2017 Symposium

Twelfth Annual Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property Symposium 

April 7, 2017

The Reality of Augmented Reality and Copyright Law

Mma Afoaku, JD ’17, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Student Presenter)
Brian D. Wassom, Author of “Augmented Reality Law, Privacy, and Ethics” (Discussant)
Joel Merkin, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Discussant)

A Mystery Wrapped in an Encryption: Surveillance and Privacy in the Encrypted Era

Shannon Gross, JD ’17, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Student Presenter)
Thomas Hayden, Lecturer and Program Director for Northwestern’s Integrated Marketing Communications Certificate Program (Discussant)

Lunch Panel: Patent Roadblocks in the Prison Industry

Eric Yim, MSL ’17, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Student Presenter)
Leo Huang, MSL ’17, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Student Presenter)
David Schwartz, Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Discussant)

Art, Copyright, and Activism: Could the Intersection of Environmental Art and Copyright Law Provide a New Avenue for Activists to Protest Various Forms of Exploitation?

Jaya Bajaj, JD ’17, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Student Presenter)
Peter DiCola, Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Discussant)
Matthew Walch, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP (Discussant)

Featured Speech

Dr. Christal Sheppard, Director of the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional United States Patent & Trademark Office

CLE

Up to 5 CLE credits (1.25 per panel) may be obtained.