The Green Issue Symposium
Discussions on the Intersection of IP Law and the "Green" Movement


On April 9, 2010, the John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law (RIPL) will host a symposium of international legal academics and attorneys published in its forthcoming "Green Issue." Speakers will give presentations on subjects specific to the intersection of intellectual property law and the "green" movement. Q&A sessions will follow each presentation.

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Friday, April 9, 2010
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois

8–8:30 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30–9:30 a.m.

Derclaye Not Only Innovation But Also Collaboration, Funding, Goodwill, and Commitment: Which Role for Patent Laws in Post-Copenhagen Climate Change Action
PROFESSOR ESTELLE DERCLAYE
The University of Nottingham School of Law

9:30–10:45 a.m.

Gorman What Does It Mean To Be Green:
A Short Analysis of Emerging IP Issues in "Green" Marketing

MAUREEN B. GORMAN
Davis McGrath LLC

Lane Consumer Protection in the Eco-Mark Era:
A Preliminary Survey and Assessment of Anti-Greenwashing Activity and Eco-Mark Enforcement

ERIC L. LANE
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP
The Green Patent Blog

10:45–11:00 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:00 a.m.–Noon

Name The Eminence of Imminence and the Myopia of Markets: Distributive Justice and Access to Clean Technologies in the Developing World
PROFESSOR TENEILLE R. BROWN
The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

Noon-12:15 p.m.

Depart for Luncheon on 3East.

12:15-1:45 p.m.

Name Keynote Luncheon Speaker
Patent Law, HIPPO, and the Biodiversity Crisis
PROFESSOR ANDREW W. TORRANCE
The University of Kansas School of Law

1:45-2:30 p.m.

Q&A with Presenters

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Although there is no cost to attend, reservations are required.
Please register online at www.jmls.edu/events/040910RIPL.asp

For more information on John Marshall events visit www.jmls.edu/events or phone 312.987.1420.

CLE Hours: Approximately 4.5 hours, including 1 hour of professionalism.

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315 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, Illinois 60604