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Intellectual Property Symposium at IU McKinney to Examine 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
03/07/2018
The Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation at IU McKinney will host the "Emerging IP Symposium: 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing" on March 20. The event will take place in the Wynne Courtroom at Inlow Hall.
Morning presentations will be made by Kim Brand, president of 3D Parts Manufacturing, who will discuss "Latetest Trends in 3D Technology;" and Michael Ursem, managing director of IN-MaC, who will talk about the "Current State of Additive Manufacturing in Indiana."
The event's first panel discussion, with the topic, "Patent Law Meets 3D Manufacturing," will follow. Panelists will be John Daniluck, '95, of Bingham Greenebaum Doll; Michael Bartol, '97, of Bose McKinney & Evans; and Gretchen Parrish of Bose McKinney & Evans. Ursem will moderate this discussion.
"Copyright, Trademark, and Trade Secret Concerns in 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing," will be discussed by the next panel. Discussants will be Elizabeth Ferrill of Finnegan; Aidan Skoyles of Finnegan; and Daniel Boots, '97, of Bingham Greenebaum Doll. Dr. DHR Sarma of the Purdue Research Foundation will serve as moderator.
The keynote address, "Fostering Clinical Innovation: The Current Patent System Doesn't Do It!" will be delivered by Mark Stewart, '98, senior director and assistant general patent counsel at Eli Lilly and Company. He will be introduced by Professor Hamid Prioozi, '06, who serves as visiting assistant clinical professor of law at IU McKinney, and visiting assistant clinical professor of law at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. Professor Piroozi serves as the symposium chair.
The day's final panel discussion will consider the topic, "Contemporary IP Issues with Respect to 3D Printing." Panelists will be Professor Gerard Magliocca; Kevin Erdman of Brannon Sowers & Cracraft; and Bob Jalaie, '07, of the Purdue Research Foundation. Their discussion will be moderated by Aman Talwar of the Purdue Research Foundation.
The event carries 5.3 hours of continuing legal education credit, and there is a modest fee to attend this program. To learn more, visit the IU McKinney website.
