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  Patent and Engineering Law Classes with Professor Joe Barich
2025 Presentations
Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
Jan 30
IP Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University of Illinois
March 26
Intro to Intellectual Property (IP) for Tech Entrepreneurs
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University of Illinois
May 2
IP Clinic Patent And Trademark
Filing Presentation  
Technology Entrepreneur Center/
College of Law
University Of Illinois 
TBD
Basics of Patents and Trademarks – and the IP Clinic
Technology Entrepreneur Center
University Of Illinois 



2024 Presentations
Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
Feb 9
IP Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University of Illinois
April 9
IP For Entrepreneurs 
Law and the Entrepreneur Class
Notre Dame Law School 
April 26
 IP Clinic Patent And Trademark
Filing Presentation  
Technology Entrepreneur Center/
College of Law
University Of Illinois  
Oct 10
Basics of Patents and Trademarks – and the IP Clinic
Technology Entrepreneur Center
University Of Illinois 
2023 Presentations
Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
Feb 10
IP Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University of Illinois
April 11
IP For Entrepreneurs 
Law and the Entrepreneur Class
Notre Dame Law School 
April 28
 IP Clinic Patent And Trademark
Filing Presentation  
Technology Entrepreneur Center/
College of Law
University Of Illinois  
Oct 5
Basics of Patents and Trademarks – and the IP Clinic 
Technology Entrepreneur Center
University Of Illinois 
2022 Presentations
Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
Feb 11
IP Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University of Illinois
April 12
IP For Entrepreneurs 
Law and the Entrepreneur Class
Notre Dame Law School 
April 29
 IP Clinic Patent And Trademark
Filing Presentation  
Technology Entrepreneur Center/
College of Law
University Of Illinois  
Oct 6
Basics of Patents and Trademarks – and the IP Clinic 
Technology Entrepreneur Center
University Of Illinois 
2021 Presentations
Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
Feb 12
IP Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University of Illinois
April 20
Why Top Engineers Need to Understand Engineering Law and Intellectual Property
Industrial and Systems Engineering Dept
College of Engineering
University of Illinois
April 30
 IP Clinic Patent And Trademark
Filing Presentation  
Technology Entrepreneur Center/
College of Law
University Of Illinois  
May 4
IP For Entrepreneurs 
Law and the Entrepreneur Class
Notre Dame Law School 
Available Online
Funding Your Startup: Your Time and Money - Part 1: Time and Team
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Available Online
Funding Your Startup: Your Time and Money - Part II: Entity Choice, Loans, and Convertible Debt
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Available Online
Funding Your Startup: Your Time and Money - Part III: Equity Funding
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Nov 11
Basics of Patents and Trademarks – and the IP Clinic
IP Workshop
Technology Entrepreneur Center/
Zero2One/Founders/AxisMed
University Of Illinois   
2020 Presentations
Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
Feb 6
IP Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University of Illinois
Feb 26
Why Patents, Statutory Subject Matter, and IP Clinics
UIC-John Marshall Law School
March 19
IP For Entrepreneurs
Law and the Entrepreneur Class
Notre Dame Law School
May 1
 IP Clinic Patent And Trademark
Filing Presentation  
Technology Entrepreneur Center/
College of Law
University Of Illinois  
August 11
Engineering Law 
Managing Through Disruption
Masters of Engineering Management Program
University of Wisconsin-Madison  
Available Online
Navigating the Patenting Process I – The U.S. Utility Patent Application
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Available Online
Navigating the Patenting Process II – Provisional Patent Applications
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Available Online
Navigating the Patenting Process III – Design Patent Applications
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Available Online
Navigating the Patenting Process IV – International Patent Prosecution
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Available Online
Navigating the Patenting Process V – Optimizing Your Interaction
with the Patent Process
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
October 30
Basics of Patents and Trademarks – and the IP Clinic
IP Workshop
Technology Entrepreneur Center/
Zero2One/Founders
University Of Illinois  
2019 Presentations
Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
Jan 31
IP Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University of Illinois
Feb 28
Copyright Fair Use Panel
Copyright Fair Use Week
College of Law
University of Illinois
March 19
IP For Entrepreneurs
Law and the Entrepreneur Class
Notre Dame Law School
 April 26
 IP Clinic Patent And Trademark
Filing Presentation  
Technology Entrepreneur Center/
College of Law
University Of Illinois  
August 13
Engineering Law

Masters of Engineering Management
University of Wisconsin-Madison 

2018 Presentations

Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
Feb 1
IP Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
March 1
Copyright Fair Use Panel
College of Law
University of Illinois 
April 27
 IP Clinic Patent And Trademark
Filing Presentation 
Technology Entrepreneur Center/
College of Law
University Of Illinois 
August 14
Engineering Law
Masters of Engineering Management
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dec 7
Intellectual Property 101
Executive MBA Program
University of Notre Dame

2017 Presentations

Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
Jan 26
Don't Let Copyright Issues
Destroy Your Startup
Cozad New Venture Competition
Workshop Series
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
Feb 2
IP Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
March 21
Patents for Entrepreneurs
(Invited Presentation)
Law and the Entrepreneur Class
Notre Dame Law School
April 28
 IP Clinic Patent And Trademark
Filing Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
August 15
Engineering Law
Masters of Engineering Management
University of Wisconsin-Madison
September 23
Intellectual Property 101
Executive MBA Program
University of Notre Dame

2016 Presentations

Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
February 4
IP Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
April 28
Panel Moderator:
Legal Topics for Startups
2016 Entrepreneurship Forum
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
 April 29
 IP Clinic Patent And Trademark
Filing Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
 October 20
 Protecting Startup IP With
Provisional Patent Applications
 Founders Startup Bootcamp
December 3
  Intellectual Property 101  
Executive MBA Program
University of Notre Dame

2015 Presentations

Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
February 5
IP Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
May 1
IP Clinic Patent And Trademark
Filing Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
May 15
Academic Paper Review Panel
Faculty Retreat
College Of Law
University Of Illinois
November 12
Provisional Patent Applications 101
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
December 4
    Intellectual Property 101        
Executive MBA Program
University of Notre Dame

2014 Presentations

Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
Feb 6
Patent Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
March 24-28
Practical Insights For Claim Drafting (3 days)
Practical Insights for Licensing
(1 day)
Practical Insights for Patents
(1 day)
Patent Prosecution
Training Seminar
Gurgaon, India
April 15
Patent and Trademark Issues
For Startups
(Invited Presentation)
Law and the Entrepreneur Class
Notre Dame Law School
April 17
 IP Practice and Course Offerings
(Panel)
Professor Panel
College of Law
University of Illinois
May 1
Patent Clinic Wrap-Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
Oct 2
Ho and the PTO
(Introductory Speaker)
Pre-Law Advising
IP Legal Society
University of Illinois

Oct 23
Provisional Patent Applications

Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
Nov 15
Practicalities of Patents
Executive MBA Program
University of Notre Dame

2013 Presentations

Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
January 24
Patent Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
April 25
Patent Clinic Wrap-Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois

2012 Presentations

Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
January 13
Host: Illinois College of Law
Intellectual Property Law Students
Association Firm Visit
MHM
January 20
Patent Clinic Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
April 27
Patent Clinic Wrap-Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois

2011 Presentations

Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
January 12
Basics of IP for Entrepreneurs
Illinois Launch: Winter Entrepreneur's Bootcamp
Co-Sponsored by:
Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Enterpriseworks
IllinoisVentures
Technology Entrepreneur Center
January 14
Host: Illinois College of Law
Intellectual Property Law Students Association Firm Visit
MHM
January 21
Patent Clinic/MBA New Venture
Program Start Up Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
and
College Of Business
University Of Illinois
March 11
 IP Practice and Course Offerings
(Panel)
College of Law
University Of Illinois
March 23
Updated PTO Statistics and the
Impact of New Programs
MHM CLE
April 15
IP Attorney Panel On IP Practice
IP Legal Society
College of Law
University Of Illinois
April 29
Patent Clinic Wrap Up
Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
May 31
Patents and the PTO
MHM Summer Associate Training
August 31
CyberSource And 101 Analysis -
A Departure From Bilski?
MHM CLE
September 15
IP Law Basics and My Path To Law
Undergrad Patent Law Society
University of Illinois
October 5
Prioritized Examination:
A Practical Guide

MHM CLE
December 21

Mayo Supreme Court Argument:
35 U.S.C. 101 Post-Bilski
MHM CLE

2010 Presentations

Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
January 21
 Analysis of Design Patent
Litigiation Outcomes
 University Of Illinois
Department Of Statistics
February 12
IP And Designs
 University Of Illinois
Dept. Of Industrial Design
February 20
 Issues In IP Licensing:
Intro To IP
 Invention 2 Venture
Entrepreneurship Workshop
University Of Illinois
March 12
IP Practice and Course Offerings
(Panel)
College of Law
University Of Illinois
April 30
Patent Clinic Wrap Up
Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
May 16
Graduation Brunch Speaker
Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Illinois
University of Illinois
 June 30
 Review of the Supreme Court's
Recent Opinion in Bilski

MHM CLE Presentation
August 11
Therasense: Will The Fed Cir Stop The Inequitable Conduct Madness?
MHM CLE Presentation
 September 8
The PTO's 2010 KSR Guidelines Update
MHM CLE Presentation
 September 17
2010 ECE Young Alumni
of the Year
Award Acceptance Speach
Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department
University of Illinois
 November 3
Patent Law and Its Impact
On ECE Grads

ECE Explorations
ECE Department
University of Illinois
November 9
New Venture Consulting Project
MBA Program
University of Illinois
November 9
The Current IP Law Market
Pre-Law Advising Services
University of Illinois
November 30
TEC/MBA New Venture
Consulting Project
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
December 2
Intellectual Property (IP) and Designs
Industrial Design Department
University Of Illinois
December 2

Rock The Interview, Get The Job
Career Services Office
College Of Law
University of Illinois

2009 Presentations

Date
Topic of Presentation
Location/Event
January 15
Breaking Into IP Law
Northwestern Law School
IP Law Society
January 16
Host: Illinois College of Law
Intellectual Property Law Students
Association Firm Visit
MHM
January 21
Results of Participation in the PTO's
First Action Interview Pilot Program
MHM CLE Presentation
January 27
Practicing Patent Law
University of Illinois
Undergraduate Patent Law Society

March 17
35 U.S.C. Sec. 101:
Statutory Subject Matter
MHM CLE Presentation
April 1
In re Larson: Recent Developments In The
Ethical Duty of Disclosure
MHM CLE Presentation
April 10
Business Aspects of Law Firm Practice
University of Illinois
College of Law/Career Services

April 10
Getting In To Law School And Getting Hired
University of Illinois
Undergraduate Patent Law Society

April 24
Intro To Patents
University of Illinois
Engineering Law Class
Invited Lecture

May 1
Patent Clinic Wrap Up
Presentation
Technology Entrepreneur Center
College Of Engineering
University Of Illinois
May 29
Patents and the PTO
MHM Summer Associate Training
August 5
The PTO Examiner Counts System
MHM CLE Presentation
August 12
Building a Better PTO:
Advice For The New Director

MHM CLE Presentation
Panel Discussion

September 15
 IP Legal Issues
University of Illinois
Technology Entrepreneur Center

September 15
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
University of Illinois
Technology Entrepreneur Center

September 15
IP and Entrepreneurship
University of Illinois
Lectures In Entrepreneurship Series
Invited Lecture

September 18
Design Patents: Recent Developments
and Practical Strategies

Client Presentation
October 16
Intellectual Property Attorney Panel
University of Illinois
College Of Law
IP Law Students Society

December 3
Rock The Interview, Get The Job
University of Illinois
College Of Law
Career Services

December 16
Highlights of the Bilski Supreme 
Court Argument
 MHM CLE Presentation
Key
MHM = McAndrews, Held &Malloy
CLE = Continuing Legal Education


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