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Winning With IP Moot Court Coaches
Business & LawMoot court competitions are propelling St. Thomas Law toward a legacy of excellence in intellectual property. In 2020, St. Thomas Law took first place at the USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition in its debut appearance at the event. The law school’s IP Moot Court teams have advanced to the American Intellectual Property Law Association…
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Q&A With Thomas Berg
Business & LawA thought leader in the relationship between intellectual property rights, social justice and human development, Thomas Berg, James L. Oberstar Professor of Law and Public Policy, is the co-author of Patents on Life: Religious, Moral, and Social Justice Aspects of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property (Cambridge University Press, 2019). He is also an accomplished scholar in… -
Long-distance Mentorship Offers a Global Experience
Business & LawWhen 3L Erin Herdeman was contemplating asking Laura Gisler '14 J.D. to be her mentor last year, she knew it would be a unique pairing considering the more than 4,000 miles separating them. But with a global pandemic forcing more people online to connect, distance became less of an issue than it might have been… -
Alumni Profile: Hiep Pham ’12 J.D.
Business & LawCargill, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel Why did you go to law school? I was a software engineer open to a career pivot. A friend (now my wife) was in law school and suggested I might enjoy it. She was right! Why IP law? I didn’t want my engineering background to pigeonhole me into IP, but… -
In the News: Rachel Paulose on the Civil Rights Trial of Three Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsLaw professor Rachel Paulose commented for The Wall Street Journal on the trial of the three other former Minneapolis police officers who are facing federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights following Derek Chauvin's trial. From the article: "The defense was always going to point the finger at Derek Chauvin, especially for when you… -
3L Victor Sikeley '19: A Commitment to Education
Business & LawThird-year law student Victor Sikeley '19 wants to use his law degree to help his home country of Liberia, but he isn’t waiting until he graduates to take action. As an undergraduate student at St. Thomas in 2017, Sikeley started the Initiative for a Better Africa (IFBA), a nonprofit organization that works to battle illiteracy,… -
Law Fellow Reestablishes Medical-Legal Partnerships in Western Minnesota
Business & LawMedical-legal partnerships to serve low-income clients and improve the overall quality of life in underserved communities began in the early 1990s based on the idea that there is a correlation between health care and legal services. A health issue, like a respiratory condition, for example, can be a legal issue if a landlord refuses to… -
Q&A With School of Law Alumna Kate Hibbard '06 J.D.
Business & LawKate Hibbard is the group lead lawyer for aqua nutrition and health technologies at Cargill, a Minnesota-based global food corporation and the largest privately held company in the United States. The Newsroom recently caught up with Hibbard to learn about her career journey after law school and her work at Cargill. And, frankly, it is… -
Outside Consultant: Do I Have to Search My Trademark Before I Use It?
Outside ConsultantThis "Outside Consultant" column by Bradley Walz '01, '04 J.D., head of the St. Thomas law school Trademark Clinic, ran in the Star Tribune on Dec. 6, 2021. In selecting a trademark, a newcomer has the opportunity to avoid confusion and the law charges the newcomer with the obligation to do so. In determining if a likelihood of confusion… -
In the News: Rachel Moran on the Kim Potter Trial
In the NewsLaw professor Rachel Moran joined PBS NewsHour to discuss the trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter. From the article: The trial is going to hinge on, can the state show that she — not that she meant to kill him, but that she disregarded her training, that her act of grabbing the…