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MIPLC-SIPO IP Training Program 2010
- The MIPLC is pleased to welcome a 24-member delegation from the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) for a ten-day training program.
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30.08.2010]
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MIPLC Mourns Professor Bottke
- The MIPLC mourns Professor Wilfried Bottke, who passed away on August 8, 2010.
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19.08.2010]
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Application Deadlines for DAAD Scholarship for Students from Developing Countries
- We now accept applications for scholarships for the DAAD program "Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance for Developing Countries", academic year 2011/12.
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03.08.2010]
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Prof. Möllers awarded "Ad Personam Jean Monnet Chair"
- Prof. Thomas M.J. Möllers, MIPLC faculty member and member of the Study and Examination Board, has been awarded an "Ad personam Jean Monnet Chair" by the European Union.
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14.07.2010]
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MIPLC Alumni Newsletter Now Out!
- The new MIPLC Alumnni newsletter (edition Spring 2010) is now available for download.
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02.07.2010]
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Prof. Drexl Appointed International Advisor to the American Antitrust Institute
- Prof. Josef Drexl, Chairman of the MIPLC Managing Board and Executive Director of the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, has been appointed to serve as an International Advisor on the Advisory Board of the American Antitrust Institute (AAI).
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08.06.2010]
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MIPLC Lecture Series: Pioneering Peer-to-Peer and Other Disruptive Dual-Use Technologies
- As part of the MIPLC Lecture Series, Professor Michael Carrier will speak about "Pioneering Peer-to-Peer and Other Disruptive Dual-Use Technologies" on June 21, 2010, at 6:00 PM.
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07.06.2010]
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MIPLC Alumnus elected Coordinator of the Tanzania Intellectual Property Rights Network TIP-NET
- MIPLC Alumnus Eliamani Laltaika (Class of 2007) has been elected Coordinator of the Tanzania Intellectual Property Rights Network TIP-NET.
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05.05.2010]
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MIPLC Lecture Series: Trademark Strategies in China
- As part of the MIPLC Lecture Series, Dr. Maria Cristina Caldarola, Robert Bosch GmbH, will speak about "Trademark Strategies in China" on May 17, 2010 at 6:00 PM.
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04.05.2010]
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Prof. Drexl Elected Fellow of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
- Prof. Josef Drexl, Chairman of the MIPLC Managing Board, has been elected an Ordinary Fellow of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.
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20.04.2010]
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Conference "Pharmaceutical Innovation and Patent Law"
- On May 14, 2010, the MIPLC will hold its third annual trilateral patent conference. The topic is "Pharmaceutical Innovation and Patent Law."
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19.04.2010]
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MIPLC Lecture Series: Life or Death for US Business Methods Patents?
- As part of the MIPLC Lecture Series, Ronald E. Myrick will speak about "Life or Death for US Business Methods Patents?" on April 28, 2010, at 6:00 PM.
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09.04.2010]
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Prof. Straus Elected Vice-President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Prof. Joseph Straus, former Chair of the MIPLC Managing Board, has been elected Vice-President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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12.03.2010]
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MIPLC Alumnus Joins Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
- MIPLC Alumnus Michael J. Leonard (Class of 2005) has joined Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP as a partner and head of the Trademark and Copyright department.
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09.03.2010]
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MIPLC Alumnus Appointed Vice-Director of Nordic Patent Institute
- Effective February 1, 2010, MIPLC Alumnus Grétar Ingi Grétarsson (Class of 2005) was appointed Vice-Director of the Nordic Patent Institute in Denmark.
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04.03.2010]
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New Courses and Lecturers at MIPLC
- In line with its goal of ongoing curriculum review and expansion, the MIPLC is proud to announce the addition of new courses and lecturers.
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18.02.2010]
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New Nomination for African Good Governance Network
- MIPLC graduate Rachel Alemu from Uganda (Class of 2009) has been accepted into the African Good Governance Network (AGGN).
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11.01.2010]
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New Memorandum of Understanding between MIPLC and Chungnam National University, Korea
- MIPLC Program Director Dr. Nari Lee concludes Memorandum of Understanding with Chungnam National University Law School, Republic of Korea.
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14.10.2009]
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Welcome to Our Seventh Class of Students
- Our seventh class of students (academic year 2009/10) has arrived at MIPLC.
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09.10.2009]
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SIPO Training Successfully Completed
- A 25-member delegation from the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) has successfully completed a two-week training program at the MIPLC.
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16.09.2009]
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MIPLC Welcomes Second Program Director
- Dr. Nari Lee has joined the MIPLC as Program Director as of September 1, 2009.
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15.09.2009]
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SIPO Training 2009
- The MIPLC welcomes a 25-member delegation from the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) for a two-week IP training program.
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28.08.2009]
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New Appointment for Professor Dinwoodie
- MIPLC faculty member Professor Graeme Dinwoodie now teaching at the University of Oxford.
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26.08.2009]
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New Lecturers at MIPLC
- The MIPLC is proud to announce the addition of four new lecturers to our international faculty.
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25.08.2009]
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MIPLC Graduate Awarded WIPO Indigenous IP Law Fellowship
- The MIPLC is proud to announce that Mr. Eliamani Laltaika, MIPLC Class of 2006/07, has been awarded the WIPO Indigenous IP Law Fellowship.
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22.07.2009]
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Prof. Duffy Portrayed in Business Week
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25.06.2009]
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Symposium "The Future of Intellectual Property"
- On December 15, 2008, the MIPLC celebrated its 5th anniversary with a Symposium on “The Future of Intellectual Property” in the Bavarian Academy of Humanities and Sciences.
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17.03.2009]
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MIPLC Teams Compete in Munich Triathlon
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26.02.2009]
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Conference on the Role of Law and Ethics in the Globalized Economy on May 22 and 23, 2008
- The Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology will organize a Conference on the Role of Law and Ethics in the Globalized Economy on May 22 and 23, 2008 in Munich.
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23.04.2008]
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Conference on Computer Implemented Inventions on May 16, 2008
- The Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC), the European Patent Academy, the Japanese Patent Attorneys Association and the VPP will co-organize a one-day Conference on Computer Implemented Inventions on May 16, 2008 in Munich.
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23.04.2008]
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MIPLC Students Selected as Members of the African Good Governance Network
- Zecharias Fassil Berhe (Ethiopia) and Ugreson Maistry (South Africa), participants in the MIPLC LL.M. program 2007/08, have recently been appointed members of the African Good Governance Network (AGGN) initiated and sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
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20.02.2008]
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MIPLC mourns Dr. Manfred Scholz
- The MIPLC mourns the passing of Dr. Manfred Scholz, a valued member of our Board of Trustees whose support was instrumental to the founding of the Center. We wish to extend our deepest sympathy to his family and friends
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21.01.2008]
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MIPLC mourns Lord Justice Pumfrey
- The MIPLC is mourning the passing of its faculty member Sir Nicholas Pumfrey who died of a stroke on Christmas Eve.
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03.01.2008]
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Partnership Agreements between the MIPLC and the University of Catania
- The MIPLC, continuing to strengthen its commitment to partnership activities with other European law schools,
signed two Partnership Agreements with the University of Catania.
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05.12.2007]
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Agreement on Research Exchange and Cooperation with IIP in Japan
- On November 26, 2007 Professor Straus and Professor Nobuhiro Nakayama, Chairman of the Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP) of Japan, signed an Agreement on Research Exchange and Cooperation.
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30.11.2007]
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State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) and MIPLC Sign Memorandum of Understanding
- The 5th Shanghai Intellectual Property Forum took place in Shanghai on October 26-27, 2007, and was devoted to the theme of "The Impact of the WTO TRIPS Agreement on Economic Development of Asian Countries." On the occasion of the Forum Professor Tian Lipu, SIPO Commissioner, and Professor Joseph Straus, Chair of the MIPLC Managing Board, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for deepened academic exchange and for sending Chinese students to the MIPLC.
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05.11.2007]
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Professor Straus Receives International Venice Award for Intellectual Property 2007
- The award acknowledges the "outstanding work in the promotion of Intellectual Property" by Professor Straus and the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law.
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19.10.2007]
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5th Shanghai Intellectual Property Forum
- On October 26 - 27, Shanghai will be the venue of a first-class conference co-organized by the MIPLC, Stanford Law School, the Chinese State Intellectual Property Organization (SIPO), the Tongji University of Shanghai and the Shanghai Intellectual Property Agency (SIPA).
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27.09.2007]
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Prof. Straus has been selected into the IAM IP Hall of Fame
- Our sincere congratulations to Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Joseph Straus
upon his induction into the IAM IP Hall of Fame.
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10.09.2007]
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Judicial Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights
- The MIPLC was pleased to co-host a conference on Sept. 4-6 at the European Patent Office.
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10.09.2007]
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Conference in co-operation with the Office of the Prime Minister of Bavaria (Staatskanzlei)
- In co-operation with the Office of the Prime Minister of Bavaria (Staatskanzlei), in February of 2008 MIPLC organized a Conference on measures the European Union should undertake for protecting intellectual property in third countries via international and bilateral treaties.
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07.09.2007]
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Prof. Kaserer appointed new member to the Scientific Advisory Board
- In September 2007, the Managing Board of MIPLC appointed Professor Christoph Kaserer, Dean of the Business School of the Technische Universität Munich, one of the MIPLC Partner institutions, as Member of its Scientific Advisory Board.
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07.09.2007]
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New Specialized Course on the Protection of Biotechnological Inventions
- Upon repeated suggestions form the MIPLC students, a new Specialized Course on the Protection of Biotechnological Inventions has been included in the MIPLC curriculum and will be taught from the current academic year on.
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07.09.2007]
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Dr. Heinz Goddar awarded Honorary Professorship
- Dr. Heinz Goddar has been recently awarded a honorary Professorship at the University of Bremen.
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07.09.2007]
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MIPLC meets Mozart and celebrates the LL.M. IP class of 2007 in Augsburg's "Kleiner Goldener Saal" on November 9, 2007
- It is a honor that Germany's only City of Mozart made the "Kleiner Goldener Saal" available for the graduation of the fourth MIPLC class. On Nov. 9, 2007 this year's students will receive their diploma where Leopold Mozart, father, mentor, manager, and Augsburg citizen performed.
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28.08.2007]
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Tailoring Rights to Industries in Intellectual Property
- On July 20, 2007 the Conference "Tailoring Rights to Industries in Intellectual Property" took place at the University of Augsburg and was organized by the University of Augsburg and the George Washington University, along with the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC)
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03.08.2007]
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Prof. Kenneth Crews Appointed Director of Copyright Advisory Office
- Prof. Crews, member of the MIPLC faculty, will be appointed Director of Copyright Advisory Office at the Columbia University in New York. Our sincere congratulations to Professor Crews!
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12.07.2007]
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Certificate of Appreciation by the Supreme Court of Thailand
- Honorable Chief Justice Panya Thanomrod, the President of the Supreme Court awarded the MIPLC and the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law a Certificate of Appreciation
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16.05.2007]
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"Friends of the Munich Center" fund
- The George Washington University Law School has established a "Friends of the Munich Center" fund to support the activities of the MIPLC.
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18.04.2007]
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MIPLC Statute Book Now Available in Second Edition
- "International, United States and European Intellectual Property, Selected Source Material 2007-2008" is the new title of the revised and amended second edition of the blue MIPLC Statute Book formerly called "Intellectual Property, Selected Statutes, Regulations & Materials on the Law of Intellectual Property & Competition."
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28.02.2007]
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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers scholarship for MIPLC LL.M. program
- From the academic year 2007/08 on, one student of the MIPLC LL.M. program from a developing country will be awarded a DAAD scholarship to cover his or her living expenses including insurance cost, travel expenses and a two month German language course.
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27.02.2007]
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Professor Kenneth W. Dam has been awarded the Thyssen-Humboldt-Prize
- Our sincere congratulations to Professor Kenneth W. Dam
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15.01.2007]
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MIPLC receives EUR 15.000 financial support by Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
- On the 18 December, 2006, Georg Papst, founder and co-owner of the Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG, visited MIPLC to donate a sum of € 15,000.
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22.12.2006]
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German Section of the Licensing Executives Society Funds MIPLC Scholarship
- During the MIPLC Board of Trustees meeting on November 10, 2006, Dr. Bertram Huber, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Intellectual Property of the Robert Bosch GmbH, and past President of LES Germany, announced that the Society would fund a scholarship to pay one half of the tuition of a student in the Intellectual Property LL.M. Program at MIPLC.
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01.12.2006]
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International Seminar on Intellectual Property Education and Research, Hyderabad, India, November 16-17, 2006
- On November 16-17, 2006 the NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, India, hosted a conference titled “Seminar on Intellectual Property Education and Research.”
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16.11.2006]
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MIPLC Signs Cooperation with Chungnam National University in Korea
- In a ceremony held in Daejeon on October 27, 2006, Prof. Joseph Straus, Chairman of the MIPLC Managing Board, and Prof. Hyun-Soo Yang, President of Chungnam National University, signed a General Agreement of Understanding
for future cooperation in the furtherance of of research, teaching and training in the field of Intellectual Property Law.
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07.11.2006]
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Symposium on "Intellectual Property Infrastructures in Asia's Emerging Markets"
- On October 21-22, 2006, the Stanford Law School hosted a symposium on "Intellectual Property Infrastructures in Asia's Emerging Markets".
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03.11.2006]
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BASF AG Funds Scholarship for Chinese MIPLC Student
- MIPLC has the pleasure to announce that BASF AG has recently funded a tuition scholarship amounting to 25,000 € for a Chinese student of the class of 2006/07.
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24.10.2006]
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Prof. Straus Presiding During STS Forum in Kyoto
- On September 11, 2006, the Chairman of the MIPLC Managing Board Prof. Joseph Straus presided the session "Intellectual Property Rights to Work for All" at the Third Annual Meeting of the Science and Technology in Society Forum (STS) in Kyoto.
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20.09.2006]
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MIPLC meets Mozart and celebrates the LL.M. IP class of 2006 in Augsburg's "Kleiner Goldener Saal" on November 10, 2006
- It is a honour that Germany's only City of Mozart made the "Kleiner Goldener Saal" available for the graduation of the third MIPLC class. The Rector of the University of Augsburg and the Chairman of the MIPLC Managing Board will graduate nearly 30 students from 18 different countries at the place where Leopold Mozart, father, mentor, manager, and Augsburg citizen performed.
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30.08.2006]
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Professor Straus on Official Mission in India
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03.08.2006]
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Professor Straus among the fifty most influential people in IP
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03.08.2006]
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MIPLC Alumni Association Founded at the Alumni Reunion
- The second MIPLC alumni reunion took place on May 15, 2006. Participants included, next to 14 of the 31 MIPLC alumni, the Dean of the George Washington University Law School, Professor Frederick M. Lawrence, the Dean of the University of Augsburg Faculty of Law, Professor Dr. Michael Kort, MIPLC faculty members, friends and internship sponsors, as well as current and prospective students.
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17.07.2006]
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MIPLC concludes Memorandum of Understanding with WIPO Worldwide Academy
- On June 21, 2006, Professor Joseph Straus, Chairman of the Managing Board of the MIPLC and Mr. Mpazi Sinjela, Dean of the WIPO Worldwide Academy signed a Memorandum of Understanding between their institutions. The ceremony was held when Professor Straus visited WIPO for the meeting of the Advisory Board of the Worldwide Academy.
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07.07.2006]
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Professor Stanislaw Sołtysiński, Professor of Law at Poznań University and partner in the law firm Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak, joins the MIPLC faculty.
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21.06.2006]
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MIPLC celebrates the LL.M. IP class of 2005 in Augsburg´s Golden Hall
- “You have been a wonderful class” said the Chairman of the MIPLC-Managing Board Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Joseph Straus during the graduation of the 18 students. And the Deputy Mayor of Augsburg, Ms. Eva Leipprand expressed that it was a matter of course to open the doors of the Golden Hall for the celebration of this very special event.
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12.11.2005]
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MIPLC Managing Board Member Thomas Möllers Awarded Jean Monnet Chair
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31.10.2005]
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The Hertie-Foundation funds MIPLC scholarship
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01.10.2005]
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MIPLC Managing Board Chair Joseph Straus Awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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21.07.2005]
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Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht Funds an MIPLC IP LL.M. Scholarship
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01.06.2005]
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Siemens and Schering Renew Funding of IP LL.M. Scholarship
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07.01.2005]
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MIPLC Celebrates the Graduation of the IP LL.M. Class of 2004
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07.08.2004]
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MIPLC Managing Board Chair Joseph Straus Visits Japan as Co-Chair of Symposium to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation
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20.05.2004]
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Siegfried and Gertrud Oehm create Oehm Prize
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07.02.2004]
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Martin Adelman endows MIPLC Enrichment Fund
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01.01.2004]
