Patent and Engineering Law

April 15, 2012

- Congratulations to Scott Cromar - the 2012 winner of the Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award!

- Reminder!  GE 400 Exam #3 on April 26th!

March 18, 2012

- Reminder! GE 400 Exam #2 on March 29th!

- Reminder! Patent Prosecution full patent application and filing paperwork due March 30th!

- Reminder! Deadline for applying for the Barich Award is noon on March 30th!

March 4, 2012

February 13, 2012

- Joe has been named an Illinois Rising Star on the SuperLawyers List for 2012.

- Reminder! Exam #1 this Thursday (2/16) in GE 400!

- Joe was recently quoted in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin with regard to a recent lawsuit about corporate ownership of a departing employee's Twitter account.

January 15, 2012

- Welcome Back!

- Joint TEC/Patent Clinic meeting Friday, January 20th from noon-2pm at 141 CSL.  Inventors/Startups: If you are interested in having your innovation considered to be written as a patent application, please attend!

- Law students in the Patent Clinic, please note that our first class will be the meeting above at 141 CSL rather than the law school.

- Welcome new Engineering Law Students! The Syllabus and Class 1 Notes have been posted.

- Welcome new OnlineEngineering Law Students! The Syllabus and Class 1 Notes have been posted.

- Welcome Patent Prosecution Students!

November 20, 2011

- Reminder! Exam #3 Thursday (12/01) in GE 400!

- U.S. News recently ranked Joe's law firm (McAndrews, Held & Malloy) as National Tier 1 for Patent Law

October 23, 2011

- Reminder! Exam #2 this Thursday (10/27) in GE 400!

September 19, 2011

- Reminder! Exam #1 this Thursday (9/22) in GE 400!

- Joe's efforts in teaching Engineering Law (GE400) have earned him a ranking of "Outstanding" in the "List Of Teachers Ranked As Excellent By Their Students, Spring 2011" as released by the University of Illinois Center For Teaching Excellence.

September 14, 2011

- Joe will be giving a presention tomorrow (9/15) sponsored by the Undergrad Patent Law Society entitled "IP Law Basics and My Path To Law" at 7pm in Room 160 of the English Building.  All interested students are invited to attend.

September 6, 2011

- Joe was recently quoted in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin with regard to Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility

August 25, 2011

- Welcome new Engineering Law Students!

- Note Room Change: Engineering Law will be in 403B2 Engineering Hall

June 20, 2011

- Joe was just namedto the Patent Buddy® List of Top Patent Prosecutors (representing the top 2% of Patent Prosecutors) in the areas of "Computer, Electrical, Software, and Business Methods".

- Joe published a short article entitled "Maximize Your Patent's Potential Via Its Enabling Technologies And Appearance" in Electronic Design magazine

- Intellectual Asset Magazine (IAM) ranked Joe's firm (McAndrews, Held & Malloy) #3 nationally for patent quality and #2 nationally in the Information Technology field.

May 3, 2011

- Engineering Law final grades available on Compass

- Patent Prosecution and Patent Clinic final grades submitted

- Thanks for a great semester!

April 13, 2011

-Congratulations to Nicole Janovick, this year's winner of the Barich Excellence In Patent Law Award

- Joe will be participating in an IP attorney panel at the College of Law on Friday, April 15th at noon

- The final presentation for the Patent Clinic is Friday, April 29th at noon at the College of Law.

March 9, 2011

- Joe's efforts in teaching Engineering Law (GE400) have earned him inclusion in the "List Of Teachers Ranked As Excellent By Their Students, Fall 2010" as released by the University of Illinois Center For Teaching Excellence.  The asterisk indicates that "the instructor ratings were outstanding".  No other Professor in the Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering Department was rated outstanding - although 3 TAs in the department were rated outstanding.

- Here's an article on the Technology Entrepreneur Center's (TEC's) website with regard to the innovations selected by the Patent Clinic this year.

- Thanks again to Nick Lenzen of Lenzen IP for donating his drafting services for the patent applications in the Patent Clinic.

- The application for the Barich Award is now online.  Applications are due by noon on April 1, 2011.

February 13, 2011

- Patent Clinic and MBA New Venture program have selected their companies.  Selected companies will be contacted shortly.

January 20, 2011

- Looking forward to the new semester!

- New GE 400 Syllabus Posted, Lecture Notes Posted
- 2011 Patent Clinic Startup Presentation and Materials Posted

- Joe will be presenting the Patent Clinic Kickoff on January 21st from noon-2pm in 301 CSL.

December 17, 2010

- GE400 Grades are posted on Compass.

- Merry Christmas (or the Holiday of your choice!) and Happy New Year!

- Joe will be presenting the Patent Clinic Kickoff on January 21st from noon-2pm in 301 CSL.

December 5, 2010

- REMINDER - GE 400 Exam #3 - Tuesday, December 7th at 6pm.  If there is interest, I will review the exam questions at 8pm.  Additionally, if we did not have a chance to go over your scores in the class so far, but you are still interested, please arrive early (about 5:45) and we will review them.

- Joe will be presenting the Patent Clinic Kickoff on January 21st from noon-2pm in 301 CSL.

- Joe is still psyched he was included in the "List Of Teachers Ranked As Excellent By Their Students, Spring 2010" as released by the University of Illinois Center For Teaching Excellence.

November 15, 2010

- Joe just found out he was included in the "List Of Teachers Ranked As Excellent By Their Students, Spring 2010" as released by the University of Illinois Center For Teaching Excellence.

- Joe will be addressing entrepreneurs with regard to participation with MBA students in the New Venture Consulting Project on Tuesday, November 30th from 4:30-5:30 pm at 301CSL.  The talk is open to all students

- Joe will be speaking in Professor David Weightman's Product Innovation course on Thursday, December 2nd from 2-3:20 pm.

- Joe will be interviewing 1Ls at the U of I College of Law on Friday, December 3rd.

- Joe will be presenting the Patent Clinic Kickoff on January 21st from noon-2pm in 301 CSL.

November 8, 2010

- Joe will be speaking at the U of I's Pre-Law Advising Service panel on Tuesday, November 9th at 7:30 pm in 165 Everitt Lab with regard to getting into IP law. The talk is open to all students.

- Joe will be addressing MBA students with regard to participation in the New Venture Consulting Project (NVCP) on Tuesday, November 9th from 4:30-5:30 in 3039 BIF.

October 11, 2010

- Joe will be speaking at ECE Explorations on Wednesday, November 3rd at 5pm.  The talk is open to all students.

September 8, 2010

- Joe will be accepting a 2010 Young Alumni of the Year Award from the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department of the University of Illinois on September 17th.  Joe is the first attorney to be so recognized. More information about the award can be found here.

- Joe will be speaking at ECE Explorations on Wednesday, November 3rd at 5pm.  The talk is open to all students.

- Joe will be speaking at the U of I's Pre-Law Advising Service panel on Tuesday, November 9th at 7:30 pm with regard to getting into IP law. 

August 23, 2010

- GE400 Starts Tomorrow!

- New "Engineering Law" area created on website

- GE400 materials uploaded to Engineering Law area

July 19, 2010

- Joe will be teaching Engineering Law (GE 400) in the fall

- Joe was elected a Senior Member of IEEE

- Articles quoting Joe now appear in Published Articles

- Joe was quoted in an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on June 29th

- Joe was quoted in an article in Law360 on June 28th

- Joe was quoted in an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on May 27th

June 30, 2010

- Posted presentation with regard to new Bilski decision in Presentations

May 25, 2010

- Joe was the invited speaker at the Graduation Brunch for the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at the University of Illinois on May 16th. Pictures are available here

April 29, 2010

- Joe has been awarded a 2010 Young Alumni Achievement Award by the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department of the University of Illinois.  Joe is the first attorney to be so recognized.

 More information about the award can be found here.

- Joe will be addressing the 2010 ECE graduates at the ECE Department Graduation Brunch on May 16th

- The Patent Clinic Wrap-Up Presentation is tomorrow, April 30th in 301 CSL at noon.  Thank you to all of the participating law students and inventors!

- Added Patent Clinic Wrap-Up Presentation Materials

- A hearty thank you to Nick Lenzen of LenzenIP for donating patent drawing drafting services for the eight patent applications drafted in the Patent Clinic!

- Patent Clinic Praised in College of Engineering Newsletter

April 26, 2010

- Congratulations to Kevin Cukierski, the 2010 Barich Award Winner!

- Updated Barich Award page to include Winner and Finalists

- Added 2010 Comments on Full App Drafting

- Added 2010 Comments on Filing Paperwork

- Added 2010 Comments on First Amendment

- Fixed 2010 Patent Clinic Presentation Link

March 29, 2010

- REMINDER: 2010 Application For Barich Award Now Available - Deadline Noon on April 2nd

- Added 2010 Comments on Detailed Description and Sample DDs

- Added Listing of Patent Clinic Inventions

February 28, 2010

- REMINDER: 2010 Application For Barich Award Now Available - Deadline Noon on April 2nd

- Added 2010 Comments on Claim Drafting Assignment

- Added 2010 Patent Clinic Participation Agreement

February 19, 2010

February 4, 2010

 - 2010 Application For Barich Award Now Available Deadline for submission is Noon on April 2nd

 - New Home Page design

 - Added 2010 Patent Prosecution Class Invention

 - Added 2010 Patent Clinic Intro Presentation

 - Edited About Me Section