This week in our BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series, we welcome Professor Robert P. Merges & Professor Kenneth A. Bamberger on Tuesday, 4/17 and Robert Benson of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe on Thursday, 4/19. There will also be an additional lunch talk on Wednesday, 4/18 featuring Nils Rauer of Hogan Lovells. This will be our last e-news from the Spring semester, but we may send special announcements in the summer. Good luck with final exams and congratulations to the class of 2018!

 

This Week:

  • Pro Bono Program/CDO: ​Pro Bono Info. Session & Law Firm Fair | 4/16 | 5:30 P.M | Warren Room
  • BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Writing Workshop Info. Session | 4/17 | 12:50 P.M. | Donor Lobby (2nd Floor)
  • Copyright in Europe: Is the EU Doing a Better Job of Protecting Rights and Distributing Value Online? | 4/18 | 12:55 P.M. | Rm 110
  • Space Law Society | 4/18 | 5 P.M. | Rm 100
  • BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Series: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | 4/19 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 100
  • Cannabis Regulation 2.0: Emerging Issues in Law, Marijuana, and Technology | 4/20 | 3:00 P.M. | Rm 132

Other opportunities:

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Competitions and Awards
  • Jan Jancin IP Award - $5K Prize
  • 1L/2L Summer Internship at Blue Origin
  • UCDC Law Program Externships in Washington D.C.
  • Fall 2018 Judicial Externship
  • Patent & Trademark Office Clerkships
  • Cal Bar Section Membership

Law & Tech Certificate Applications - Final dealine is July 1. It's easy to apply and most students qualify. Apply online and view more information.

 
Click here for full details on all BCLT events and announcements this week.
 

 

 

 

THIS WEEK

 

 

 

Pro Bono Program/CDO: Pro Bono Info Session & Law Firm Fair

 

Monday, April 16, 2018

5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.

Room 140 - Warren Room

 

The Pro Bono Program and the Career Development Office (CDO) are pleased to invite you to participate in the inaugural Pro Bono Information Session & Law Firm Fair. Learn more about what qualities to look for in order to assess whether a firm has a strong pro bono program and tips for integrating pro bono into your existing practice during our information session. Then, talk to firm representatives who can speak about the firm’s pro bono work and discuss how young associates can get involved. Please do not bring resumes.

 

Program

 

5:30 – 6:15 pm: CDO and the Pro Bono Program Information Session (Room 140)

6:15 – 7:30 pm: Pro Bono Law Firm Fair (Warren Room)

 

Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served at the fair. RSVP at

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ProBonoFair2018

 

This event is primarily intended for 1L JD students.

 

 

BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Writing Workshop Info. Session

 

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

12:50 P.M. - 1:50 P.M.

Donor Lobby (2nd Floor)

 

Interested in publishing a Note on IP, privacy, or technology law? Heard about “LTWW,” but don’t know what it is? Come join us!

Learn more about LTWW from current LTWW students, next year’s advisors, and course instructors Professor Robert P. Merges & Professor Kenneth A. Bamberger

The Law and Technology Writing Workshop is open to current 1Ls, 2L transfer students and LL.M. students.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Intellectual Property (taken as a 1L or concurrently) and BTLJ membership. Case Notes for the Annual Review satisfy the writing requirement for both Berkeley Law and the Law & Technology Certificate.

For questions, please contact Chris Chuang (cdchuang@berkeley.edu) or Katharine Cummings (katharine.cummings@berkeley.edu)

Lunch is served for students staying for the entire presentation.

Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.

 

 

Copyright in Europe: Is the EU Doing a Better Job of Protecting Rights and Distributing Value Online?

 

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

12:55 P.M. - 1:55 P.M.

Room 110

 

As part of its vision of a Digital Single Market, the EU has set an ambitious goal: the development of “a fair, efficient and competitive European copyright-based economy” that provides “a fair return on investment for all stakeholders.” A wide set of legislative measures has been put forward and, in part, already enacted. These include new rights for those contributing to the value chain; broader participation in copyright levies; new monitoring obligations for ISPs; mandatory statutory permissions to use copyright in research and education; and banning of unjustified geo-blocking. Nils Rauer, a partner in the Frankfurt office of Hogan Lovells, will discuss whether these initiatives lead to a better protection of digital copyright and a robust online market.

Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis.

Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) and Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ).

 

Space Law Society

 

 

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Room 100

 

Take a break from studying and space out with the Space Law Society! Drop by for pizza, candy, and a space-themed movie.

 

BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Series: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

 

 

Thursday, April 19, 2018

12:45 P.M. - 1:45 P.M.

Room 100

 

“A Purpose Driven Practice: Making a Difference from a Big Law Platform”

 

For nearly 30 years, Robert Benson ‘90, a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and a Berkeley Law alum, has practiced IP litigation at top-tier global law firms.  Abused and abandoned as a child, and subsequently adopted from a children’s shelter in the Bay Area, Robert felt a nagging desire to help others – but as an associate, he struggled with whether and how he could make a difference consistent with the demands of a family and a career in big law.  Robert will share his journey of reconciling and integrating his passion for caring for at-risk children around the world with building a leading patent litigation practice. Robert will also offer advice for others who are considering a career in big law or private practice but don’t want to surrender their commitment to having a broader impact on our world. Complimentary copies of Robert’s new book, Love Forward, will be available for those interested.

Gregoire sandwiches will be available on a first come, first served basis for those staying for the entire presentation.

Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.

 

Cannibus Regulation 2.0: Emerging Issues in Law

 

 

Friday, April 20, 2018

3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Room 132

 

This panel, moderated by Professor Andrea Roth, will discuss how technology firms are transforming the cannabis industry and the legal regulation of marijuana. Panelists will include Ben Curren, CEO and founder of Green Bits, a technology firm serving the cannabis industry; Lewis Koski, former director of Marijuana Enforcement for the Colorado Department of Revenue, and co-author of a recent white paper on technology and marijuana regulation; and a California state regulator or other policy expert.

Coffee, tea, and dessert will be served.

Co-sponsored by Berkeley Center for Law & Technology.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

LAW AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES

 

 


American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Competions and Awards

 

Visit the AIPLA website for more information on the following law student competitions and awards in 2018:

  • Robert C. Watson Writing Competitions ($2000.00 award)
  • Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competion ($2000.00 1st/$1000.00 2nd place awards) 
  • Jan Jancin Award ($5000.00 award)
  • Sydney B. Williams, Jr. IP Law Students Scholarship ($10,000.00 per year for 3 years)

 

 

Jan Jancin IP Award – $5K Prize

 

The American Intellectual Property Law Association is inviting law schools to nominate a student who has excelled in the study of intellectual property law for the Jan Jancin Award. https://www.aipla.org/resources2/programs/Pages/Jan-Jancin-Competition.aspx.
 

If you are interested in being considered, send a short statement of your accomplishments in the field of IP (courses taken, papers written, internships or other work) and a grades transcript to BCLT ED Jim Dempsey. The faculty directors will select a Boalt student to nominate for the award.

 

See entry below for information regarding other AIPLA awards and competitions. 

 

1L/2L - Summer Internship at Blue Origin

 

Blue Origin interns participate in legal projects related to the design, development and operations of engines, rockets, payloads, and human spaceflight. Interns work directly with our Legal team

and engineers on projects related to commercial and government contracts, regulatory and government affairs, intellectual property, and sales and marketing. Students gain real-life experience that allows them to apply classroom learning to real business challenges.


To apply and and view more  information, please apply through your B-Line account. Job ID: 25751.

 

 

UCDC Law Program Externships in Washington, D.C.

 

The UCDC Law Program is a full-time externship program in Washington, DC providing experiential learning through a full-time field placement with a government agency, nonprofit or advocacy organization, including those engaged in law and technology issues.  Law students who participate are eligible to receive 13 units:  10 units for the field placement and 3 units for the companion course, “Law and Lawyering in the Nation’s Capital.”

Full details: https://www.ucdc.edu/academic/law

Specific Externships:

Federal Communications Commission, Competition Policy Division in the Wireline Bureau

Competition Policy Division of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau. Our primary mission is to foster competition in the provision of communications services through market-opening rulemaking and other proceedings that affect wireline telecommunications service providers and consumers. The division is responsible for implementation of non-pricing aspects of the local competition requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, including interconnection, network element unbundling and privacy. The division also administers U.S. numbering policy (including local number portability), and reviews applications from wireline carriers for mergers and other transfers of control, and discontinuance of service.

The Future of Privacy Forum

The Future of Privacy Forum is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologies. FPF brings together industry, academics, consumer advocates, and other thought leaders to explore the challenges posed by technological innovation and develop privacy protections, ethical norms and workable business practices. FPF helps fill the void in the “space not occupied by law” which exists due to the speed of technology development. As “data optimists,” we believe that the power of data for good is a net benefit to society, and that it can be well-managed to control risks and offer the best protections and empowerment to consumers and individuals. www.fpf.org

FPF seeks legal interns to support Policy Counsel responsible for developing and evaluating data practices in the consumer and commercial sector by shaping corporate practices, engaging with regulators and government agencies, and providing thought leadership in a variety of settings. Issue portfolios will include privacy concerns related to current commercial and consumer technologies such as – but not limited to – Big Data and the Internet of Things, connected cars, student data, ad tracking, mobile location data use, smart cities, deidentification standards, algorithms, and biometrics and AI. Positions located in the Washington D.C. office.

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives

The Republican staff of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives seeks candidates for law student internships for spring 2018.  Legal interns will have the opportunity to participate in substantive work on investigations and legislation, attend hearings and briefings, and participate in an intern education program.

Apply here: UCDC Law Application

Learn more about UCDC Law.

 

Fall 2018 Judicial Externship

 

Judge Susan Illston of the Northern District of California is currently accepting applications for full-time externs for the Fall 2018 semester. The extern will be supervised by the Judge and the law clerks and will be responsible for legal research and writing, preparing bench memos, and observing court proceedings.  Judge Illston presides over a wide range of criminal and civil matters, including numerous cases involving patent law.


To apply, visit the court’s website at  https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/externships.  Applications will be reviewed, and offers will be made, on a rolling basis.

 

 

Patent & Trademark Office Clerkships

 

The Patent & Trademark Office is hiring law clerks for PTAB judges to serve for one year (with possible 1 year renewal). There are openings in Denver, CO, San Jose, CA, Detroit, MI, Dallas, TX and Alexandria, VA. Deadline: April 26, 2018.


View more details: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/494983600

 

 

Free Membership in Caifornia Bar Sections

 

Did you know that, even before you pass the bar, even as a 1L, you can join the IP Section of the California State Bar for free. This allows you to stay abreast of programs, legal developments in the field, and networking events:  http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/sections/sections-join-form.pdf

 

 

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