal advice.  Prior to Cisco Systems, Inc., Ms. Jalil worked as an associate in the Business Department of Morrison & Foerster's Palo Alto office on transactional corporate and securities law matters.  Ms. Jalil received her J.D. from Santa Clara University, School of Law in 2004.

Meena K. Chidambaram works as a Contract Negotiator for the legal department at Cisco Systems, Inc, where she engages in review and preparation of outbound sales documents for complex service provider transactions.  Prior to joining Cisco, Meena focused on the business side of legal practice by acting as a senior litigation auditor for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, where she led a team of attorneys and other professionals in back-end review and enforcement of the company's agreements with litigation vendors.  Concurrently with her work at Fireman's Fund and Cisco, Meena has fulfilled her passion for social issues by providing pro bono assistance for aslyum applications, pro bono research for small non-profit organizations, and by serving on the Board of Directors for GirlSource.  Ms. Chidambaram received her J.D. in 2003 from Santa Clara University, School of Law where she served as Student Bar Association President and co-founded the Journal of International Law. _____________________________________________________
Announcing the Grammy Foundation's 10th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition

Rules:
3, 000 word essay on a compelling legal issue facing the music industry.

Important Dates:
December 20, 2007- paper submission deadline
February 1, 2008- winner announced
February 8, 2008- scholarship luncheon- Los Angeles

Contest is open to all law students. For complete contest rules see http://www.grammy.com/PDFs/GRAMMY_Foundation/ELIRules08.pdf or visit http://www.grammy.com/GrammyFoundation/

(1) First Place Winner: $5,000
(4) Second Place Winners: $1,500

All Winners receive:
One Grammy Awards Show Ticket
Round Trip Ticket to the Grammy Awards
Hotel Accommodations
Ticket to MusiCares Person of the Year Dinner honoring Aretha Franklin

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Announcing the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

Privacy Scholarship

This program enables five eligible students to attend the IAPP Privacy Academy, one of the largest annual gatherings of privacy professors in the world. Each of the five winning IAPP privacy scholars will receive:

·       A free individual pass to the IAPP Privacy Academy 2007, to be held in San Francisco from October 22-24;

·       A U.S. $500 hotel/travel stipend;

·       A personal mentor from KPMG, the corporate sponsor of the IAPP scholarship program, to be met at the conference; and

·       The opportunity to meet and attend a conference event with an IAPP Board Director.

To become eligible for the IAPP Privacy Scholarship, students currently must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program and must be taking at least one course in privacy. Interested candidates should send a resume and a letter of interest by no later than September 28 to Tammy Vigliotti, IAPP Director Marketing and Sales, at tammy@privacyassociation.org or (207) 351-1500 x103

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) and the National Law Journal present

Blogging, Scholarship, and the Bench and Bar

Hosted by the High Tech Law Institute and the Center for Social Justice and Public Service

September 17, 2007
10:30 am-12 pm PST
Wiegand Room, Arts & Sciences Building

Law professors have increasingly turned to blogs and other electronic media to engage current legal issues. Law schools must evaluate if the work of these "blawgers" should weigh comparably with traditional hard copy scholarship. Does this form of writing present challenges to credibility or does its timeliness make it particularly useful?

In this online and live panel, several blawgers, a federal judge, and a practicing lawyer engage the issues presented by the proliferation of electronic discussions of the law.

For the list of panelists and discussion facilitators, see complete flyer.

Attend in person or view online!

TO ATTEND IN PERSON: Email hightechlaw@scu.edu by Wed. 9/12 to secure a seat. Attendance is free; however, an RSVP is required! 1 hour of MCLE credit will be offered if you attend in person. 

VIEW LIVE VIDEO: Go to URL: www.remotecounsel.com/scu

Event login info: Username: aals, Password: scu2007

You will only be able to access the login page for this event on the date and time of the live event.