High Tech Law Institute

Past Events

The High Tech Law Institute brings together the top minds in high tech law.  Here is a sampling of the events we've hosted and sponsored over the past few years:

 

Bay Area Blawgers 3.0
May 20, 2008(6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

Bay Area Blawgers 3.0

May 20, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in the Goldberg Room

We've scheduled a third gathering of Bay Area Blawgers.  This edition is being co-hosted by the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara Law School and the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology.

 

For more details, see the event website:

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2008/04/bay_area_blawge_2.htm

Contact: HTLI Manager
Email: htli@scu.edu
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
The World That Wikipedia Made
May 15, 2008(6:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

The World That Wikipedia Made: The Ethics and Values of Public Knowledge
May 15, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University

A panel discussion featuring Carl Hewitt, emeritus, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT; and Pedro Hernández-Ramos, associate director, Center for Science, Technology, and Society, moderator.

 

See the event website for more details

http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/technology/wikipedia-panel.htm

Contact: HTLI Manager
Email: htli@scu.edu
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Website: Wikipedia Event
Location: Other
Online Advertising conference co-sponsored with Berkeley Center for Law & Technology at Berkeley
April 18, 2008(8:30 AM - 5:00 PM)

Online Advertising Conference, co-sponsored with the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology (BCLT) at Boalt Hall School of Law.

Friday, April 18, 2008
Boalt Hall School of Law

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.

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 For additional questions, please contact Louise K. Lee at llee@law.berkeley.edu

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
High Tech Tuesday: Patent Bar Panel
March 18, 2008(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday: Patent Bar Panel

Come listen to students talk about their experiences stying for and taking the patent bar!

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Bannan 127
12-1pm

*Lunch will be provided*

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
Labor in a Digital World: Lessons from the Writer's Strike
March 17, 2008(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Professor Stephen Diamond will discuss "Labor in a Digital World: Lessons from the Writer's Strike"

Come learn about legal issues surrounding the recent writer's strike. Prof. 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, March 17, 2008
Bannan 127
12-1pm

*Lunch will be provided*

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
High Tech Tuesday: Chris Palermo from Hickman, Palermo, Truong & Becker LLP
February 26, 2008(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday- Chris Palermo from Hickman, Palermo, Truong & Becker LLP, sponsored by the Intellectual Property Association (IPA).

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
12-1pm
Bannan 127

*Lunch is provided*

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
Deadline for High Tech Law & International High Tech Law Certificate (May '08 grads)
February 22, 2008(All Day)

The deadline for High Tech Law (HTLC) and International High Tech Law Certificate (HTLC) applications for all May 2008 graduates is Friday, February 22, 2008.

Submit the application signed by a faculty member, Certificate of Originality, Library Release form, and hard copy and soft copy (CD) of your paper to Jasmine Pilgeram in Loyola 107 by 5pm on 1/22/08.

Full details and forms can be found online at http://www.scu.edu/law/hightech/high-tech-law-certificate.cfm

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Loyola Hall - Get Map
"Recent Developments in European Patent Law" by Christian Steil, German Patent Attorney
February 21, 2008(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

"Recent Developments in European Patent Law" presented by Christian Steil, a European Patent Attorney from the firm Witte, Weller & Partner in Germany. Co-sponsored by the Center for Global Law and Policy (CGLP).

Thursday, February 21, 2008
12-1pm
Bannan 139

*Lunch provided*

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 139 - Get Map
National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP) Quarterly Meeting
February 20, 2008(5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP) Quarterly Meeting.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
5:30-7:30pm
Wiegand Room, Arts & Sciences Building

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Wiegand Room - Get Map
Open Discussion about the High Tech Law Certificate with Prof. Eric Goldman
February 12, 2008(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Open Discussion about the High Tech Law Certificate with Professor Eric Goldman.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
12-1pm
Bannan 135

*Lunch is provided*

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 135 - Get Map
High Tech Career Fair at San Jose City Hall Rotunda
February 5, 2008(5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

High Tech Career Fair hosted by Law Career Services, sponsored by Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman.

RSVP at http://lawadmin.scu.edu/law/careers/high-tech-legal-career-fair-2008-registration.cfm

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
5:30-7:30pm

San Jose City Hall Rotunda
200 E. Santa Clara
San Jose, CA 95113

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
High Tech Tuesday: Larry Bennett, In-House Counsel from Intel
February 5, 2008(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday- Larry Bennett, In-House Counsel from Intel, sponsored by the Intellectual Property Association (IPA)

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
12-1pm
Bannan 127

*Lunch is provided"

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
CHTLJ Symposium: Internet Collaboration: Charting the Waters of Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0, & the GPL
February 1, 2008(8:00 AM - 5:45 PM)

Computer and High Tech Law Journal (CHTLJ) Symposium on Internet Collaboration: Charting the Waters of Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0, and the GPL.

For complete details and registration, see www.chtlj.org

Friday, February 1, 2008
8am-5:45pm

Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
Lunch Symposium: Copyright vs. Community in the Age of Computer Networks with Richard Stallman
January 31, 2008(11:45 AM - 1:45 PM)

Lunch Symposium: Copyright vs. Community in the Age of Computer Networks with Richard Stallman, co-sponsored by the Center for Science Technology and Society (STS), the Computer and High Tech Law Journal (CHTLJ), Intellectual Property Association (IPA), and Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP.

Admission to this event is free however an RSVP is required. For complete details and registrations, go to http://www.chtlj.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=172&Itemid=87

Thursday, January 31, 2008
11:45am-1:45pm
Mission Room, Benson Center

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Benson Center - Brass Rail - Get Map
High Tech Tuesday: Sun speaking on open source
January 29, 2008(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday- Sun Microsystems' legal group speaking on open source issues, sponsored by the Intellectual Property Association (IPA)

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
12-1pm
Bannan 127

*Lunch is provided"

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
Careers in Intellectual Property with Kate Patterson
January 23, 2008(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Careers in Intellectual Property with Kate Patterson co-sponsored by Law Career Services (LCS)

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
12-1pm
Bannan 127

*Lunch is provided"

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
High Tech Tuesday: In Google We Trust
January 22, 2008(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday- "In Google We Trust" co-sponsored by the Intellectual Property Association (IPA), ACLU and Amnesty International.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008
12-1pm
Bannan 139

*Lunch is provided"

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 139 - Get Map
Panel Discussion: DO RECENT CHANGES TO U.S. PATENT LAW & PRACTICE WEAKEN/STRENGTHEN PATENT SYSTEM?
November 20, 2007(6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

Santa Clara Law’s High Tech Law Institute (HTLI), The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) and the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association (SVIPLA) are proud to present a distinguished panel to address the question:

 
 
Do Recent Changes to U.S. Patent Law and Practice
Weaken or Strengthen the Patent System?
 
Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Location: Mission Room, Benson Memorial Center, Santa Clara University
Time: 6:00 p.m. – Registration, hors d’oeuvres and drinks
7:00 p.m. - Dinner and program
 
Moderator:
Robert Barr,  Executive Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
 
Panelists:
Colleen Chien, Professor of Law, Santa Clara Law
Robert E. Freitas, Partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Paul Stone, General Counsel, Ilypsa, wholly subsidiary of Amgen, Inc.
Judge Ronald Whyte, Northern District of California

MCLE:  1.0 hour. 

How to register and pay dinner fee online:

1.  Go to online registration link https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=2557657&IDRPH=859167
2.  "Register Online" page will appear; click on “First-time user;� OR if already SVIPLA email recipient, click on “SVIPLA Newsletter Recipient User;� click on “Continue� and follow the prompts.

Cost: 
Attendee-$85        SVIPLA Member-$60        Student-$25
Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Benson Center - Get Map
High Tech Tuesday: McDermott Will & Emery
November 13, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday (HTT) series hosted by the Intellectual Property Association (IPA)

Tuesday, 11/13, 12-1pm
Bannan 127
Speaker: Bill Gaede from McDermott Will & Emery
Topic: "Anatomy of a biotechnology trial: Lessons learned from the Amgen v. Roche Trial."
All students are welcome to attend. Lunch is provided!

Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
High Tech Tuesday: White & Case
November 6, 2007(12:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday (HTT) series hosted by the Intellectual Property Association (IPA)

Tuesday, 11/6, 12-1pm
Bannan 127

Speakers: Sam O'Rourke & Heide Keefe, White & Case

Topic: "The Patent Reform Bill and its Potential Implications on IP Practice"

 

All students are welcome to attend. Lunch is provided!

Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
Bay Area Blawgers Roundtable
November 5, 2007(6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 6:00-8:00 PM

Fenwick & West, San Francisco Offices

The Bay Area Blawgers Roundtable is designed for people that are actively blogging on legal topics.

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
Distinguished Lecture: Jonathan Zittrain
November 1, 2007(6:30 PM - 8:00 PM)

Thursday, Nov. 1, 6:30-8:00 PM
de Saisset Auditorium


Prof. Jonathan Zittrain
The Future of the Internet – And How to Stop It
6:30-8pm, November 1, 2007
De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University

Co-sponsored by Santa Clara’s
High Tech Law Institute
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and
Center for Science, Technology and Society

About the Talk: The Internet we know and love is at risk even as its freedoms are at a high water mark and rising. It's the changing slope of the curve that counts, and the most important factor is the uncontrolled environment represented by Net and PC: too much spyware, too many viruses, too little reliability for the applications people want and need.

Waiting in the wings is a new generation of "information appliances" that in the past have been laughable (think WebTV) but now are killer: iPod, XBox, TiVo, most mobile phones, Zune, PSP. These appliances, and a general appliancization of the PC itself, represent a very different environment: the immutability of an appliance to the consumer and third parties (think television set), coupled with use of the latest Net innovations to make the thing eminently alterable by (and only by) its maker and licensees. This talk maps out the bad implications of an appliancized -- and Web 2.0 -- world, and offers suggestions to temper it. 

MCLE: Santa Clara Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider and certifies that this activity has been approved for one hour of MCLE credit.

RSVP: Admission to this event is free, but an RSVP is required. Email hightechlaw@scu.edu with Subject: RSVP to Zittrain Lecture and your complete contact information in the body of the message.

For complete details, see http://lawadmin.scu.edu/law/hightech/podcast/File/Zittrain_flyer.pdf

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
Panel Discussion: Update on DMCA and Google vs. Viacom Case
October 23, 2007(6:30 PM - 8:15 PM)

Tuesday, Oct. 23, 6:30-8:15 PM

Wiegand Room

 

The High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University School of Law and the High Technology Law Section of the Santa Clara County Bar Association present
 
Viacom v. YouTube (Google) Case: A review of Section 512 (DMCA)
 
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
6:30 PM Reception
7:00 PM Panel Discussion
Wiegand Room, Arts & Sciences Building, Santa Clara University
 
Join a panel of experts to discuss possible implications for significant issues raised by this litigation on DMCA Section 512. Some of the questions raised include:
  • Who qualifies as a service provider?
  • What does an obligation to "terminate repeat infringers" mean?
  • What does it mean to "receive a financial benefit directly attributable" to infringing activity?
  • What does it mean to have "right and ability to control" infringing activity?
Come hear the discussion about these questions and more.
 
Panelists:
Mindy M. Morton, Associate, Bergeson, LLP, Co-Chair, High Technology Law Section of the SCCBA
Professor Tyler Ochoa, Faculty Member, Santa Clara Law School
Fred von Lohmann, Senior Counsel, Electronic Frontier Foundation
 
Moderator:
Jenny Lynn Cox, Executive Director, HTLI
 
For complete information go to http://lawadmin.scu.edu/law/hightech/podcast/File/10-23_flyer_final.pdf
 
Admission to this event is free, however an RSVP is required. (Note: For MCLE credit, the SCCBA will be collecting a fee. See flyer for details.)
 
RSVP to hightechlaw@scu.edu
Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Wiegand Room - Get Map
High Tech Tuesday: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
October 16, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday (HTT) series hosted by the Intellectual Property Association (IPA)

Tuesday, 10/16, 12-1pm
Bannan 127

Speaker: Ted McCullough from Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, Silicon Valley Office

Topic: "Musing on Open Source Licenses - Jacobsen v. Katzer."

 

All students are welcome to attend. Lunch is provided!

Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
Faculty Workshop: Mike Madison University of Pittsburgh
October 12, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Friday, Oct. 12, 12:00-1:00 PM

Strong Commons

 

 

 

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Strong Common Room in Bergin Hall - Get Map
Fall Conference: Trademark Dilution: Theoretical and Empirical Inquiries
October 5, 2007(All Day)

See details for the fall conference on the topic of Trademark Dilution: Theoretical and Empirical Inquiries at www.scu.edu/law/tmdilution/

For more information contact:
Eric Goldman
Santa Clara University School of Law
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
Phone: (408) 554-4369
Email: egoldman@gmail.com

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
High Tech Tuesday: Cooley Godward Kronish
September 25, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday (HTT) series hosted by the Intellectual Property Association (IPA)

Tuesday, 9/25, 12-1pm
Bannan 127

Speaker: John W. Crittenden, Partner
Topic: Trademark Dilution following the Federal Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006

All students are welcome to attend. Lunch is provided!

Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
Benefactor Dinner
September 19, 2007(6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

Wednesday, Sept. 19, 6:00-9:00 PM

Adobe Lodge

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Adobe Lodge - Get Map
High Tech Tuesday: Chris Compton, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
September 18, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday (HTT) series hosted by the Intellectual Property Association (IPA)

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

Speaker: Chris Compton from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 
Topic: Patent Infringement Verdicts since the eBay Decision

All students are welcome to attend. Lunch is provided!

Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
Blogging, Scholarship, and the Bench and Bar
September 17, 2007(10:30 AM - 12:00 PM)

Sponsored by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) and the National Law Journal, hosted by the High Tech Law Institute and the Center for Social Justice and Public Service.

This stellar group of panelists will discuss how blogs are affecting judges, lawyers and academics. You can attend the event live in person or from your desktop via a real-time webcast. See full brochure at http://lawadmin.scu.edu/law/hightech/File/Marketing_9-17.pdf

Monday, Sept. 17, 10:30am -12:00 pm (PST)

Wiegand Room, Arts & Sciences Building

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Wiegand Room - Get Map
High Tech Tuesday: Neel Chatterjee, Orrick
September 11, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday series hosted by the Intellectual Property Association

Tuesday, 9/11, 12-1pm
Bannan 127

Speaker: Neel Chatterjee from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Topic: Internet Jurisdiction, Computer Trespass & Online Liability Management -- including the recent Adoption.com and Facebook.com cases. 

All students are welcome to attend. Lunch is provided!

Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
Meet The Employers
September 5, 2007(5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

Pre-OCI Wine & Chese Event sponsored by CHTLJ

Wednesday, Sept. 5, 5:30-7:30 PM

Bronco Patio

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
High Tech Tuesday
August 28, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Tuesday sponsored by the Intellectual Property Association (IPA)

Speaker:  Tom Kuhnle, Bingham McCutchen (partner in IP group)
Topic:  "The Seagate Opinion and the Speedy Evolution of Patent Law"

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 127 - Get Map
Congressional Internet Caucus
August 10, 2007(9:30 AM - 12:00 PM)

Friday, Aug. 10, 9:30 AM to 12 PM

Wiegand Room, Arts & Sciences Building

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Wiegand Room - Get Map
IP Fellows Lunch
August 6, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Wednesday, Aug. 22, 12:00-1:00 PM

Adobe Lodge

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
"Friends, Lovers, Trust, Safety: The Present and Future of Social Networking"
May 14, 2007(5:30 PM - 7:00 PM)

The Center for Science, Technology, and Society, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, and the High Tech Law Institute presents

"Friends, Lovers, Trust, Safety: The Present and Future of Social Networking"

Join us as four panelists explore key political, social, legal and ethical challenges in the world of Social Networking.

Jim Squires, VP of Product Management and Co-Founder of Ning
Marian Liu, SJ Mercury News, Multimedia Entertainment Critic
Shannon Vallor, Assistant Professor, Philosophy Dept, SCU
Kaitlin Thompson, Undergraduate Student, SCU

MONDAY, MAY 14th, 2007
5:30-7pm
Williman Room, Benson Center
Admission is free

RSVP to Sherrill Dale, sdale@scu.edu or 408-551-6027
For full details, see http://lawadmin.scu.edu/law/blog/hightech/File/Social_Networking_May_2007_FINAL.pdf

 

 

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
The Supreme Court & The Federal Circuit, April 19th at the Santa Clara Hyatt
April 19, 2007(6:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

THE SUPREME COURT AND THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT:
HOW THE CHANGES TO PATENT LAW WILL AFFECT PATENT PRACTICE

Co-sponsored with the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association (SVIPLA) and Berkeley's Center for Law & Technology

Date: Thursday, April 19, 2007
Location: Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara (Great America Parkway just east of Tasman, Santa Clara)
Time: 6:00pm - Registration and no-host bar
7:00pm - Dinner and program

THE PROGRAM:
The Supreme Court has shown more interest in patent cases than in the past forty years. Our panel represented by leading scholars are practitioners in the patent and IP field generally, will discuss the recent wave of Supreme Court patent cases (MedImmune v. Genentech; eBay v. MercExchange; Microsoft v. ATT; KSR v. Teleflex) and the impact of the Supreme Court's renewed oversight on future Federal Circuit jurisprudence in areas such as willfullness, review of claim construction and statutory subject matter. They will also discuss the effect of these cases on patent litigation, patent licensing and patent prosecution.

To register: Send an email to svipla@yahoo.com
(in the RSVP email Subject line, please write, "April 19th Panel Discussion", include attendee name(s), company/firm name, email address and any special dietary needs)

Payment is collected at the door only on the evening of the event. Cash and check only.
Cost: SVIPLA Member/HTAB Member- $60 Non-Member- $85 Student- $25

Moderator:
Robert Barr
, Professor of law, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley; Executive Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology. Bio at: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/faculty/profiles/facultyProfile.php?facID=5720

Panelists:
Robert P. Merges
, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professor of Law and Technology, Boalt Hall Schoool of Law, UC Berkeley; Director Berkeley Center for Law & Technology. Bio at: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/faculty/profiles/facultyProfile.php?facID=297

Edwin H. Taylor, Partner, Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman. Bio at: http://www.bstz.com/attorneys/attybio.asp?AttyInfoID=391

Elizabeth A. Howard, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Bio at: http://www.orrick.com/lawyers/Bio.asp?ID=98804

Thomas E. Kuhnle, Partner, Bingham McCutchen. Bio at: http://www.bingham.com/bingham/attorneys_bios.asp?aid=1971 

MCLE: This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hours.

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
"High Tech Career Paths" presented by HTLI & LCS
April 17, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
Interested in High Tech Law, but not quite sure what your options are beyond On-Campus Interviews (OCIs) and large law firms? Join Law Career Services and the High Tech Law Institute as we discuss "alternative" career pathways in High Tech Law, including answers to the following questions:

1. What is High Tech Law?
2. Do I need a technical degree to practice High Tech Law?
3. Who employs high tech lawyers?
4. What should I do during law school to prepare for a high tech law career?
5. Who should I talk to for more information?

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2007
BANNAN 127
12-1PM

*lunch will be provided*

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
High Tech Moot Court Info Sessions
April 10, 2007(5:15 PM - 6:00 PM)

WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN A HIGH TECH LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION?

SCU competes in three high tech moot court competitions involving copyrights, patents, trademarks and unfair competition. Find out more and talk to previous competitors!

INFORMATION SESSIONS:
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Bannan 139
5:15-6pm

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Moot Court Room (Bergin 116)
12-1pm

Can't attend but want to participate? Contact the High Tech Law Institute at hightechlaw@scu.edu

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
Blawgers Roundtable
March 28, 2007(6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

HTLI is sponsoring a gathering for Bay Area legal bloggers/blawgers. Our goal is to get bloggers together in a room to meet each other, socialize a bit, and discuss topics of common interest in a group discussion. Light refreshments will be served.

The event will cater principally to legal bloggers in the Bay Area, but everyone is welcome. Confirmed attendees so far include
Mike Dillon of Sun (see http://blogs.sun.com/Dillon)
Cathy Gellis (see http://www.cathygellis.com)
Eric Goldman of SCU (see  http://blog.ericgoldman.org)
Joe Gratzof Keker & Van Nest (see http://www.joegratz.net)
Chris Hoofnagle of Boalt (see http://choof.org/blog)
Cathy Kirkman of Wilson Sonsini (see http://www.svmedialaw.com)
David Levine of Stanford Law CIS (see http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/david-levine)
Kristie Prinz (see http://www.californiabiotechlaw.com)
Colin Samuels (see http://www.infamyorpraise.com/)
Jason Schultz of EFF (see http://lawgeek.typepad.com/lawgeek)
Colette Vogele (see  http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/colette-vogele)
 
March 28, 6-8 pm
Wiegand Room, Arts & Sciences Building
Santa Clara University.

Free. Parking is available for $5

*This event qualifies for 1 hour of general CLE credit.

Please RSVP to Eric Goldman at egoldman@gmail.com


Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Wiegand Room - Get Map
"Virtues and Vices of Open Source" featuring Eben Moglen
March 26, 2007(6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

"Virtues and Vices of Open Source" featuring Eben Moglen

Program on open source featuring Eben Moglen, Columbia Law professor, general counsel to the Free Software Foundation, and the principal drafter of the GPL (including, most prominently, the GPL v3). Reception to follow.

This event is co-sponsored with the Center for Science, Technology and Society and the Markkula Center for Ethics.

Monday, March 26, 2007
6-8pm
Williman Room, Benson Center

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Benson Center - Williman Room - Get Map
Faculty Workshop: Eben Moglen
March 26, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Eben Moglen, Columbia Law professor, general counsel to the Free Software Foundation, and the principal drafter of the GPL (including, most prominently, the GPL v3) will be speaking to the faculty on the topic of "Free as in Freedom: The Political Economy of Digital Production". 

12pm
Strong Commons Room, Bergin Hall

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Strong Common Room in Bergin Hall - Get Map
"Originality, Software and Moral Rights" featuring Roberta Rosenthal Kwall
March 22, 2007(5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

Originality, Software and Moral Rights

This event will discuss the nature of creative endeavors, the role of moral rights protection, and the application of these principles to software development.

About the Discussion Leader: Roberta Rosenthal Kwall is the Raymond P. Niro Professor of Intellectual Property Law at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, and the Founding Director of the DePaul Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology ("CIPLIT"). The courses she teaches include Copyrights & Trademarks, a seminar on Moral and Publicity Rights, a seminar on Advanced Copyright Law, and Property. Prior to teaching at DePaul, she practiced Intellectual Property law at Sidley & Austin in Chicago, and clerked for Judge Leonard I. Garth, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Professor Kwall earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as the Comment Editor of the Law Review. She received her A.B. magna cum laude from Brown University, where she was Phi Beta Kappa. She is admitted to the bars of Pennsylvania and Illinois.

Schedule:
5pm Roundtable discussion
6pm Reception

Thursday, March 22, 2007
5-7pm
Strong Commons Room

*This event qualifies for 1 hour of general CLE credit.

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
Faculty Workshop: Roberta Rosenthal Kwall
March 22, 2007(12:27 PM - 1:00 PM)

Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, Raymond P. Niro Professor of Intellectual Property Law, and Director, DePaul University College of Law Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology will speak on the topic of "Authorship/Ownership and Safeguarding Textual Integrity".

12pm
Strong Commons Room, Bergin Hall

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Strong Common Room in Bergin Hall - Get Map
The Three Types of IP Practice
March 19, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Interested in learning more about the different types of IP practice? Hear first hand from practicing IP attorneys about IP litigation, IP transactions, and IP protection.

Join LCS, the HTLI, and APALSA for a discussion with three IP attorneys, who will describe what they do on a day to day basis and what they enjoy about their IP practice.

Featured practitioners:
Ted Chan- In-house counsel at AMCC
Julie Stephenson- In-house counsel at Synopsys, Inc.
Steven Walker- Partner at McDermott Will & Emery

Monday, March 19th
12-1pm
Bannan 127
*Lunch will be provided

 

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
Hon. Edward Damich speaks on Patent & Copyright Law
March 12, 2007(8:45 PM - 9:30 PM)
Hon. Edward Damich, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Washington, D.C. will be speaking on Patent and Copyright Law.

Monday, March 12, 2007
8:45-9:30pm
Bannan 135
*food provided

Informal Q&A with Judge Damich- Intellectual Property and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Co-sponsored by the PTLSA, IPA & HTLI

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
Hon. Edward Damich speaks on Patent & Copyright Law
March 12, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Hon. Edward Damich, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Washington, D.C. will be speaking on Patent and Copyright Law.

Monday, March 12, 2007
12-1pm
Bannan 127
*pizza provided

"Patents as Property Rights: The Taking of Patents by the Federal Government as an Exercise of Eminent Domain, Zoltek Corp. v. U.S."

Co-sponsored by the PTLSA, IPA & HTLI

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
Panel Discussion about Perfect 10 v. Google case
February 5, 2007(5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

Justin Hughes, Associate Professor of Law, and Director, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law's Intellectual Property Law Program will lead a discussion about the Perfect 10 v. Google case. The panel will include special guests Andrew Bridges of Winston & Strawn LLP, Russell Frackman of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp and Fred Von Lohmann of Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Andrew is counsel for Google in the case, Russ is counsel for Perfect 10 in the case, and EFF filed an amicus brief in the case. Santa Clara law professors Eric Goldman and Tyler Ochoa will also offer comments.

Topic: The Perfect 10 v. Google litigation explores a few of the tough, still uncharted, realms of how Internet technology interacts with copyright law. It returns us to the problem of copyright liability for "framing" -- an issue that appeared early in internet copyright litigation, then disappeared. More fundamentally, the Perfect Ten case raises a problem that copyright commentators have increasingly recognized: our notions of "fair use" are more developed in relation to text than to images. Meaningful use and re-uses of images much more frequently involves the "whole" work, which does not fit well with our current fair use framework. Professor Hughes looks forward to discussing these issues as well as the proper application of section 512, the notion of "derivative works," and other problems raised in the case.

If you are interested in attending this event, send an email RSVP to jpilgeram@scu.edu. Space is limited! You will receive a confirmation email with details about location and parking.

Schedule:
5pm Panel discussion
6pm Reception

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Wiegand Room - Get Map
Faculty workshop: Justin Hughes
February 5, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Justin Hughes, Associate Professor of Law, and Director, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law's Intellectual Property Law Program will speak on the topic of "Created Facts--Copyright and the Collapse of the Fact/Value Distinction."

Open to Santa Clara University School of Law faculty

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Strong Common Room in Bergin Hall - Get Map
High Tech Law Certificate Information Session
February 1, 2007(5:15 PM - 6:00 PM)
High Tech Law Certificate Information Sessions. These information sessions are intended to answer any questions you have about the High Tech Law Certificate and International High Tech Law Certificate. The deadline for students graduating in May 2007 is February 23rd.  If you are unable to make it either of these sessions and have questions about the certificate, please contact Jasmine Pilgeram at jpilgeram@scu.edu or by phone at 551-1868.
Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 139 - Get Map
High Tech Law Certificate Information Session
February 1, 2007(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

High Tech Law Certificate Information Sessions. These information sessions are intended to answer any questions you have about the High Tech Law Certificate and International High Tech Law Certificate. The deadline for students graduating in May 2007 is February 23rd.  If you are unable to make it either of these sessions and have questions about the certificate, please contact Jasmine Pilgeram at jpilgeram@scu.edu or by phone at 551-1868.

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 110 - Get Map
Patent Policy Conference
October 27, 2006(All Day)

"Patent Policy in the Supreme Court and Congress"

Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley

Bannan 127
Friday, October 27, 2006
7:30am-5:30pm

For complete conference information, visit www.scu.edu/patentconference 

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Wiegand Room - Get Map
HTLI Co-Sponsors Lunch Event with LES
October 25, 2006(11:30 AM - 2:00 PM)

The High Tech Law Institute is co-sponsoring a lunch event with the Licensing Executive Society (LES) to present a panel discussion on the topic of "IP Transactional intermediaries: Who Are They and What Do They Do?"

Patent litigation has changed significantly over the past decade in scope and magnitude. In response to this upward trend, many high tech companies have found the need for intelligent assistance in reviewing and expanding their portfolio. To meet this need, companies have emerged that offer a variety of specialized services to facilitate the high tech companies' IP valuation as well as purchase and sale of IP assets.

Among the topics covered will be the stages of the IP transaction including: (i) vetting the opportunity; (ii) performing IP asset diligence and valuation; (iii) marketing the assets; (iv) negotiating the deal and (v) closing the deal through funding.

Panel: (see site for complete bios)
Moderator: Rick Frenkel, Senior IP Counsel, Cisco Systems
Panelists: Joe Chernesky, Chief Operating Officer, IPotential
Phil Hartstein, Director, Ocean Tomo
David Smith, Chairman and Founder, Tynax, Inc.

Meeting Format:
11:30am - 12:30pm Buffet Lunch and Registration
12:30pm - 1:30pm Program

Registration: For SCU students/faculty/staff interested in attending this event, please contact Jasmine Pilgeram, jpilgeram@scu.edu or by phone 408-551-1868. For all others, register through LES at http://www.les-svc.org/Events.html

Williman Room, Benson Center
11:30am-1:30pm

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: 408-551-1868
Location: Benson Center - Williman Room - Get Map
HTLI Speaker Series: Dr. Rama Rao
October 3, 2006(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Dr. Rama Rao, Senior Counsellor, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), New York Coordination Office will visit SCU for a noon presentation.

Dr. Rao will be discussing the role of WIPO, including its historical development and its present position in the world of IP. Come hear about WIPO internship opportunities available to students!

Please join us for lunch!
*free food*

Tuesday, October 3, 2006
12pm-1pm
Bannan 139

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Bannan 139 - Get Map
HTLI co-sponsors dinner event with SVIPLA
April 27, 2006(6:00 PM - 10:00 PM)

The High Tech Law Institute will co-sponsor a dinner event with the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association.

Topic for panel: "Supreme Court reviews patent cases in 2006"

Panelists: Professor Don Chisum (Santa Clara University School of Law), Professor Mark Lemley (Stanford Law School), Michael Jacobs (Morrison & Foerster), Matthew Powers (Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP), Judge Whyte (Northern District of California)

Location: Adobe Lodge

 

Location: Adobe Lodge - Get Map
The Globalization of Pharmaceutical Development: Race, Markets, and Ethics
March 17, 2006(All Day)

"The Globalization of Pharmaceutical Development: Race, Markets, and Ethics"

Co-sponsored by the High Tech Law Institute, the Center for Global Law and Policy, and the Santa Clara Journal of International Law.

Dates: March 16 - 17, 2006

Location: Adobe Lodge and Benson Center

 

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
Benefactor Lunch
March 15, 2006(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Come listen to Vern Norviel and Jim Yoon from Wilson, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati speak about "Starting Biotechnology Companies".

Lunch will be provided.

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Benson Center - Williman Room - Get Map
NAPP reception
March 9, 2006(5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

The HTLI is co-hosting a wine and appetizer reception with the IPA featuring a speaker from the National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP).

Meet Patent Practitioners!

Location: Strong Common Room, Bergin Hall

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
Prof. Ochoa speaks at State Bar Conference
February 27, 2006(All Day)

The Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of California presents, "The Copyright Office Comes to California"

LITIGATION YEAR IN REVIEW Prof. Tyler Ochoa will speak on a panel of experts from the Copyright Office and academia discussing the most important and interesting copyright cases of the past year. 

Monday, February 27, 2006

The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco, 600 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 (415) 296-7465

Register online: www.calbar.ca.gov/ipsection

Location: Other
High Tech Tuesday
February 7, 2006(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Professor Glancy will speak about "Transportation Surveillance Technologies"

 Location: Bannan 139

Contact: Jasmine Pilgeram
Phone: (408) 551-1868
Location: Other
Privacy in the Information Age: Databases, Digital Dossiers, and Surveillance
January 27, 2006(All Day)

CHTLJ Symposium

Contact: CHTLJ
Phone: (408) 554-4197
Location: Other