Teryn Bird and Nate Orme won best briefs and best overall.

Levi Cazier and John Carpenter won best oral arguments.

On Wednesday January 11, 2012 two teams from the University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law competed against each other as well as several BYU teams in the local round of the Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition.  The teams each had to write two briefs, one on each side of the argument, as well as prepare for both sides of oral arguments, all over the holiday break.  From all accounts, the Utah Teams performed admirably and we look forward to seeing our top team perform again at the IP Summit in Salt Lake City on February 17th.  Many thanks to Workman Nydeggar for  hosting and coordinating this event.

IP Moot Court Schedule:

Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 – Local Competition Briefs Due by 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 – Local Competition Oral Arguments from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 – Deadline for Notice of Intent to Participate in Regional Competition

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 – Regional Competition Briefs Due

Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 – Top U Team to Argue at Utah Bar IP Summit

Friday-Sunday, Mar. 16-18, 2012 – Regional Competition Oral Arguments in Silicon Valley

http://www.aipla.org/resources/programs/Documents/2012%20Moot%20Court%20Problem.pdf

Correction, it should say:  Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit – not IP Circuit Courts.

A Big Thanks to TraskBritt for hosting SIPLA on Thursday September 8th, 2011.  Mr. Burton dispensed sage advice and answered questions from members, after which Ashley took us on a tour of the offices.  Everyone enjoyed the food and benefited from the information.

Interested in Intellectual Property Law?
Want to meet firms downtown, participate in IP Moot Court, or go to a local IP Summit?

Come to the member orientation for SIPLA on Tuesday September 6th, at 12:30pm.
Meet the board, get information and enjoy a light snack.  Meeting room will be announced, meet in the lobby first.

The IP Summit is the big  event for the IP Section of the Utah Bar, and this year has a great lineup of speakers, including Hon. Randall Rader (Federal Circuit), Robert Stoll (USPTO Commissioner for Patents), David Nimmer, and others.  This year the summit is being held at Little America in downtown Salt Lake.

Also we will get to see winners from the IP Moot court from the U and BYU compete against each other in oral argument.

Typical student registration for the entire day is only $20.   Lunch and handouts are included.

http://www.utahbar.org/cle/events/html/registration_-_ip_summit.html

Congratulations to David Kent and Masjon Kjar

for advancing to the Quarterfinals at the Regional Competition Level.

WAY TO GO!!

Congratulations to Javier Mixco and Barry Stratford for being top overall team from the U!  Also congratulations to David Kent and Mason Kjar for winning best appellee brief!

Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 – Top team from the U argues against top BYU team at the Utah Bar’s IP Summit

The problem and rules can be found here:

http://www.aipla.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Meetings_and_Events/Competitions1/Moot_Court_Competition/Moot_Court_Competition.htm

November 19th – Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe

http://www.kmiplaw.com/

What a great turn out!  I think everyone who attended learned something new.  Brian Kunzler did a great job setting realistic expectations about clerks, interns and careers after graduation.  If you attended and enjoyed this candid lunch, make sure to send him a thank you e-mail.