American University Washington College of Law (WCL) Hosts Sixth Annual Finnegan Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property
November 2, 2010
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November 2, 2010
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American University Washington College of Law (WCL) Hosts Sixth Annual Finnegan Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property
WASHINGTON, DC - Finnegan and American University Washington College of Law (WCL) Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) will co-host the Sixth Annual Finnegan Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property on Thursday, November 4, 2010. This year’s guest lecturer, Marybeth Peters, register United States Register of Copyrights, will discuss the Copyright Act of 1976, a comprehensive statutory revision designed to reframe copyright law for decades to come, including the digital era. Finnegan counsel, Arthur Levine and former General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office, Jon Baumgarten will provide comments. Welcoming remarks will be made by Finnegan partner David Kelly.
This is the sixth year that Finnegan has co-hosted the Distinguished Lecture Series on Intellectual Property with American University Washington College of Law. Past topics have included fair use of trademarks, the World Trade Organization, and the Federal Circuit. Finnegan is honored to work with American University Washington College of Law enabling the firm to create a strong academic partnership benefiting the students and faculty of the university.
When: November 4, 2010
5:00 p.m. Reception, 6:00 p.m. Lecture
Where: American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20016, Room 603
About Finnegan
With more than 375 intellectual property lawyers, Finnegan is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Washington, DC; Atlanta, Georgia; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Palo Alto, California; Reston, Virginia; Brussels, Belgium; Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; and Tokyo, Japan, the firm practices all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues related to international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.finnegan.com.
About PIJIP
The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University Washington College of Law promotes balanced approaches to intellectual property that reward creators while ensuring broad public access to information and related products. Each fall, PIJIP partners with Finnegan to sponsor the Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property.
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