Dia De Los Trademarks, “News or Noise?”
Event Date: May 17, 2013 – Latino USA on NPR
Professor Marshall Leaffer offers perspective via National Public Radio about Disney’s recent attempt to trademark the term “Dia de los Muertos.”
Supreme Court Rejects Farmer’s Claim in Monsanto Seed Patent Case
Event Date: May 13, 2013 – Capital Press
Mark Janis quoted in regards to the recent Bowman v. Monsanto Co. case heard in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Disney Withdraws Attempt to Trademark the Name of a Holiday
Event Date: May 8, 2013 – Time Entertainment
Leaffer opines on Disney’s claim of trademark rights over “Day of the Dead.”
IU Maurer School of Law Honors Outstanding Faculty
Event Date: April 23, 2013
Professor Janis is honored with the prestigious Leon H. Wallace Teaching Award.
Gene Patent Controversy Winding Down
Event Date: April 13, 2013 – San Diego Union Tribune
Mark Janis offers his perspective on issues relating to the Myriad case.
Event Date: April 10, 2013 – The Indiana Lawyer
Don Knebel is quoted regarding the pharmaceutical industry’s “pay to delay” practice.
First-Inventor-to-File System Creates Uncertainty
Event Date: April 10, 2013 – The Indiana Lawyer
Janis offers insight on the most recent provision to be implemented as a result of the America Invents Act.
Farmers Fight Big Ag Firms Over Patents
Event Date: February 22, 2013 – Noon Edition
Professor Mattioli is a guest on WFIU (Indiana Public Radio) to discuss the legal aspects of the Monsanto case on seed patents.
New Articles by Blake R. Hartz, Andrew T. Langford and Xinbo Li published in IP Theory
Event Date: January 27, 2012 – IP Theory
Indiana Law’s online, peer-edited IP journal makes additions to its latest issue.
IU Kelley Professor’s Research Leads to Overturning Error in Federal Trademark Statute
Event Date: December 4, 2012 – IU News Room
Tim Lemper’s work is a driving force behind a recent statute amendment.
IP MVP: Jones Day’s Greg Castanias
Event Date: November 30, 2012 – Law 360
CIPR adjunct and Maurer alum Castanias will get the chance to argue Myriad before the Supreme Court.
Notice and Consent in a World of Big Data
Event Date: November 26, 2012 – Technology | Academics | Policy (TAP)
Fred Cate and Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger’s guest blog summarizes recent talks facilitated by Microsoft Corp. on privacy mechanisms and data protection laws.
Two McAndrews, Held & Malloy Attorneys Receive Special Recognitions at AIPLA’s Annual Meeting
Event Date: November 16, 2012 – Intellectual Property Today
Herbert D. Hart III (Maurer alumnus and member of the Board of Advisors of the CIPR) and George Wheeler of McAndrews, Held & Malloy are honored for their professional accomplishments.
Event Date: November 14, 2012 – Technology Academics Policy Blog
Natalie Jones (3L) offers a succinct and insightful summary of the November 2012 Oxford design conference.
High Court Divides Into Resale Trade
Event Date: October 28, 2012 – The Wall Street Journal
Leaffer cited re. Kirtsaeng case on the international gray market in copyrighted goods.
SCOTUS Decision on Seed Use May Affect Farming Practices
Event Date: October 24, 2012 – The Indiana Lawyer
Professor Mark Janis opines on the upcoming Bowman v. Monsanto case.
Event Date: September 29, 2012
Professor Leaffer speaks on ‘Reconciling Copyright Preemption with the Right of Publicity’ in Concord, New Hampshire.
New Provisions Shine Light on Patent Process
Event Date: September 26, 2012
The Center for Intellectual Property Research hosts a one day conference to commemorate the first anniversary of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.
Akamai and McKesson: A Better Route to a Better Result?
Production Date: September 21, 2012 – Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
Lynn Tyler’s newest article explores divided infringement in light of the Federal Circuit’s August 31 decision.
Mark D. Janis takes part in 22nd All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property conference
Event Dates: September 20 & 21, 2012
Professor Janis’ lectures in Cleveland and Cincinnati focus on functionality in trade dress and design law.
Litigator of the Week: Gregory Castanias of Jones Day
Production Date: August 23, 2012 – The Am Law Litigation Daily
Castanias given notable acclaim for his work in the Myriad Genetics case.
Stemilt says Oregon man stole cultivar
Production Date: August 23, 2012 – Capital Press
Mark D. Janis adds to the discussion on a recent plant patent lawsuit.
Biofuels startup Gevo must win patent war with BP, DuPont first
Production Date: August 17, 2012 – Forbes
Michael Mattioli offers perspective on patent infringement.
Federal Circuit says it again: Human genes can be patented
Production Date: August 16, 2012 – The National Law Journal
Greg Castanias, a partner with Jones Day in Washington D.C. and an adjunct professor with the Center, comments on the pivotal Myriad decision.
Angie’s List accuses competitor of deceptive ads
Production Date: June 6, 2012 – Indianapolis Business Journal
Marshall Leaffer opines on the issues in a recent federal lawsuit.
‘Hologram’ performance by Tupac creates legal questions for IP lawyers
Production Date: May 9, 2012 – Indiana Lawyer
Robert Meitus gives his view on rights of publicity.
Bigger than agency, bigger than e-books: the case against Apple and publishers
Production Date: March 28, 2012 – Wired
Donald Knebel, Senior Advisor to the Center, is quoted in this piece on the investigation into possible antitrust violations.
