IPPLA Newsletter

21 May 2018

"I am honored and excited to serve as the Intellectual Property Law Association President for the 2018-2019 Academic Year. The Board and I hope to expand intellectual property and privacy law interest in the school, as well as support IP/privacy-focused students. This year IPLA plans on hosting several events, as well as reaching out to law firms, organizations, and other entities as to expose GGU School of Law as the choice for IP Law students. IPLA is here to serve you -- please contact me with comments, suggestions, interests, or criticism. Forward this to people who may be interested." - Raisa Dyadkina Email: Raisa.Dyadkina@gmail.com

Events for Upcoming Year: - IP Skills workshops (more information to come!) - IP Skills-based 1 cr class (in the works)- IP and Privacy Law Careers Panel- San Jose USPTO Tour (please let me know if interested in attending) - IP and Privacy Resume and Cover Letter Workshopand more! 

Event/Networking List: 

Below is the link for all the events in the Bay Area and other IP hot-spots. If you see something missing, please contact me ASAP. Similarly, please let me know if you wish to have editing permission. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11NTG3FW2N6l-sUoWdl5vq0oZJy6GtGLzHhK5BE9NQH4/edit?usp=sharing GGU School of Law IP News

- Professor Franklyn, former Director of the McCarthy Institute for IP and Technology Law at the University of San Francisco joins GGU! 

- National Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition

- Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition: Register this Fall! Keep an eye out for this amazing opportunity! Reach out with questions.   

Jobs

- 2L's! NOW is the time to apply to Big Law. 

- Have you applied to the Bay Area Diversity Job Fair? 

- Harrity & Harrity Patent Trainee Program: HH is hiring for its training program for new patent attorneys who are looking for an opportunity to begin a career at a patent law firm. More info on LCD.

- If you applied to SFIPLA Job Fair, keep an eye out for the responses.  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ReadingABA Journal "Cybersecurity and the Law" http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/business_law_cybersecurityABA Journal "Millennial Stereotypes?" http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/millennial_stereotypes_these_lawyers_object/ Cases to Follow/Look Up:

Copyright - Stock Photos: DRK Photo v. McGraw-Hill Glob. Educ. Holdings, LLC, 124 U.S.P.Q 2d 1070 (9th Cir. 2017) 

Copyright - Derivative Work: IvyMedia Corp. v. iLIKEBUS, Inc., 123 U.S.P.Q 2d 1519 (2017)

Patents - IPR: GoPro, Inc. v. Mktg., Inc., 123 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1426 (2017) 

Trademarks - Damages, Confusion, Sanctions: Stone Creek, Inc. v. Omnia Italian Deisgn, Inc., 926 F.3d 1131, 123 U.S.P.Q 2d 1380 (9th Cir. 2017)  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------