2019 St. John's Intellectual Property Colloquium

The St. John’s Intellectual Property Colloquium is a visiting speaker series in that provides students with an opportunity to hone their critical and analytical skills through deep engagement with cutting-edge legal scholarship, presented by the authors themselves. This year’s lineup of visiting speakers will cover topics including the use of indigenous traditional knowledge in patent applications, the patentability of improvements to healthcare technologies, the origins of European copyright in the medieval Catholic Church, trademark norms in the craft beer industry, the scope of design patent rights, and the rollout of the new Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act.

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Sheff Named Visiting Overseas Researcher at Institute of Intellectual Property, Tokyo

Professor Sheff presents the results of his research in Tokyo.

Professor Sheff presents the results of his research in Tokyo.

IPLC Director Professor Jeremy Sheff was selected as a 2016-17 Visiting Overseas Researcher by the Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP) in Tokyo, Japan, through a program entrusted to IIP by the Japan Patent Office. Professor Sheff spent two months in Tokyo, where he conducted empirical research on Japan's trademark registration system.

Professor Sheff blogged about his summer research in Tokyo, and the slides from his final presentation may be found here.