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.

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.

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.

This marks the eighth consecutive year that a St. John’s Law student has won the award, and Patrick Lee is thrilled to be the 2019 recipient as he continues a course of study at the Law School that includes Introduction to IP Law, Entertainment Law, Copyright Law, and Trademark Law.

Congratulations to Scott Connolly ’20 (pictured left) and John Mixon ’20 (pictured right), who took home top honors for St. John’s the second year in a row in this prestigious writing competition.

Elliot Shine has been named as the 2018-19 IP Law Center Fellow. The fellowship recognizes his dedication to the Intellectual Property community within St. John’s Law.

Gabriela Zapata is St. John’s newest IP Honors Scholar. In addition to receiving an annual tuition stipend of $10,000 to fund her studies, she will benefit from individualized career development support and special opportunities to engage in academic endeavors related to her field of interest.

Dean Michael A. Simons presented rising 3L K. Terrell Hutchins with the New York Intellectual Property Law Association’s (NYIPLA) Hon. Giles S. Rich Diversity Scholarship.

Advised by Professor Jeremy Sheff, founding director of the Law School’s Intellectual property Law Center, she completed her note, "Augmenting Our Reality: The (Un)Official Strategy Guide to Providing First Amendment Protection for Players and Designers of Location-Based Augmented Reality Video Games,” for publication in the February 2019 issue of the St. John’s Law Review. In it, Signorelli analyzes First Amendment constraints on municipalities that attempt to regulate the playing of location-based augmented reality video games on public property.

Congratulations to Nicholas Marcello '18, who won the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's (NYIPLA) Hon. William C. Conner Writing Competition.

Sean McGrath '18 added to his writing competition wins with top honors at this year's Phil Cowan Memorial/BMI Scholarship Writing Competition sponsored by the New York State Bar Association's Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section.

In recognition of Kevin Jones’s achievements to date, Dean Michael A. Simons recently awarded him the New York Intellectual Property Law Association’s (NYIPLA) Hon. Giles S. Rich Diversity Scholarship.

The IPLC invites you to learn more about its first student fellows for the 2014-2015 academic year. They are Alysha Preston '16 and Meng Xu '16.

The Intellectual Property Law Center (IPLC) proudly welcomes its first class of Intellectual Property Honors Scholars. They are Olivia Cheung ’17, Amanda Hoffman ’17, and Alyssa D’Antonio ’17.