From Dean Dan - October 13, 2017

With its ever-growing entertainment and tech industries, Nevada depends on the strength and expertise of its intellectual property law community. Here at UNLV Boyd we are delighted to announce a new concentration in Intellectual Property (IP) Law under the guidance of Professors Mary LaFrance and Marketa Trimble. In this program, students have the opportunity to specialize while in law school, taking a number of courses and working with community partners.
 
This week, we have partnered once again with the State Bar of Nevada to host its annual conference of the Intellectual Property Law Section. Holding the conference at the law school provides wonderful opportunities for our students to meet with and learn from leading practitioners and scholars. Professor LaFrance will present the annual trademark update to the conference. 
 
Students at Boyd also have a number of opportunities to work with the community while honing their skills in IP Law. This semester the law school is offering two community law classes on intellectual property law. The first, held on October 4th at the Henderson Business Resource Center, students, under the direction of local practitioners and law school faculty, provided information to entrepreneurs and others about trademark and copyright protection. The second Intellectual Property Law Community Law Class will be held on November 4.
 
On the national front, on October 18, Professor Marketa Trimble will present as part of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Roundtable on Intellectual Property and Trade Shows in Alexandra, Virginia. Both Professors LaFrance and Trimble have international reputations, presenting in China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Poland, and Spain.
 
Dan
Dean & Richard J. Morgan Professor of Law
daniel.hamilton@unlv.edu
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