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ContentsIntellectual Property Law Curriculum Will Include Certificate Option At The John Marshall Law SchoolMedia Violence and American Culture Topic of John Marshall's Braun LectureFair Housing Center/ClinicTune in to Coverage of "Race, Ethnicity and The Media"Schedule of EventsFaculty Activity and PublicationsEditor's NoteReturn to The John Marshall Law School Home Page |
Intellectual Property Law Curriculum Will Include Certificate Option At The John Marshall Law SchoolThe Center for Intellectual Property Law at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago has redesigned its curriculum to offer J.D. students a certificate option in intellectual property law beginning with the fall 2001 semester. The center also will offer J.D. students new elective courses. Revisions also are being made to several current course offerings. The center will continue to offer its LL.M. in intellectual property law, and the joint J.D./LL.M. option. "The changes we are making reflect the evolving educational needs of students interested in intellectual property law," said James Sweeney, director of the nationally recognized Center for Intellectual Property Law. "We believe the new curriculum will enhance the outstanding intellectual property law work The John Marshall Law School has been doing these past 60 years." Students enrolled in the J.D. Certificate in IP Law will complete at least 16 credits in IP coursework. They must maintain a 3.2 average in IP courses and a 3.0 average overall. Students also will need to complete the "Legal Writing for IP Practice" course, and a sequence of courses in either the patent or trademark/copyright tracks, in addition to other IP course options. John Marshall is amending its curriculum to include a new J.D. course, "Protection of Intellectual Property in a Global/Digital Environment," that will focus on the interplay between intellectual property rights, the Internet and other digitized formats in the United States and around the world. Students will examine the impact of digitization on copyright ownership and use, database protection, cyber-squatting and other domain registration and use issues, Internet business patents, cyber-enforcement and international regulation of intellectual property rights on the Internet. A new J.D. course in "IP Litigation" will focus on the specific aspects of civil and administrative litigation practice as it relates to the practice of IP law. Topics will include pleadings, motions and discovery practices related to IP-specific topics, development and use of demonstrative evidence and IP experts, protective orders and remedies. Students in the certificate program will be eligible to enroll in "Licensing," "Patent Office Practice" and "The Rights of Publicity & Protection of Personality" that are now part of the LL.M. curriculum. The Center for Intellectual Property Law also will modify several courses by separating the current "IP Planning and Practice" course into two three-credit classes: "Patent Law Planning and Practice" and "Trademark/Copyright Law Planning and Practice." The course "Introduction to Intellectual Property Law" will be revised and expanded. It will now be "Intellectual Property Law Survey," a three-credit course that will introduce students to the primary legal systems that protect IP, and the competing policies underlying these laws. "Legal Writing for the IP Practice" will be offered as a Legal Writing IV option for J.D. certificate students. "Comparative and International Patent Law" will move to the LL.M. program. Additional information on the J.D. Certificate in Intellectual Property Law is available from staff at The Center for Intellectual Property Law at The John Marshall Law School at (312) 427-2737, extension 581. Top Of PageMedia Violence and American Culture Topic of John Marshall's Braun Lecture Jack Valenti (second from left), president of the Motion Picture Association of America, and Richard Roeper (third from left), columnist and co-host of "Ebert & Roeper and the Movies," were guest presenters for The John Marshall Law School's 12th Annual Belle R. and Joseph H. Braun Memorial Distinguished Lecture. The two discussed media violence and American culture. Welcoming them were Associate Dean John Corkery (left) and Professor Michael Polelle (right) who moderated the program.Top Of PageTune in to Coverage of "Race, Ethnicity and The Media"A distinguished panel discusses the effects of stereotyping at the 13th Annual Symposium on Media Law, on Sunday, June 17th, at 9:00 a.m., on CAN TV21 (Chicago Access Network Television). The Symposium Speakers include: JMLS Professor Michael Polelle; Robin Robinson, Anchor, Fox-TV; Channel 32; and Dr. Joseph Giordano, Mental Health Therapist. Top Of PageFair Housing Center/ClinicOn Friday, May 4th, approximately 70 realtors, bankers, and appraisers literally went through high waters in Davenport, Iowa to attend a three-hour class conduced by Professor Michael P. Seng of The John Marshall Fair Housing Legal Support Center. The course focused on discriminatory advertising and steering and predatory lending practices. Professor Seng explained the law and answered many questions posed by members of the real estate industry. Many of the questions concerned how realtors should handle demands from buyers and sellers that arguably violate the law. The program was jointly sponsored by the Davenport Association of Realtors and the Davenport Civil Rights Commission. The Fair Housing Legal Support Center completed a major study for the City of Davenport this past year on impediments in the community to fair housing, and one of the recommendations in the report was that realtors and other housing professionals in the community receive more training on fair housing law. Top Of PageFaculty Activity and PublicationsProfessor Susan ConnorPublicationsShe has been selected by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) to author a monthly electronic publication entitled "Employment Law." This e-publication is a part of IICLE's "Flash Point" program, a monthly reporting of the 6-10 most significant newly decided cases in each of many different areas of law. The address for IICLE is: www.iicle.com Professor Leonard J. SchragerActivitiesHe will chair a 25-member selection panel for a federal magistrate judge filling the vacancy of Judge W. Thomas Rosemond Jr. who retires in December. Professor Schrager was appointed chair by Chief Judge Marvin E. Aspen. Top Of PageSchedule of EventsMay 15Freedom Award Committee Meeting, Room 1203, 12:00 p.m. IP Paralegal Program, Room 201, 6:00 p.m. May 16Alumni Annual Meeting Committee, Room 1200B, 12:00 p.m. Graduate Program in R.E. Law Information Session, Room 1203, 5:30 p.m. May 17Strategic Plan Student Focus Group, Room 1200B, 4:00 p.m. May 18Alumni Association Freedom Award Luncheon, Palmer House, Red Lacquer Room, 11:30 a.m. May 22Governors Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crime, Room 1200A, 11:00 a.m. IP Paralegal Program, Room 201, 6:00 p.m. May 24SPC Meeting, Room 1200B, 12:00 p.m. A complete online listing of events scheduled at The John Marshall Law School can be found at the following URL: http://www.jmls.edu/calendar1/calendar1.htmTop Of PageEditor's NoteUp & Coming is the weekly newsletter of The John Marshall Law School. Editor: Assistant Dean John M. McNamara, room 1212, ext. 393, 6mcnamar@jmls.edu. All information to be published in Up & Coming must be placed in the UPCOMING directory on the H drive of The John Marshall Law School's computer network by 12 p.m. each Tuesday.Top Of Page |