Intellectual Property Colloquia and Distinguished Speaker Series

Throughout the years, the CIPL has brought many Distinguished Speakers in intellectual property to the Whittier Law School campus.The speakers provide students and faculty with insights into cutting edge issues that face intellectual property lawyers in the 21st century.

The 2010-2011 Colloquia and Distinguished Speaker Series included:

  • Michael Perlstein, “Being a Music Lawyer.”
  • Prof. Ted Sichelman, University of San Diego Law School, “Patenting By Entrepreneurs.”
  • Prof. Betsy Rosenblatt, Whittier Law School, “A Theory of IP’s Negative Space.”
  • Audie Attar, Nate Broadnax, and Bob McClellan, “Sports Agency and IP Law”
  • Symposium, co-sponsored with Center for International and Comparative Law, “Entertainment & Sports Law: The International Dimension.”
  • Christine Jones, “See What Happens Next: IP at GoDaddy.com.”
  • Prof. Annemarie Bridy, University of Idaho Law School, “The Author in the Machine: Copyright in the Age of Digital Production.”

The 2009-2010 Colloquia and Distinguished Speaker Series included:

  • Matthew Girardi, “Dare Devil Stunts in Life and Death: A Look At Copyright Issues Affecting the Estate of Evel Knievel.”
  • Jennifer Rothman, “Liberating Copyright: Moving Beyond Free Speech.”
  • Amanda Bush and Bob Latham, “Current Trends in Media and IP Litigation: A View from the Front Lines on Privacy, User Generated Content, and Anonymous Bloggers.”
  • Wendy Seltzer, “Internet Law.”
  • Louise Nemschoff, “Being a Comic Book Lawyer.”
  • Professor Eric Johnson, University of North Dakota, “Konomark and Copysquare: New Approaches to Sharing and Copyright.”
  • Dan Burk, UCI Law School, “Cybermarks.”
  • Jane Wald, Irell & Manella LLP, “Can This Really Be The Law? Weirdest Trademark Cases of 2010.”
  • Chris Newman, George Mason Law School, “Patent Infringement as Nuisance.”