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4/29/2013
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor Spoke at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Law Commencement May 19
The University of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Law held its 89th Commencement Ceremony at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall. The 2013 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Law commencement speaker was Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor.
4/29/2013
April 29
Professor J. Dean Carro received the Community Legal Aid Services Inc. Volunteer of the Year Award. This Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Legal News story is available .
4/19/2013
Retirement Celebration Held for Professors Aynes, Carro, Koosed and Richert on April 25
The University of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Law honored four faculty members, who will retire from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Law at the end of spring semester, with a reception in the law school atrium on Thursday, April 25 from 4 – 6 p.m.
4/15/2013
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Law Co-Sponsored IP Program in China May 17-19
The University of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Law, in conjunction with Peking University Law School, the Washington, D.C. law firm of Sughrue Mion and the Beijing law firm of Tongshang, sponsored a program in Beijing, China May 17-19 on issues relating to U.S. intellectual property law.  The focus of the program was on the recent changes to U.S. patent law set forth in the America Invents Act.  The program included sessions on U.S. trademark law and Section 337 practice. 
4/12/2013
April 12
A feature story in Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Legal News summarizes the recent MBC Symposium on navigating the practice of law in the wake of Ethics 20/20. Text is available .
4/12/2013
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Law Alumni Association Honored Outstanding Alumni and Faculty on May 17
The University of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Law Alumni Association held its annual Alumni Awards and Class Reunion Dinner at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17 in the Student Union Ballroom. The honorees were chosen for their achievements in the legal profession and their communities.
4/11/2013
April 11
Professor Carolyn Dessin is cited in a Tulsa Journal Record column on protecting elderly people against financial exploitation. Text is available .
4/1/2013
April 1
An Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Legal News story on pro-bono work by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Law first-year law students is available . 
4/1/2013
April 1
Frank Quirk, director of the Joseph G. Miller and William C. Becker Center for Professional Responsibility, received the Ohio State Bar Association’s Eugene R. Weir Award for Ethics and Professionalism. This Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Legal News story is available .
4/1/2013
Record Attendance at 15th Annual Richard C. Sughrue Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy
Nearly 300 people packed the John S. Knight center in downtown Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ for the 15th Annual Richard C. Sughrue Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy. The Symposium was geared towards updating IP professionals on the latest developments in intellectual property law and how those developments will impact future IP practices.


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