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UNH Law Welcomes New JD, Graduate Students From Around The Globe
Classes begin today at the University of New Hampshire School of Law for all students, including the 175 new JD and graduate students who come from 27 states and 17 countries. The JD class of 2014, with 134 students, ranges in age from 20 to 57. Students come from 27 states and from the Bahamas, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco and Taiwan. They have a wide variety of backgrounds, coming from undergraduate schools such as Penn State, Boston College, Virginia Tech and the … -
UNH Law Welcomes New Visiting Assistant Professor of IP
UNH Law welcomes Professor Stefania Fusco as its new visiting assistant professor of intellectual property. Fusco, who joins the faculty at UNH Law for the 2011-12 academic year, will teach International Intellectual Property and Property. "We're delighted to welcome Stefania as our inaugural visiting assistant professor in IP," said Professor Mary Wong, director of UNH Law's new Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property. "Her international background, teaching interests and research agenda are an excellent fit with UNH Law's global IP traditions. … -
Franklin Pierce Center for IP Files First Brief To US Supreme Court
The Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property at the University of New Hampshire School of Law has filed an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court, in a case billed as “a major test of copyright power.” The case, Lawrence Golan v. Erich H. Holder, Jr., poses important questions regarding the scope of Congress’ authority under the US Constitution to grant exclusive intellectual property rights without abridging free speech. It also raises issues relating to the extent to which Congress … -
UNH Law Joins Groundbreaking National Legal Education Initiative
The University of New Hampshire School of Law will lend its expertise in creating client-ready lawyers to a national initiative that aims to facilitate innovation in legal education. The initiative, Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers, was created by the University of Denver’s Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System. It centers around a consortium of 15 law schools, including UNH Law, that are committed to innovation in the spirit of the Carnegie Report, a widely cited 2007 publication that called on … -
UNH Law Names New Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Attorney Karen J. Borgstrom, the director of the New Hampshire Judicial Branch Office of Mediation and Arbitration (OMA), has been named the vice president of institutional advancement at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Borgstrom, who has extensive experience in development, marketing, public relations and communications, will start her new position on August 22. She will coordinate the Development, Alumni Relations and Communications staff to increase fundraising and active alumni participation in the law school’s ongoing programs and initiatives. This … -
UNH Law’s International Technology Transfer Institute At Work In Africa, Asia, South America
UNH Law's International Technology Transfer Institute is expanding its global impact. ITTI Director Dr. Stanley Kowalski has made two recent trips, at the request of the World Intellectual Property Organization, to developing countries to help them lay the foundation for knowledge-based economies. "WIPO has been pleased to work with ITTI, and appreciates the important work that ITTI continues to pursue; building capacity in IP management, technology transfer and information access to advance innovation in developing countries across the globe," said WIPO Director …