2023-2024 Center Events

International IP Practice Webinar

September 21, 2023
online

UIC Law’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law proudly co-hosted the International Intellectual Property Practice with Kuhnen & Wacker and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The webinar provided valuable resources for legal professionals and students alike, providing insights into the latest legal trends and practices.

Organizers
  • Detlef von Ahsen, Partner, Kuknen & Wacker, Germany
  • Matthias Reischle-Park, Deputy Director & Head, PCT Legal Division, Patents & Technology Sector, WIPO, Switzerland
  • Dr. Christian Thomas, Partner, Kuhnen & Wacker, Germany
Sessions
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
  • Unified Patent Court (UPC) – Preparing for a Case
  • Key Developments in International Trademark & Design Law
Mosaic IP Law and Police Roundtable Conference

October 27-28, 2023
hybrid : in-person & online

IP Rights and Wrongs: Advancing Social Justice and Ethics

UIC Law’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law was delighted to co-host the Mosaic IP Law and Policy Roundtable Conference with the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice. The Mosaic Conference connected IP scholars with political activists, practicing attorneys, community organizers, and policy makers to produce activist scholarship, to collaborate on various IP empowerment policy initiatives and projects, and to otherwise help to share and effectuate a progressive and contemporary IP socio-legal agenda.

Program Director
  • Tashia Bunch
67th Annual Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law Conference

November 10, 2023 

UIC Law’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law proudly presented its 67th Annual Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law Conference. The Annual Conference provided an exceptional opportunity to meet with newsmakers and influencers, to learn and discuss the most exciting and important developments in the field, and to be empowered to help create better laws and policies that promote innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. A mainstay in IP CLE programming, the conference is known for its highly interactive format. Its plenary sessions and breakout sessions cover patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, antitrust, and in-house counsel, as well as IT and privacy developments.

World Intellectual Property Day - Women in IP Panel

April 26, 2024
online

Women in Intellectual Property Law: Opportunities and Challenges

UIC Law’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law was delighted to host the Women in Intellectual Property Law panel to commemorate World Intellectual Property Day on April 26, 2024. The panel highlighted opportunities and challenges facing women in the IP field.

Organizer
  • UIC Low Center for Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law
Speakers
  • Esther Lim, Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Moderator
  • Lisa Jorgenson, Deputy Director, Patents and Technology Sector, WIPO, Welcome Address
  • Fraline Allgaier, Principal Owner, Allgaier Patent Solutions, Panelist
  • Lisa Dunner, Trademark/Copyright Leader, Dunner Law/Raphael Bellum, Panelist
  • Sharon Israel, Chief Policy Officer and Director of International Affairs, USPTO, Panelist
  • Michele Katz, Founding Partner, Advitam IP, Panelist Yolanda M. King, UIC Law CIPIPL Director and Associate Professor, Remarks
Inaugural Information and Privacy Law Program

May 9, 2024 

The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Center for Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law proudly presented the Inaugural Information and Privacy Law Program. The program consisted of three engaging panels that covered a broad range of hot topics, such as AI, BIPA, and online tracking.

Watch the Inaugural Information and Privacy Law Program