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Lunch with... Michele Woods! (Director of the Copyright Law Division at WIPO)

Join us for lunch with a very special guest, Michele Woods, the Director of the Copyright Law Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization!

Ms. Woods will be speaking to us the day after her presentation at the Copyright Office on the occasion of World IP Day’s focus on “the women who are driving change in our world and shaping our common future." She was deeply involved in the recent transformation of international Copyright Law through the Marrakesh Treaty for the visually impaired.

RSVP: https://form.jotform.com/pijip/MicheleWoods

French Toast Dinner

The Office of Student Affairs and the Student Bar Association invite you to a free French Toast Dinner in the WCL Dining Hall. The WCL community wishes you the sweetest luck during this exam period!

Visiting Scholars' Presentations Series - Fostering Judicial Coherence in the European Patent System: Lessons from the U.S.

After decades of negotiations, EU Member States finally agreed to establish a centralized and highly specialized patent judiciary, the Unified Patent Court (UPC). A primary goal in the establishment of the UPC is to enhance coherence in the interpretation of patent law in the fragmented European patent system. However, the UPC’s structure with its numerous divisions and its high level of specialization creates the risk of inconsistencies and isolation. As a consequence, the UPC may ultimately challenge judicial coherence. Similar risks have been experienced in the U.S. patent system.

 

Comparative research of the European and U.S. patent systems has helped to identify commonalities and potential solutions applicable to both systems. Ms. Federica Baldan, a participant in WCL’s International Visiting Scholar Program will share a summary of the findings from her research and will suggest mechanisms to enhance judicial coherence in patent systems.

 

Bio: Federica Baldan is a lawyer in Italy and a PhD researcher with the Faculty of Law at the University of Antwerp in Belgium. She holds a Bachelors and Master of Laws from University of Bologna, Italy and an LL.M. magna cum laude from Institute of European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.

 

This event is hosted by the International Visiting Scholars' Program and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP).

 

* No RSVP necessary.
* To participate via Skype, please contact Federica Baldan at fbaldan@american.edu by May 8th. For further information, please contact ivsp@wcl.american.edu 

Donut Forget We're Here! | OCPD & Student Affairs Study Break

Thursday, May 24th during morning Study Break

Human Rights Month 2018 Panel: The Struggle for Justice in International and Domestic Jurisdictions: Is the glass half-empty or half-full?

Diane Orentlicher, Professor of International Law, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. / Profesora de Derecho Internacional, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.

Juan Méndez, Professor of Human Rights Law in Residence, Faculty Director of the Anti-Torture Initiative, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. / Profesor de Derechos Humanos de residencia , Director de la Iniciativa Contra la Tortura, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.

Andrea Prasow, Deputy Washington Director/Directora Adjunta de la oficina en Washington, Human Rights Watch, Washington, D.C.

Moderator/Moderador: David Crane, Founding Chief Prosecutor, Special Court for Sierra Leone & Former Under Secretary General, United Nations / Fiscal Jefe Fundador, Tribunal Especial para Sierra Leona & ex Secretario General Adjunto, Naciones Unidas

This panel will be in English/Este panel será en ingles pero se proveerá traducción

English/Inglés
https://www.wcl.american.edu/impact/initiatives-programs/hracademy/human-rights-month/panels/

Spanish/Español
https://www.wcl.american.edu/impact/initiatives-programs/hracademy/academia/actividades/paneles/