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Updates
September 8, 2024 - REMINDER! TE 450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations, Thursday, Sep 19th @7pm, room 106B1 Engineering Hall - REMINDER SE 400 Exam #1 Thursday, Sep 26th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE 450 Exam #1 Thursday, Sep 26th, second half of class August 26, 2024 - According to the Spring 2024 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Outstanding" for Engineering Law (SE 400) and "Excellent" for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and Intellectual Property (TE 450). For Joe's teaching at the College of Law, the Intellectual Property Clinic (LAW 693) was ranked "Outstanding", but for Patent Prosecution (Law 797) the total number of reviews was not high enough to be eligible for the List. Many thanks to all of my students for their great rankings! I am glad that you enjoyed your classes. Also, as of the Spring 2024 semester, a class that I have taught has been ranked "excellent" or "outstanding" 59 times out of 63 eligible courses. August 25, 2024 - Welcome Engineering Law (SE 400) and Startups (TE 450) students! For each class a Syllabus has been posted and a Coursepack will be available soon at the Illini Union Bookstore or online using the link to the right. April 19, 2024 -Congratulations to Edward Jin - the Winner of the 2024 Joseph M. Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award April 14, 2024 - REMINDER! TE450 IP Project Team Presentations - Thurs April 25, at 7pm, at 106B1 Engineering Hall - REMINDER! IP Clinic Filing Presentation - Friday, April 26, 1pm at Room F at the Law School - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #3 - Friday, May 3, 1pm via Zoom and Compass - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #3 - Friday, May 3, 4pm via Zoom and Compass April 3, 2024 - The 2024 Barich Award Application is now available. The Barich Award recognizes a 3L at the University of Illinois College of Law who has demonstrated interest and accomplishment in Patent Law, especially in Patent Prosecution. April 2, 2024 - According to the Fall 2023 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Excellent" for Engineering Law (SE 400). Many thanks to all of my students for their great rankings! I am glad that you enjoyed your classes. Also, as of the Fall 2023 semester, a class that I have taught has been ranked "excellent" or "outstanding" 56 times out of 60 eligible courses. March 4, 2024 - REMINDER! TE450 Contracts Project Team Presentations - Thurs March 21st, 7-9:30pm at 106B1 Engineering Hall - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #2 - Thurs, March 28th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #2 - Fri, March 29th, second half of class January 30, 2024 - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations - Thurs Feb 8, at 7pm, at 106B1 Engineering Hall - The IP Clinic Startup Presentation will be Friday, February 9th at 1pm in Room 119 of the Material Science Building. Please contact the Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC) to RSVP. This presentation is intended for startup companies who might be interested in working with the IP Clinic to have patent or trademark work performed for them. - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs, Feb 15, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 - Fri, Feb 16, second half of class January 16, 2024 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! - Welcome students in Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts and IP - Welcome Patent Prosecution and IP Clinic students! - Engineering Law and Startups Coursepacks are available for purchase at either IUB or online at the links in the column to the right - The IP Clinic Startup Presentation will be Friday, February 9th at 1pm in Room 119 of the Material Science Engineering Building. Please contact the Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC) to RSVP. This presentation is intended for startup companies who might be interested in working with the IP Clinic to have patent or trademark work performed for them November 1, 2023 - REMINDER! TE 450 IP Project Team Presentations, Thurs, November 30th @7pm, Room 106B1 Engineering Hall - REMINDER! TE 450 Exam #3 - Thursday, December 7th @1pm via Zoom/Canvas - REMINDER SE 400 Exam #3 - Thursday, December 7th @4pm via Zoom/Canvas October 8, 2023 - REMINDER! TE 450 Contracts Project Team Presentations, Thursday, Oct 19th @7pm, room 106B1 Engineering Hall - REMINDER SE 400 Exam #2 Thursday, Oct 26th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE 450 Exam #2 Thursday, Oct 26th, second half of class October 5, 2023 - I will be presenting a talk entitled "Basics of Patents and Trademarks" on Thursday October 5th from 7-8:30 pm in 3025 Campus Instructional Facility registration can be found here September 2, 2023 - REMINDER! TE 450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations, Thursday, Sep 14th @7pm, room 106B1 Engineering Hall - REMINDER SE 400 Exam #1 Thursday, Sep 21st, second half of class - REMINDER! TE 450 Exam #1 Thursday, Sep 21st, second half of class August 31, 2023 - According to the Spring 2023 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Excellent" for Engineering Law (SE 400) and "Outstanding" for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and Intellectual Property (TE 450). For Joe's teaching at the College of Law, for both the Intellectual Property Clinic (Law 693) and Patent Prosecution (Law 797) the total number of reviews was not high enough to be eligible for the List. Many thanks to all of my students for their great rankings! I am glad that you enjoyed your classes. Also, as of the Spring 2023 semester, a class that I have taught has been ranked "excellent" or "outstanding" 55 times out of 58 eligible courses. August 21, 2023 - Welcome Engineering Law (SE 400) and Startups (TE 450) students! For each class a Syllabus has been posted and a Coursepack will be available soon at the Illini Union Bookstore or online using the link to the right. April 19, 2023 -Congratulations to Dauttatreyo Bandyopadhyay - the Winner of the 2023 Joseph M. Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award April 9, 2023 - REMINDER! TE450 IP Project Team Presentations - Thurs April 27, at 7pm, at 106B8 Engineering Hall - REMINDER! IP Clinic Filing Presentation - Friday, April 28, 1pm at Room F at the Law School - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #3 - Friday, May 5, 11am via Zoom and Compass - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #3 - Friday, May 5, 2pm via Zoom and Compass April 2, 2023 - According to the Fall 2022 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Outstanding" for Engineering Law (SE 400) and "Outstanding" for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and Intellectual Property (TE 450). Many thanks to all of my students for their great rankings! I am glad that you enjoyed your classes. Also, as of the Fall 2022 semester, a class that I have taught has been ranked "excellent" or "outstanding" 53 times out of 56 eligible courses. March 4, 2023 - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations - Thurs March 23, at 7pm, at 106B8 Engineering Hall - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs, March 30, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 - Fri, April 1, second half of class February 5, 2023 - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations - Thurs Feb 9, at 7pm, at 106B8 Engineering Hall - The IP Clinic Startup Presentation will be Friday, February 10th at 12:30pm in Room 103 of the Transportation Building. Please contact the Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC) to RSVP. This presentation is intended for startup companies who might be interested in working with the IP Clinic to have patent or trademark work performed for them. - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs, Feb 16, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 - Fri, Feb 17, second half of class January 15, 2023 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! - Welcome students in Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts and IP - Welcome Patent Prosecution and IP Clinic students! - Engineering Law and Startups Coursepacks are available for purchase at either IUB or online at the links in the column to the right - The IP Clinic Startup Presentation will be Friday, February 10th at 12:30pm in Room 103 of the Transportation Building. Please contact the Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC) to RSVP. This presentation is intended for startup companies who might be interested in working with the IP Clinic to have patent or trademark work performed for them. November 1, 2022 - REMINDER! TE 450 IP Project Team Presentations, Thurs, December 1st @7pm, Room 106B8 Engineering Hall - REMINDER! TE 450 Exam #3 - Friday, December 9th @3pm via Zoom/Canvas - REMINDER SE 400 Exam #3 - Friday, December 9th @5pm via Zoom/Canvas October 9, 2022 - REMINDER! TE 450 Contracts Project Team Presentations, Thurs, Oct 20th @7pm, Room 106B8 Engineering Hall - REMINDER! TE 450 Exam #2 - Thursday, Oct 27th, second half of class - REMINDER SE 400 Exam #2 - Thursday, Oct 27th, second half of class September 25, 2022 - Prof. Barich will be giving a presentation entitled "Basics of Patents and Trademarks – and the IP Clinic" on Thursday October 6th at 7pm in Room 314 Altgeld September 5, 2022 - REMINDER! TE 450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations, Thursday, Sep 15th @7pm, room 106B8 Engineering Hall - REMINDER SE 400 Exam #1 Thursday, Sep 22nd, second half of class - REMINDER! TE 450 Exam #1 Thursday, Sep 22nd, second half of class August 28, 2022 - According to the Spring 2022 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Outstanding (top 10% for the University) for Engineering Law (SE 400) and "Excellent" (top 25%) for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and Intellectual Property (TE 450). For Joe's teaching at the College of Law, the Intellectual Property Clinic (Law 693) was also ranked "Excellent" (top 25%), and for Patent Prosecution (Law 797) the total number of reviews was not high enough to be eligible for the List. Many thanks to all of my students for their great rankings! I am glad that you enjoyed your classes. Also, as of the Spring 2022 semester, a class that I have taught has been ranked "excellent" or "outstanding" 51 times out of 54 eligible courses. August 22, 2022 - Welcome Engineering Law (SE 400) and Startups (TE 450) students! For each class a Syllabus has been posted and a Coursepack will be available soon at the Illini Union Bookstore or online using the link to the right. May 1, 2022 -Congratulations to Daniel Jang - the Winner of the 2022 Joseph M. Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award April 9, 2022 - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #3 - Thurs, April 28, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 IP Project Team Presentations - Thurs April 28, 7pm, Room 114 Transportation Building - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #3 - Fri, May 6, 11am via Zoom and Compass April 6, 2022 - Congratulations to Joe on being awarded a Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching! - I would like to thank the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Department for nominating me for the award - and all the excellent students that I have had over the years! March 13, 2022 - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #2 - Thurs, March 31, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Contracts Project Team Presentations - Thurs March 31 , 7pm, Room 114 Transportation Building - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #2 - Fri, April 1, second half of class - According to the Fall 2021 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Outstanding" for Engineering Law (SE 400) and "Excellent" for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and Intellectual Property (TE 450). Many thanks to all of my students for their great rankings! I am glad that you enjoyed your classes. Also, as of the Fall 2021 semester, a class that I have taught has been ranked "excellent" or "outstanding" 48 times out of 51 eligible courses. February 21, 2022 - REMINDER! Because the class was canceled due to travel difficulties: - SE400 Exam #1 has been moved to Thurs, Feb 24, second half of class - TE450 Exam #1 has been moved to Fri, Feb 25, second half of class February 6, 2022 - The IP Clinic Startup Presentation will be Friday, February 11th at 12:30pm in room 2005 of the Mechanical Engineering Lab. Please contact the Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC) to RSVP. This presentation is intended for startup companies who might be interested in working with the IP Clinic to have patent or trademark work performed for them. - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs, Feb 17, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations - Thurs Feb 17, 7pm, Room 114 Transportation Building - with the second session on Sunday, Feb 20th via Zoom - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 - Fri, Feb 18, second half of class January 12, 2022 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! - Welcome students in Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts and IP - Welcome Patent Prosecution and IP Clinic students! - Engineering Law and Startups Coursepacks are available for purchase at either IUB or online at the links in the column to the right November 13, 2021 - REMINDER! TE 450 IP Project Team Presentations, Friday, November 19th @3pm via Zoom - REMINDER SE 400 Live Exam #3 Thursday, December 2nd, second half of class - REMINDER! TE 450 Exam #3 Friday, December 3rd @3pm via Zoom and Compass - REMINDER! SE 400 Online Exam #3 Friday, December 3rd @5pm via Zoom and Compass October 31, 2021 - Prof. Barich will be giving a presentation entitled "Basics of Patents and Trademarks – and the IP Clinic" on Nov. 11th at 7pm in the Sunset Studio at the Siebel Center for Design October 17, 2021 - REMINDER! TE 450 Contracts Project Team Presentations, Friday, Oct 22nd @3pm via Zoom - REMINDER SE 400 Live Exam #2 Thursday, Oct 28th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE 450 Exam #2 Friday, Oct 29th @3pm via Zoom and Compass - REMINDER! SE 400 Online Exam #2 Friday, Oct 29th @5pm via Zoom and Compass September 5, 2021 - REMINDER! TE 450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations, Friday, Sep 17th @3pm via Zoom - REMINDER SE 400 Live Exam #1 Thursday, Sep 23rd, second half of class - REMINDER! TE 450 Exam #1 Friday, Sep 24th @3pm via Zoom and Compass - REMINDER! SE 400 Online Exam #1 Friday, Sep 24th @5pm via Zoom and Compass - According to the Spring 2021 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Outstanding (top 10% for the University) for Engineering Law (SE 400) and "Excellent" (top 25%) for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and Intellectual Property (TE 450). For Joe's teaching at the College of Law, although all submitted student reviews for Patent Prosecution (Law 797) graded Joe 5.0/5.0, the total number of reviews was apparently not high enough to be eligible for the List. For IP Clinic (Law 692), Joe's scores were high, but missed the cutoff for inclusion in the list. However, many thanks to all of my students for their great rankings! I am glad that you enjoyed your classes. Also, as of the Spring 2021 semester, a class that I have taught has been ranked "excellent" or "outstanding" 46 times out of 49 eligible courses. August 13, 2021 - Welcome Engineering Law (SE 400) and Startups (TE 450) students! For each class a Syllabus has been posted and a Coursepack will be available soon at the Illini Union Bookstore or online using the link to the right. May 5, 2021 -Congratulations to Rob Arbulu - the Winner of the 2021 Joseph M. Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award April 18, 2021 - REMINDER! TE450 IP Project Team Presentations - Fri April 23 at 7pm - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #3 - Thurs April 29 at 5pm - REMINDER! IP Clinic Filing Presentation - Fri April 30 at noon - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #3 - Fri April 30 at 7pm April 4, 2021 -According to the Fall 2020 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Excellent" (top 25% for the University) for Engineering Law (SE 400) and "Excellent" (top 25% for the University) for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and Intellectual Property (TE 450). As of the Fall 2020 semester, a class that I have taught has been ranked "excellent" or "outstanding" 44 times - out of 46 total eligible reviewed courses. Many thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! March 7, 2021 - REMINDER! TE450 Contracts Project Team Presentations - Fri, March 26 at 7pm - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #2 - Thurs April 1 at 5pm - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #2 - Fri April 2, 7pm February 7, 2021 - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations - Fri Feb 19 at 7pm - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs, Feb 25 at 5pm - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 - Fri Feb 26 at 7pm January 15, 2021 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! - Welcome students in Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts and IP - Welcome Patent Prosecution and IP Clinic students! - Engineering Law and Startups Coursepacks are available for purchase at either IUB or online at the links in the column to the right - The IP Clinic Startup Presentation will be Friday, February 12th at noon, via Zoom. Please contact the Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC) for the Zoom link. This presentation is intended for startup companies who might be interested in working with the IP Clinic to have patent or trademark work performed for them. October 19, 2020 - REMINDER! TE450 Contracts Project Presentations, Friday October 23rd - 7:30pm on Zoom - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs October 29th, 7pm on Zoom - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 - Friday, October 30th, 7:30pm on Zoom September 21, 2020 - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs Sept 24 - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 - Friday, Sept 25 -According to the Spring 2020 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for Engineering Law (SE 400). Many thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! For my other classes, Spring 2020 student review response rates were significantly impacted by Covid. Thus, response rates for my Patent Prosecution (Law 797) and Intellectual Property Clinic (Law 692) classes were not high enough to be eligible for the list. For my class Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and IP (TE 450) class we had a only a 35% response rate and missed the cutoff for inclusion. Still, as of the Spring 2020 semester, a class that I have taught has been ranked "excellent" or "outstanding" 42 times - out of 44 total eligible courses. August 17, 2020 - Welcome Engineering Law (SE 400) and Startups (TE450) students! For each class, A Syllabus has been posted and a Coursepack will be available soon at the Illini Union Bookstore - or online using the link to the right. May 5, 2020 - Congratulations to Emily Brown - the Winner of the 2020 Joseph M. Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award - Congratulations everyone on completing this challenging semester! Have a happy and healthy summer! March 8, 2020 - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #2 - Thurs April 2, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Contracts Project Team Presentations - Thurs April 2, 7pm, Room 112 Transportation Building - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #2 - Fri April 3, second half of class -According to the Fall 2019 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for Engineering Law (SE 400) and "Excellent" (top 25% for the University) for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and Intellectual Property (TE 450). As of the Fall 2019 semester, a class that I have taught has been ranked "excellent" or "outstanding" 41 times - out of 43 total reviewed courses. Many thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! February 9, 2020 - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs Feb 20, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations - Thurs Feb 20, 7pm, Room 112 Transportation Building - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 - Fri Feb 21, second half of class January 15, 2020 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! - Welcome students in Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts and IP - Welcome Patent Prosecution and IP Clinic students! - Engineering Law and Startups Coursepacks will shortly be available for purchase at either IUB or online at this link - The IP Clinic Startup Presentation will be Thursday, February 6th at noon, Room 301 CSL. This presentation is intended for startup companies who might be interested in working with the IP Clinic to have patent or trademark work done for them. November 17, 2019 - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #3 - Thurs Dec 5th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 IP Project Team Presentations - Thurs Dec 5th, 7pm, 112 Transportation Building - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #3 - Thurs Dec 19th, 1:30pm, 114 Transportation Building October 6, 2019 - REMINDER! TE450 Contract Project Team Presentations - Thurs Oct 24, 7pm, 112 Transportation Building - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs Oct 31, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #2 - Thurs Oct 31, second half of class September 15, 2019 - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations - Thurs Sept 19, 7pm, 112 Transportation Building - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs Sept 26, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 - Thurs Sept 26, second half of class August 25, 2019 - Welcome Engineering Law (SE 400) and Startups (TE450) students! For each class, A Syllabus has been posted and a Coursepack will be available soon at the Illini Union Bookstore July 23, 2019 -According to the Spring 2019 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching at the U of I College of Law was ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for Patent Prosecution (Law 797), "Outstanding" for Introduction to Intellectual Property (Law 797) and "Outstanding" for the Intellectual Property Clinic (Law 692). Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Excellent" for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and IP (TE 450) and "Excellent" for Engineering Law (SE 400). As of the Spring 2019 semester, a class that I have taught has been ranked "excellent" or "outstanding" 39 times. Many thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! May 5, 2019 - Congratulations to Bilal Adra - the Winner of the 2019 Joseph M. Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award April 14, 2019 - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #3 - Thurs April 25, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 IP Project Team Presentations - Thurs April 25, 7pm, Room 106B1 Engineering Hall - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #3 - Fri April 26, second half of class - REMINDER! IP Clinic Filing Presentation - Fri April 26, 1-3pm, Room D at Law School (Note room change!) March 3, 2019 - REMINDER! TE450 Contracts Project Team Presentations - Thurs March 14, 7pm, Room 106B1 Engineering Hall - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #2 - Thurs March 28, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #2 - Fri March 29, second half of class -According to the Fall 2018 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for Engineering Law (SE 400). This marks the 34th time a class taught by Joe has been named to the List. Many thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! (Unfortunately, due to a clerical error, no evaluation forms were prepared for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and IP (TE 450).) February 3, 2019 - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations - Thurs Feb 7, 7pm, Room 106B1 Engineering Hall - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs Feb 14, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 - Fri Feb 15, second half of class January 8, 2019 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! - Welcome students in Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts and IP - Welcome Patent Prosecution, Intro to IP, and IP Clinic students! - Engineering Law and Startups Coursepacks can also be purchased online at this link - The IP Clinic Startup Presentation will be Thursday, January 31st from 11am-12:30 pm, at the Coordinated Science Lab (CSL) - Room 301. This presentation is intended for startup companies who might be interested in working with the IP Clinic to have patent or trademark work done for them. December 2, 2018 - NOTE: Non-Engineers attempting to register for SE 400 for Spring 2019 - The registration system will not allow you to register until the start of the spring semester. Please put your name on the Wait List at https://my.ise.illinois.edu/undergraduate/waitlist . We anticipate that all students on the wait list will be added to the course at the start of the spring semester. November 11, 2018 - REMINDER! TE450 IP Project Team Presentations - Thurs Nov 29th, 7pm, Room 112, Transportation Building - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #3 - Thurs, Dec 6th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #3 - Thurs, Dec 6th, second half of class October 7, 2018 - REMINDER! TE450 Contracts Project Team Presentations - Thurs Oct 25, 7pm, Room 112, Transportation Building - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #2 - Thurs, Nov 1st, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #2 - Thurs, Nov 1st, 7pm Room 112 Transportation Building September 9, 2018 - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations - Thurs Sept 20, 7pm, Room 112, Transportation Building - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 - Thurs, Sept 27th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 Thurs, Sept 27th, 7pm Room 112 Transportation Building August 21, 2018 - Welcome Engineering Law (SE 400) and Startups (TE450) students! For each class, A Syllabus has been posted and a Coursepack will be available at the Illini Union Bookstore July 4, 2018 -According to the Spring 2018 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching at the U of I College of Law was ranked "Excellent" for Patent Prosecution (Law 797) and for the Intellectual Property Clinic (Law 692). Joe's teaching in the College of Engineering was ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and IP (TE 450) and Engineering Law (SE 400). Many thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! April 19, 2018 - Congratulations to the Winner of the 2018 Joseph M. Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award - Christopher Monaco April 11, 2018 - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #3 - Thurs, April 26th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 IP Project Team Presentations - Thurs April 26th 7pm, 114 Transportation Building - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #3 Friday, April 27th, second half of class April 2, 2018 - REMINDER! Deadline for Application for the Barich Award for 3L Law Students is April 13th February 26, 2018 - REMINDER! TE450 Contract Project Team Presentations - Thurs March 15th 7pm, 101 Transportation Building - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #2 - Thurs March 29th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #2 Thurs March 29th, 7pm Room 114 Transportation Building - According to the Fall 2017 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching was ranked "Excellent" for Engineering Law (SE 400) and "Outstanding" for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and IP (TE 450). Thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! February 5, 2018 - New Website Design is Live! Please alert me to any non-functional links or weirdness. Thanks! - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations Thurs Feb 8th 7pm, 114 Transportation Building - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 Thurs Feb 15th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 Thurs Sept 15th, 7pm Room 114 Transportation Building January 28, 2018 - The IP Clinic Startup Presentation will be Thursday, Feb 1 from noon-1:30 pm, in 2405 Siebel Center. This presentation is intended for startup companies who might be interested in having the IP Clinic perform patent or trademark work for them. - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations Thurs Feb 8th 7pm, 114 Transportation Building - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 Thurs Feb 15th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 Thurs Feb 15th, 7pm Room 114 Transportation Building January 16, 2018 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! - Welcome students in Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts and IP - Welcome Patent Prosecution and IP Clinic students! - The IP Clinic Startup Presentation will be Thursday, Feb 1 from noon-1:30 pm, in 2405 Siebel Center. This presentation is intended for startup companies who might be interested in having the IP Clinic perform patent or trademark work for them. - Cozad New Venture Competition Intent-To-Compete is due February 4th to the TEC. - Part-Time Job Opening for Patent Drawing Drafters at Lenzen IP. Contact Nick Lenzen at (630) 422-1027 November 12, 2017 - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #3 Thurs Dec 7th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #3 Thurs Dec 7th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 IP Project Team Presentations Thurs Dec 7th, 7pm, 101 Transportation Building October 15, 2017 - REMINDER! TE450 Contracts Project Team Presentations Thurs Oct 26th 7pm, 101 Transportation Building - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #2 Thurs Nov 2nd, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #2 Thurs Nov 2nd, 7pm Room 114 Transportation Building September 21, 2017 - REMINDER! TE450 Incorporation Project Team Presentations Thurs Sept 21st 7pm, 101 Transportation Building - REMINDER! SE400 Exam #1 Thurs Sept 28th, second half of class - REMINDER! TE450 Exam #1 Thurs Sept 28th, 7pm Room 114 Transportation Building August 22, 2017 - Welcome Engineering Law (SE 400) students and Startups (TE 450) students! For each class, a Syllabus has been posted and a Coursepack will be available at the Illini Union Bookstore (IUB) by Wed 8/30. August 6, 2017 - According to the Spring 2017 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching was ranked "Excellent" for Engineering Law (previously GE400- now SE400) and "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and IP (TE 450) and the Intellectual Property (IP) Clinic (Law 692). Many thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! May 16, 2016 - Congratulations to the 2017 Barich Award Winner Barich Award Harrison Rose! April 16, 2017 - REMINDER! Applications for Barich Excellence In Patent Law Award due April 20th - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #3 Thurs April 27th, second half of class - REMINDER! Startups IP Project Team Presentations Thurs April 27th 7pm 114 Transportation Building - REMINDER! Startups Exam #3 Fri April 28th, second half of class - REMINDER! IP Clinic Patent and Trademark Filing Presentation, Fri April 28th 1pm Room F at the College of Law March 5, 2017 - According to the Fall 2016 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching was ranked "Excellent" for both Engineering Law (GE 400) and Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, and IP (TE 450). Thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! - REMINDER! Startups Contract Project Team Presentations Thurs March 16th 7pm 114 Transportation Building - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #2 Thurs March 30th, second half of class - REMINDER! Startups Exam #2 Thurs March 30th 7pm 114 Transportation Building February 6, 2017 - REMINDER! Startups Incorporation Project Team Presentations Thurs Feb 9th 7pm 114 Transportation Building - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #1 Feb 16th, second half of class - REMINDER! Startups Exam #1 Thurs Feb 16th 7pm 114 Transportation Building January 11, 2017 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! - Welcome students in Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts and IP - Welcome Patent Prosecution and IP Clinic students! - Joe will be giving a presentation entitled "Don't Let Copyright Issues Destroy Your Startup" on Thursday, Jan 26 at 7pm at 307 Gregory Hall as part of the Cozad Workshop Series - Admission is open to everyone! Please RSVP using the link above. - The IP Clinic Startup Presentation will be Thursday, Feb 2 from noon-1:30 pm at Siebel 2405. This presentation is intended for startup companies who might be interested in having the IP Clinic perform patent or trademark work for them. A light lunch will be provided. Please RSVP using the link above. - Cozad New Venture Competition Intent-To-Compete is due January 29th. November 9, 2016 - REMINDER! Engineering Law Exam #3 Dec 1st, second half of class - REMINDER! Startups Exam #3 Dec 1st, 7pm 114 Transportation Building October 5, 2016 - Joe will be giving a presentation on campus as part of the Founders Startup Bootcamp with regard to how startups companies can protect their IP on October 20th at 7pm, location 1111 Siebel Center. October 3, 2016 - REMINDER! Engineering Law Exam #2 Oct 27th, second half of class - REMINDER! Startups Exam #2 Oct 27th, 7pm 114 Transportation Building September 5, 2016 - REMINDER! Engineering Law Exam #1 Sept 22nd, second half of class - REMINDER! Startups Exam #1 Sept 22nd, 7pm 114 Transportation Building August 15, 2016 - Welcome Engineering Law (GE 400) students and Startups (TE/ENG 450) students! For each class, a Syllabus has been posted and a Coursepack will be available at the Illini Union Bookstore (IUB) by Wed 8/24. - According to the Spring 2016 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching was ranked "Excellent" for Engineering Law (GE400) and Legal Issues In Engineering Entrepreneurship (TE 398) - now renamed "Startups"- ENG/TE 450 for Fall 2016. Joe's teaching was also ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for the Intellectual Property (IP) Clinic (Law 692) and Patent Prosecution (Law 797). Many thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! May 2, 2016 - Congratulations to the 2016 Barich Award Winner Cem Kuru! - A big "Thank You" to the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Department for awarding me the 2016 Department Head Teaching Award! April 20, 2016 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #3 April 28th, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #3 April 29th, second half of class - REMINDER! 3L Law Students - applications for the Barich Award are due Friday, April 15th at noon. - I will be moderating a panel discussion on Legal Topics For Startups on Thursday, April 28th at 10am as part of the 2016 Entrepreneurship Forum in the Illini Union Room C. The panel discussion is open to the public and includes panelists from the USPTO, a corporate attorney, and an immigration attorney. -REMINDER! 2016 IP Clinic Patent And Trademark Filing Presentation, Friday, April 29th, Room B at the College of Law at 12:30pm-2:30pm March 7, 2016 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #2 March 31st, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #2 April 1st, second half of class - According to the Fall 2015 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching was ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for Engineering Law (GE 400) and "Excellent" for Legal Issues In Engineering Entrepreneurship (TE 398). Thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! February 15, 2016 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #1 Feb 18th, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #1 Feb 19th, second half of class February 1, 2016 - 2016 IP Clinic Intro Presentation, Thursday, February 4th, Noon-2pm Rm 2405 Siebel Center January 27, 2016 - Reminder: Cozad Competition Intent-To-Compete due February 7th January 19, 2016 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! The Syllabus and the Class 1 Notes have been posted. A Coursepack is available at the Illini Union Bookstore. - Welcome Patent Prosecution and IP Clinic students! - Welcome Legal Issues In Engineering Entrepreneurship students. November 10, 2015 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #3 Dec 3rd, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #3 Dec 3rd, second half of class -NOTE: TEC Presentation on Provisional Patent Applications - Nov 12th, 7-8:30pm, Room 119 Materials Science Engineering Building - NOTE: TEC Courses for Spring 2016 October 11, 2015 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #2 Oct 29th, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #2 Oct 29th, second half of class -NOTE: TEC Presentation on Visas, International Students, and Starting a Company Oct 22nd, 11am Room B02 CSL September 22, 2015 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #1 Sept 24th, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #1 Sept 24th, second half of class September 4, 2015 - FYI - For GE400 and LIEE, I have entered the grades into Compass, but there appears to be an error in how the class page is set up, so I can not verify that you can see your grades. I have contacted Compass support and hope to have the issue resolved soon. September 2, 2015 - According to the Spring 2015 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Joe's teaching was ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for Engineering Law (GE 400) and "Excellent" for Legal Issues In Engineering Entrepreneurship (TE 398) and the Intellectual Property (IP) Clinic (Law 692). Thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! August 23, 2015 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! The Syllabus and the Class 1 Notes have been posted. A Coursepack will be available at the Illini Union Bookstore. - Welcome Legal Issues In Engineering Entrepreneurship students. The Syllabus and the Class 1 Notes have been posted. June 2, 2015 - The IP Clinic was nominated for the 2015 Illinois State Bar Association Legal Education Award May 25, 2015 - Welcome Legal Issues In Engineering Entrepreneurship Summer Semester students. April 29, 2015 - REMINDER! 2015 IP Clinic Patent And Trademark Filing Presentation; Friday, May 1st, Room F at the College of Law from 1pm-2:30pm April 20, 2015 -Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Barich Patent Award: Donald Bunton and Brett Scott! April 12, 2015 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #3 April 30th, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #3 May 1st, second half of class -REMINDER! IP Clinic Patent And Trademark Filing Presentation, Friday, May 1st, 1pm-2:30pm, Room F at the College of Law March 17, 2015 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #2 April 2nd, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #2 April 3rd, second half of class -REMINDER! Deadline for 3L law students to apply for the Barich Award is 5pm on Wed, April 1st March 8, 2015 - Joe's teaching was ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for the Fall 2014 class of Engineering Law (GE 400) according to the Fall 2014 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent. Thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! February 12, 2015 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #1 Feb 19, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #1 Feb 20, second half of class - Congratulations to Greenlight Planet (one of the companies that participated in the IP Clinic in 2008) for raising $10M in financing! February 3, 2015 - Interested in obtaining a Patent or Trademark of your own? Attend the IP Clinic Intro Presentation, Thursday, February 5th, Noon-2pm in Room 2405 Siebel Center January 14, 2015 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! The Syllabus and the Class 1 Notes have been posted. A Coursepack will be available at the Illini Union Bookstore. - Welcome Patent Prosecution and IP Clinic students! - Welcome Legal Issues In Engineering Entrepreneurship students. November 9, 2104 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #3 Dec 4th, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #3 Dec 4th, second half of class - Want a paid part-time job? There is an opening for an online assistant for LIEE for spring 2015. Please contact Brook Newell at [email protected] or Katie Henry at [email protected]. October 5, 2014 - A big "Thank You" to Ho Chung for a great talk! - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #2 Oct 30, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #2 Oct 30, second half of class September 28, 2014 - On October 2, 2014, Ho Chung will give a talk at 7pm in 165 Everitt Lab. Ho is a ChemE who went to law school and now works as an Examiner at the PTO. Anyone considering going to law school or working for the PTO should attend! Pizza will be served - sponsored by the U of I Pre-Law Advising Services. September 16, 2014 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #1 Sept 25, second half of class - REMINDER! LIEE Exam #1 Sept 25, second half of class August 21, 2014 - Welcome Back for the Fall 2014 Semester! - Welcome Engineering Law students! The Syllabus and the Class 1 Notes have been posted. The Coursepack is available at the Illini Union Bookstore (IUB) and is highly recommended. - Welcome Legal Issues In Engineering Entrepreneurship Students. - Joe's teaching was ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for the Spring 2014 class of Engineering Law (GE 400) according to the Spring 2014 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent. Thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! May 2, 2014 - Congratulations to Jae Kim - the 2014 winner of the Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award! - Thanks everyone for a great semester! April 14, 2014 - REMINDER! Deadline for applications for the Barich Award is 5pm on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - REMINDER! 2014 Patent Clinic Closing Presentation, May 1st, 11am-12:30pm, Room J at the College of Law - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #3 May 1st, second half of class March 9, 2014 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #2 April 3rd, second half of class - Joe's teaching was ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for the Fall 2013 class of Engineering Law (GE 400) according to the Fall 2013 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent. Thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed your class! February 9, 2014 - REMINDER! GE400 Exam #1 Feb 20th, second half of class February 4, 2014 -REMINDER - Patent Clinic Intro Presentation - Thursday, Feb 6th from 11am-12:30pm in Room 1214 Siebel Center. Materials available by clicking Patent Clinic above. January 21, 2014 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! The Syllabus and the Class 1 Notes have been posted. A Coursepack should be available at the Illini Union Bookstore. - Welcome Patent Prosecution and Patent Clinic students! November 17, 2013- REMINDER! GE400 Exam #3 December 5th, second half of class October 22, 2013- REMINDER! GE400 Exam #2 October 31st, second half of class September 18, 2013- REMINDER! GE400 Exam #1 Sept 26th, second half of class August 18, 2013 - Joe's teaching was ranked "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) for all three of his spring 2013 classes:
May 5, 2013 - Thanks everyone for a great semester! - GE400 final grades are now posted in Compass. Please let me know right away if anything is not right. - Patent Clinic final grades have been entered - Patent Prosecution final grades have been entered April 16, 2013 - The 2013 Patent Clinic Closing Presentation will be on Thursday, April 25th from 11-12:30pm in Room K at the College of Law - Reminder! GE 400 Exam #3 on April 25th! April 11, 2013 -Congratulations to Grant Gildehaus - the 2013 winner of the Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award! March 30, 2013 - Joe's teaching received a ranking of "Outstanding" (top 10% for the University) by students for the Fall 2012 semester of Engineering Law (GE400) according to the Fall 2012 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students.Thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad that you enjoyed the class! March 10, 2013 - Reminder! GE 400 Exam #2 on March 28th! February 5, 2013 - Reminder! GE 400 Exam #1 on February 14th! January 22, 2013 - Reminder! Patent Clinic Opening Presentation is Thursday, January 24th at 11am in 141 CSL. Materials available by clicking Patent Clinic above. January 9, 2013 - Welcome Back! - Welcome Engineering Law students! The Syllabus and the Class 1 Notes have been posted. - Welcome Patent Prosecution and Patent Clinic students! December 13, 2012 - Congrats to all students in both the "live" and online GE400 classes on completing the course. Grades are now posted in Compass. November 25, 2012 - Reminder! GE 400 Exam #3 on December 6th! October 17, 2012 - Reminder! GE 400 Exam #2 on November 1st! September 23, 2012 - Reminder! GE 400 Exam #1 on September 27th! September 19, 2012 - Joe's three classes in the Spring 2012 semester were ranked as follows according to the Spring 2012 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students: Outstanding (top 10%) - Engineering Law (GE400) Excellent - Patent Clinic (Law 692) Excellent - Patent Prosecution (LAW 797) Thanks to all of my students for the great ranking! I am glad to have been able to provide a good experience for you! August 23, 2012 - Welcome Back! - Welcome new Engineering Law Students! The Syllabus has been posted. - Welcome new Online Engineering Law Students! July 23, 2012 - Managing IP Magazine recently ranked Joe's law firm (McAndrews, Held & Malloy) as "Recommended" for general patent litigation. May 25, 2012 - Joe and his colleague Scott McBride just published an article in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal entitled "Subject Matter Ineligibility - The End of an Era?" April 27, 2012 - Joe was awarded the awarded the 2012 Alpha Pi Mu & Gamma Epsilon Excellence in Teaching Award (Industrial Engineering and General Engineering student honor societies). 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 - The Application Form for the 2012 Barich Award has now been posted 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 Online Engineering 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. - 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. 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 - Bid on dinner with me at Papa Dels for you and three friends at the PILF (Public Interest Law Foundation) auction at the IHotel on Friday, February 26th! - REMINDER: 2010 Application For Barich Award Now Available - Deadline Noon on April 2nd - Updated Presentations 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 - Added Presentations Section |
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Useful Student Links - Engineering Law and Startups Coursepacks can be purchased at: 1. The Illini Union Bookstore, or 2. A print version can be purchased online at this link and shipped to you. - For non-Engineering students attempting to register for SE 400 - The registration system will not allow you to register until the start of the semester. Please put your name on the Wait List at: https://my.ise.illinois.edu/undergraduate/waitlist . We anticipate that all students on the wait list will be added to the course at the start of the semester. Quick Links Engineering Law Patent Prosecution Class Intellectual Property Clinic Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts & IP Barich Patent Award Published Articles Presentations Bios University of Illinois College Of Law Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering Technology Entrepreneur Center Wisconsin Master's of Engineering Management Related Links United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) University of Illinois Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC) University of Illinois Pre-Law Advising Services |