News & Events

IP @ the Supreme Court Series: Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi

- The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual property is excited to announce the next IP at the Supreme Court Series: Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi moderated by Charles Duan.

- AUWCL regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections on intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. These events are held on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court.

- The issue is: Whether enablement is governed by the statutory requirement that the specification teach those skilled in the art to “make and use” the claimed invention, or whether it must instead enable those skilled in the art “to reach the full scope of claimed embodiments” without undue experimentation—i.e., to cumulatively identify and make all or nearly all embodiments of the invention without substantial “time and effort.”

- March 27 | 5:00 - 6:00pm EDT | Virtually

- Registration is required.

SELS Spring Symposium

The annual Sports & Entertainment Law Society Spring Symposium is finally upon us! The Symposium will take place on Tuesday, March 28th and Wednesday, March 29th and will include panels on developing legal topics in the fields of sports and entertainment law. Tuesday will include a panel from 10-11am discussing ways to break into entertainment law, as well as a panel from 12-1pm covering NIL for student-athletes. Speakers for the entertainment panel include Micah Ratner (Senior Assistant General Counsel, NPR), Eric Schwartz (Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP), and John Simson (former Executive Director of SoundExchange, Professor at American University Kogod School of Business). Speakers for the NIL panel include John Fitzpatrick (VP of Operations, The Players NIL) and Chris Ray (Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Internal Operations, American University). On Wednesday, SELS will be co-sponsoring an event with the WCL Sport and Society Initiative titled, The Push for Gender Pay Equity in Professional Sport: A Fireside Chat. Speakers for the event include Karen Leetzow (Chief Legal Officer, US Soccer) and Erin Winkfield (Staff Counsel, Major League Soccer).

Clerkship Q&A With Professor Beske and OCPD

 Have questions about types of clerkships, the application process, how to decide where to apply, how to prepare for an interview, or anything else clerkship-related?   Professor Beske and Rachel Janger will have the answers!  Here’s your chance to get all your questions answered, and to learn the answers to questions posed by your classmates as well!  Registration is required for this virtual program.

The Push for Gender Pay Equity in Professional Sport: A Fireside Chat

The annual Sports & Entertainment Law Society Spring Symposium is finally upon us! On March 29 from 12-1, the Sports and Society Initiative, together with the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, will be hosting a fireside chat about gender pay equity in sport. Headed by two WCL alums, Karen Leetzow, Chief Legal Officer of US Soccer, will be interviewed by Erin Winkfield, Staff Counsel for Major League Soccer, in a tent-pole event for the SELS spring symposium. Leetzow and Winkfield will be engaged in the fireside chat in Grossman Hall, where lunch will be served.

WCL Virtual Alumni Panel: Summer Abroad Programs in London, Brussels, and Geneva

Interesting in studying international law in Europe this summer? Come hear former WCL students who spent part of their summer studying in London, Brussels, and Geneva share their first-hand experience. During the virtual event, panelists will discuss highlights of their time abroad, experience with networking, and how they balanced their experience abroad with the rest of their summer. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions.