Today our MSPL students had the opportunity to participate in the Stuff a Bus food drive for the Center for the Homeless. This annual event is sponsored by local radio station, 103.9 The Bear, along with Martin’s Supermarkets. The food collected today will feed the Center’s residents for the next 6 months. It was a great way to spend such a beautiful Fall day and the generosity from our community was overwhelming!
We were recently given the opportunity to create a promotional video for our program starring our Director, Dr. Karen Deak. She does a fabulous job – see for yourself!
Guest post by MSPL student Kary Yergler
Before touring the Biomet manufacturing facility, a select few of us had the pleasure of touring a lesser known building at the Biomet Headquarters. Dr. Dane Miller, one of the founders of Biomet, houses his personal car collection in a two-story facility right next to the manufacturing plant. The collection includes a wide variety of classic cars from the mid to late 1900s, including the gems seen in the following photos. Mr. Miller has a phenomenal collection of vehicles, and we appreciated the opportunity to tour this collection.
I’m thrilled to introduce Hal Milton, who will be teaching our Fall Semester 60201 (Legal Writing and Analysis) class. Hal’s bio is below, and he’ll be visiting the MSPL during the second week of BootCamp.
Harold (Hal) W. Milton, Jr.
Hal received a B.S. degree in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1957 and worked for the Rocketdyne Division of North American Aviation test firing rocket engines for the Thor and Atlas missiles. Having been commissioned a 2nd Lt. upon graduation from ROTC at Purdue, he then attended pilot training in the U.S. Air Force. Because of his experience in the development of rocket engines, he was one of the first officers assigned to and for development of the missile training school for the USAF. As a missile maintenance officer, Hal monitored the building of a training launch pad for training the first crews of the Atlas ICBM missile sites, for which he received the Air Force Commendation Medal. Following the military tour, Hal enrolled at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a member of the Law Journal. Hal passed and was admitted to the Virginia Bar prior to graduating from law school in 1964. Later that same year, he was admitted to the Michigan Bar. During law school, Hal worked as an Examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and then as a Patent Advisor in the Office of Naval Research, U.S. Navy.
Hal entered the private practice of law in 1964 in metropolitan Detroit, Michigan, the area where he grew up. In the years since, he has engaged in all phases of patent, trademark and copyright practice, including prosecution of patent applications and licensing.
Hal’s practice also included serving as lead trial counsel and successfully litigating various patented technologies; assisting new enterprises in protecting their technology to entice investment or the sale of the enterprise; and overseeing the creation of patent, trade secret and trademark portfolios during periods of significant growth for several large corporations. As one example, he represented an automotive supplier to develop a dominant patent portfolio over forty years from start-up to maintain a major portion of their relevant market. In another success story, Hal helped catapult a start-up company by obtaining a patent for them, which they immediately used to sue an established competitor to obtain both monetary damages and an injunction. Hal successfully argued before the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals to force the USPTO to curtail the rejection known as “undue multiplicity.” During the last forty-five years, Hal has mentored approximately 100 new attorneys in the practice of patent prosecution and, as a result, developed an organized and focused training program. The training program serves as the basis for a law school course in patent preparation taught by Hal. In addition and as an adjunct to this book, Hal has developed a word processing computer program (patentarchitect.com) to render more efficient and focus the preparation of a patent application. He has been added to America’s Best Lawyers list published by Woodward/White, Inc.
We’ll be at the National Society of Black Engineers convention in Pittsburgh, PA on March 29 and 30. Look for us at the University of Notre Dame’s Graduate School booth at the Graduate Fair.
Stop by to learn more about Notre Dame’s Master of Science in Patent Law, and to pick up an invitation to the University of Notre Dame reception at the Carlton on Friday night.
Join Notre Dame’s Master of Science in Patent Law and ESTEEM programs at the SWE event in Madison, WI this Saturday!
http://swe.slc.engr.wisc.edu/regionals/events/CareerFair.html
Learn more about our curriculum, and find out more about the perks of patent agency and why now is the right time to enter patent law. Join us at Notre Dame’s technology incubator, Innovation Park, on February 24, 2012, for an open house.
1400 Angela Blvd.
Notre Dame, IN 46614
RSVP required. If you would like to attend this event please email Khoa Huynh khuynh@nd.edu or call 574-485-2279
by February 15th.
Tentative Schedule of Events
12:30–2:00 pm: Check-in and Welcome Reception in the 3rd Floor Boardroom
Sandwiches and beverages
Innovation Park tours 1-2 pm
2:00-4:00 pm: Info Sessions
ESTEEM and Patent Law One Year Master’s of Science Degree Programs
David Murphy – ESTEEM Program
Karen Deak – Patent Law Program
4:00-5:00 pm: Invited Speaker
Joseph Queenan, Innovation Park Early Stage Advisor and Recovering Entrepreneur
5:00-6:00 pm: Keynote Address
David Murphy, Associate Dean, Director of ESTEEM
6:00 pm-7:30 pm: Dinner Reception
Current ESTEEM students, ESTEEM alumni, ESTEEM faculty & faculty mentors, and Innovation Park Administrators
8:35 pm: Hockey Game
Michigan State vs. Notre Dame
RSVP required (Tickets available on a limited basis and are first come, first served; Standing room only since game is SOLD OUT)
Post game networking: Place TBD
Coming in from out of town?
Fairfield Inn and Suites – King suite rooms (includes breakfast) are reserved under the ESTEEM Program
Ivy Court and Suites – Double rooms are available at the rate of $89.00/night (includes breakfast) are reserved
under the ESTEEM Program at the adjacent to campus.1220 East Angela Boulevard South Bend, IN 46617 (574) 234-5510
Other suggested hotels within walking distance of Innovation Park: The Morris Inn at Notre Dame http://morrisinn.nd.edu/
Note: This event is open to students on campus and off campus interested in the ESTEEM and Patent Law One Year Master’s Degree Programs. The event is also open to faculty at area colleges who may be advising students on post graduate studies.