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The article focuses on the debate over the role of non-practicing entities (NPEs and prior work on patent enforcement by NPEs in the U.S. Topics discussed include patent enforcement and innovation; prevention of patent infringement; and a survey asking intellectual property licensing lawyers at companies about their experiences with patent enforcement and the effects of patent licensing demands on subsequent innovation.

The article explores the bincentives, natural rights, and expressive bases for intellectual property (IP). Topics discussed include studies on IP perceptions among lay individuals and IP attorneys, implications of the results for the functioning and the perceived legitimacy of the IP system and significant concerns about the legitimacy and function of IP law.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being intellectual property lawyer in Australia.

An essay is presented on an interdisciplinary module which the author designed for use in her clinic which trains U.S. law school and engineering students on topics such as the legal aspects of inventions and patent claim drafting. The training of potential intellectual property lawyers to work across different disciplines is mentioned, along with information about a prior art patent law doctrine, real-world legal and business problems, and variations in teaching methods.

With 188 transactional law clinics nationwide and the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") Law School Clinic Certification Program ("Program") recently established as a statutory program of the USPTO, this Article argues that every transactional clinic that works on trademark and patent applications should apply to become part of the Program. In satisfying the participation requirements of the Program, transactional law clinics will usher in a new, uniform way to educate aspiring intellectual property attorneys. As a result, law students will not only be "practice ready, "but also more effective attorneys once they are in practice. Participating in the Program benefits the clinic, law student, and client. The Article examines those benefits and the different models of organization that clinics should consider under the Program and discusses the benefits of participating in the Program. Then, it reviews the advantages and drawbacks of each model. Additionally, the Article, explores alternative ways in which transactional law clinics can undertake trademark and patent projects if the clinic is not involved in the Program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article looks at the moral and ethical aspect to an intellectual property ("IP") law practitioner for using social media an also discusses the importance of social media to an IP practitioner for discovery.

This Article considers the historical, conceptual, and doctrinal implications of applying the "property" label to rights in intellectual goods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An interview with senior specialist intellectual property barrister of New Zealand Clive Elliott queen council (QC) is presented. Topics discussed include role of inequalities in South Africa in encouraging Elliott to become a lawyer, beginning of his law career from legal department of Unilever Group in Durban, South Africa, and role of apartheid politics in forcing him to leave Durban. He further shares his experience of appearing in patent attorney examinations.

"Being a monopolist" is, apparently, akin to going on drugs or joining some strange religious sect. It seems to lead to complete loss of any sense of what profitable opportunities are and of how free markets function. Monopolists, apparently, can conceive of only one way of making money, and that is by bullying consumers and competitors to put up and shut up. Furthermore, it also appears to mean that past mistakes have to be repeated at a larger, and ever more ridiculous, scale. In reality, most enforcement of IP rights takes place not in court, but in the everyday practices of IP owners and their lawyers. "Cease and desist" letters, phone calls, and negotiations with alleged infringers constitute the bulk of IP enforcement efforts in trademark and copyright practice. To be sure, these efforts take place in the 'shadow' of IP law and are therefore influenced by it. But it is in these everyday practices-and not in trial or appellate courts-that most IP rights are asserted, resisted, and negotiated ... Most IP scholarship is primarily doctrinal, focusing on published appellate cases. Even the growing empirical scholarship on IP focuses largely on published or, at least, filed cases. As in every other area of civil justice, however, most IP disputes do not result in litigation, and most litigation settles well before trial. The chief attribute of intellectual property is that apart from its recognition in law it has no existence of its own ... Of course, it is this distinction ... which makes the subject challenging and fun. How richly conceptual an undertaking it is to have to recognise the existence of an interest in the very act of protecting it. And yet if one does not exercise restraint, how preposterous an undertaking it becomes as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article announces several awards given to different sections of the State Bar of Georgia presented by 2012-2013 State Bar President Robin Frazer Clark in the 2013 Annual Meeting held in South Carolina, Georgia on June 21, 2013 including the 2013 State Bar Section of the Year Award to the Intellectual Property (IP) Law Section, and the 2013 Awards of Achievement to the Family Law and Military/Veterans Law Sections.

The article discusses the exploitation of intellectual property (IP) assets and presents a formalized approach of IP assets for in-house and external IP practitioners. It highlights measures to increase the revenue of the businesses from IP assets including taking stock of IP assets and patent protecting new inventions. It describes the structuring of the IP assets with regard to rendering agility and speed in IP litigations.

The article discusses procedural law for intellectual property lawyers in Finland as of July 2012, focusing on the decision by Finland's Supreme Administrative Court to revoke the Finnish National Board of Patent and Registration's approval of a trademark for INGMARIINI. A Supreme Court of Finland case involving the INGMARIINI trademark is also addressed, including an examination of the country's Administrative Judicial Procedure Act.

An interview with intellectual property (IP) lawyer Thomas Gault is presented. When asked about his interest in IP law, he reflects on his first job regarding trade mark. He discusses several court cases related to IP law such as Lucas v. Peterson and Bleiman v. News Media (Auckland) Ltd. He also comments on his experience regarding the patent attorney exams.

An interview with intellectual property (IP) lawyer Kathryn Everett is presented. She says she recruits individuals who are good lawyer as well as good scientists regardless of their science degree. She states that she was enrolled in Science/Law at Sydney University and later transferred to Arts/Law. She also mentions that she has spent three years in London, England with her husband and completed a Master of Laws at the London School of Economics.