Dear Readers, The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law (“RIPL”) is pleased to announce the publication of our final issue of the journal’s eighteenth volume.  This issue features six articles authored by practitioners and professors in the field of intellectual property law, as well as two student-member comments.  Our first featured article, entitled “Abstraction in…

The Young Patent Practitioner Series continues with its second installment on “Types of Applications (MPEP 200, 600, 1400, 1800 Summary),” a lesson from Sangik Bae, an intellectual property attorney at Ladas & Parry, LLP‘s Chicago office. Mr. Bae’s attached post provides an overview of the patent prosecution process by explaining the types of patent applications, specifically focusing…

The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law is proud to announce the publication of Issue 3 of Volume 18! We are pleased to feature articles by Benjamin Bradford & Remi Jaffre, Claire Guo, and Evan Tallmadge covering a wide range of topics, including: derivative trade secrets, the intersection of antitrust and patent law, and…

The John Marshall Law School Review of Intellectual Property Law’s “Young Patent Practitioner Series” aims to help young patent practitioners, including patent attorneys, patent agents, law school students, and persons preparing for the patent bar exam, increase their understanding of patent law and procedure. We begin this series with “Patent Law 101 (MPEP 2100 Summary),”…

Dear Subscribers, The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law is proud to announce the publication of Issue 2 of Volume 18! We are pleased to feature articles by Dr. Muhammad Masum Billah, Sherry Knowles & Dr. Anthony Prosser, and Stefan Michel covering a wide range of topics: including the resale of digital works under…