Supreme Court IP Review
SCIPR is a conference designed to provide intellectual property practitioners, jurists, legal academics, and law students with a review of IP cases from the U.S. Supreme Court. Every year, SCIPR invites prominent lawyers and academics to discuss cases from the previous term.
The 2024 Supreme Court IP Review will take place on Friday, Sept. 27. SCIPR 2024 will consist of three panels: a trademark panel on Vidal v. Elster, a copyright panel on Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy, and a preview of cases on the docket for the upcoming Term (including Dewberry Group v. Dewberry Engineers) with a discussion of significant cases to watch.
2024 Supreme Court IP Review
Chicago-Kent College of Law
September 27, 2024
Tentative Schedule
10:30: Welcome
10:45-12:00 panel 1 (copyright: Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy)
12:00-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-2:15 Panel 2 (trademark: Vidal v. Elster)
2:15-2:45 Short Break
2:45-3:30 panel 3 and wrap up (petitions to watch)
Copyright Panel: Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy
Moderator: Cathay Smith (Chicago-Kent)
Panelists:
- Prof. Tyler Ochoa (Santa Clara Law)
- Prof. Orly Ravid (Southwestern Law)
- Melinda Kern (U.S. Copyright Office)
- Ben Siders (Lewis Rice - amicus on behalf of AIPLA)
Trademark Panel: Vidal v. Elster
Moderator: Graeme Dinwoodie (Chicago-Kent)
Panelists:
- Prof. Rebecca Tushnet (Harvard)
- Prof. Sam Ernst (Western State College of Law in Irvine, CA)
- Jonathan Moskin (Foley)
- Mary Beth Walker (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
Third Panel (upcoming cases)
Moderator: Paul Rogerson (Chicago-Kent)
Panelists:
- Sarah (Fackrell) Burstein (Chicago-Kent)
- Andres Sawicki (Miami)
- Saurabh Vishnubhakat (Cardozo)