Spring 2003
See what some of the Spring 2003 Colloquium Fellows have to say about their experiences.
CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW
Benjamin Carlsen
Benjamin is a night student enrolled for the Certificate in Intellectual
Property Law at Chicago-Kent and is expected to graduate in 2004. He’s
an active member of the Jewish Law Students Association and teaches
informal study groups that study and compare Jewish Law with US civil
and common law. He is also a registered Patent Agent.
His Views“I especially enjoyed seeing the interaction of IP with philosophies such as law and economics, indigenous and human rights law, and the personhood theory of property… I also found it nice to be in a forum where nationally recognized scholars say that your questions and comments are intelligent and might even influence further research.”
Jeffrey M. Glazer
Jeffrey graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in May, 2004. He
is currently employed with the law firm of Reno & Zahm LLP. Jeffrey
focuses on general commercial litigation, and also handles trademark
prosecution.
His Views
"The colloquium was a challenging and rewarding experience for me. It was a chance to expand on and apply classroom knowledge in new ways on current topics across all aspects of intellectual property."
Dirk Pauli
Dirk has studied law in Germany and has recently graduated with an LL.M.
in International and Comparative Law at Chicago-Kent. During his tenure
at Chicago-Kent, he focused on intellectual property law and received
the CALI Award for Copyright Law. Currently he’s working with
Linklaters in Cologne, Germany as part of his vocational training and
is involved primarily in IP related issues.
His views
“I think the Colloquium was a remarkable experience. Not only could we discuss several current issues, but it was also very interesting to see how legal scholars defend or enhance their assumptions based on comments and questions made by the Colloquium participants.”
Christel Walther
Christel is a German lawyer and has recently graduated with her LL.M.
in International and Comparative Law (High Honors) from Chicago-Kent.
During her vocational training in Germany, she worked as an intern at
the Law Offices Gerhard E.W.Kelter, Jr. and also worked for Andersen
Legal in Leipzig, Germany.
Her Views
“I found the colloquium very helpful since it offered the opportunity to deal with a variety of current IP questions that do not come up in class and it helped me to get a deeper understanding of the topic. I can recommend it!”
The Other Fellows from Chicago-Kent were:
Matthew Bredesen
Jaime Heller
Tanja Proehl
Kara Szpondowski
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW
Thomas McBride, Jr.
Tom is an evening student at Loyola and a member of the Law Review.
He is a chemical engineer and a registered patent agent. He has worked
as a Patent Associate with UOP LLC in Des Plaines, IL for the past 4
years and as an engineer for UOP the 8 years prior to that.
His Views
“The Colloquium helps enrich Chicago's IP community by broadly focusing on different areas of the law and allowing in-depth analysis of academic works in progress. Helpful interactions between Professors and Students allow for an open environment to nurture both simple and complicated ideas. These ideas foster innovative thinking necessary for intellectual growth… The value of this experience has been generally incalculable…”
Michelle Togut
Michelle has focused on intellectual property and constitutional law
at Loyola. She has served on the law journal and tutored the IP Legal
Writing Class. During Summer 2003, she worked as an associate in the
Civil Rights Division of the Anti-Defamation League and worked on First
Amendment issues. Prior to law school, she was a technical editor and
adjunct history professor.
Her Views
“The Colloquium was one of the most intellectually stimulating experiences I've had in law school. It provided an opportunity to explore in-depth some of the "hot" issues in IP scholarship and to meet some of the top scholars in the field (as well as other students interested in the field). In short, it was a lot of fun.”
The Other Fellows from Loyola were:
Ethan Zelizer
Heather Nolan
Julie Fitzgibbons
Kristen Grisius
Nick Peters
