UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW

Akron Law news archive

 

4/21/2011
April 21
Akron Law's SEED Legal Clinic is a sponsor of a Center for Nonprofit Excellence workshop on how to start a nonprofit organization. This Akron Beacon Journal item is no longer available online.
4/18/2011
April 18
Professor Will Huhn is quoted in a Westlaw News and Insight story on gay marriage and the First Amendment. The story is available here .
4/14/2011
April 14
Kris Immel, a third-year student, is quoted in an ABA Student Lawyer magazine article about charting your career path. The story is no longer available online.
4/11/2011
April 11
Dean Martin H. Belsky will speak on the election of judges at a Summit County Progressive Democrats meeting. This Akron Beacon Journal item is no longer available online.
3/31/2011
March 31
Professor J. Dean Carro shared his expert opinion on the racketeering charge facing former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora. Text for this WKSU-FM story is available here .
3/22/2011
Akron Law Wins National Moot Court Competition
For the second consecutive year, the Akron Law Moot Court Competition Team has won The Sixth Annual National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare and Adoption Law, which took place March 18-19 at Capital University Law School in Columbus Ohio.
3/21/2011
Live from the IP Symposium: Ethical Implications of Use of Private Investigations
Ethics – Ethical Implications of Use of Private Investigators Moderator/Commentor: Professor Jack Sahl, Akron Law
Panelist: Philip Barengolts, Pattishall McAuliffe Mr. Barengolts is discussing ethical issues with respect to trademark pretext investigations.  Mr. Barengolts suggests there are 4 ethical rules that are of concern:
  • Rule 4.1 – truthfulness in statements to others;
  • Rules 4.2 & 4.3 – communications with persons represented by counsel or unrepresented; can't suggest disinterest; and
  • Rule 8.4 – can't violate a rule through the acts of another.
3/21/2011
Live from the IP Symposium: The Supreme Court's Patent Docket
Panel Discussion: The Supreme Court's Patent Docket Moderator: Professor Robert C. Kahrl, Akron Law Panelists:
Gary Hoffman, Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Alan J. Kasper, Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Wayne Watkins, The University of Akron
Harold C. Wegner, Foley & Lardner This panel is looking at the 3 cases pending in the Supreme Court (i4i, Stanford, and Global Tech) followed by a presentation on how to get your case in the Supreme Court.
3/21/2011
Live from the IP Symposium: Implications of Costco on Exhaustion Doctrine
Panel Discussion: Implications of Costco on Exhaustion Doctrine Moderator: Professor A. Samuel Oddi, Akron Law Panelists:
Kenneth J. Burchfiel, Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Patrick J. Coyne, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Wayne M. Serra, Ulmer & Berne, LLP
Professor Ryan Vacca, Akron Law
3/21/2011
Live from the IP Symposium: The Future of the Nation's Patent and Copyright Systems
Paul Michel (former Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) Marybeth Peters (former US Register of Copyrights)


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