On April 30th, the Intellectual Property Institute of Mitchell Hamline School of Law completed a month-long series of \u201cLunch & Learn\u201d educational presentations to employees of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).\u00a0 The invitation to present to USPTO staff came from the USPTO\u2019s Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, which has responsibility for providing continuing education opportunities. The IP Institute and the USPTO have long maintained a strong, collaborative relationship, and the IP Institute was delighted to be able to comply with the USPTO\u2019s request.<\/p>\n
The presentations all centered on how IP practice intersects with IP policy. The final presentation on April 30th focused on issues in trademark law, and included a panel discussion by nationally prominent trademark experts, Stephen Baird, shareholder in Greenberg Traurig LLP, Kristine Boylan, partner in Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, and David Pacheco, Director and Assistant Chief IP Counsel at 3M Corp.\u00a0The earlier presentations were led by Professor Carl Moy, the Director of the school\u2019s IP Institute, and Emeritus Professor Jay Erstling. They addressed issues in patent law, including the relationship between restriction and unity-of-invention practices, patent infringement law and policy, and sustainability aspects of IP rights worldwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese presentations are directly related to the IP Institute\u2019s strong focus on the connection between real-world practice issues and the underlying policy and history of IP law,\u201d said Carl Moy. \u201cWe are very pleased to have been given the chance to be of service to the USPTO and its employees, and we look forward to additional opportunities in the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The success of the Lunch & Learn programs was highlighted by USPTO attorney examiner Maryam Ipkachi, the President of the Intellectual Property Society of Iranian Americans (IPSIA), a USPTO affinity group and the program\u2019s principal sponsor. “Professors Erstling and Moy are the epitome of teachers! \u00a0They share a wealth of knowledge and experience in an unbelievably humble, caring, and relatable way. \u00a0IPSIA at the USPTO was honored to have them warmly share their insights about IP law with the USPTO community during a Lunch & Learn IP law series. \u00a0Thank you so much Professors Erstling and Moy!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On April 30th, the Intellectual Property Institute of Mitchell Hamline School of Law completed a month-long series of \u201cLunch & Learn\u201d educational presentations to employees of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).\u00a0 The invitation to present to USPTO staff came from the USPTO\u2019s Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, which has responsibility for … <\/p>\n