Sean Boren '22 has won first place in the Hon. William C. Conner Writing Competition with his article on enforcement of the International Olympic Committee’s sui generis intellectual property rights. The article has been published in the NYSBA’s Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal.

IPLC Faculty Director Professor Jeremy Sheff has inaugurated a new workshop series: The New York City Intellectual Property Law and Philosophy Workshop.

IPLC Faculty Director Professor Jeremy Sheff has published his latest article, The Canada Trademarks Dataset, in the peer-reviewed Journal of Empirical Legal Studies.

PLC Faculty Director Professor Jeremy Sheff today released an open-access dataset of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s trademark registry dating back to 1865.

This marks the ninth consecutive year that a St. John’s Law student has won the award, and Michael Ofori is thrilled to be the recipient as he looks forward to a career as a patent lawyer helping tech startups protect their software and other innovations.

We want to be clear. Black lives matter. And Black media matters. Racism is rampant in the industries that EASL covers – entertainment, art, and sports. Hollywood, from its inception, has failed in amplifying Black voices, telling Black stories, showcasing Black actors, hiring Black content creators, and working with Black crewmembers. One way that we, as a community and as individuals, can tell these entertainment industries that we want Black voices to be heard, that we want Black stories to be told, that we want Black cast and crew members to be included and respected, is to play the game that Hollywood and other media industries live by – the numbers game. Simply put, the more viewers, the more successful media is, the more likely similar media gets made.

Congratulations to Danielle Marino '21!

The IPLC is home to the Intellectual Property Honors Program. Selected entering students who plan to pursue IP practice receive an annual tuition stipend to fund their studies, individualized career development support, and special opportunities to engage in academic endeavors related to their field of interest.

On October 23, 2019, St. John’s IP Law Society (IPLS) and the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) co-hosted a wonderful program aimed at career development in the IP law sector.

Last week, Professor Eva Subotnik presented her paper, The Fine Art of Rummaging: Successors and the Life Cycle of Copyright, at the annual IP Scholars Conference (IPSC), hosted this year by DePaul College of Law.