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Articles from October, 2012: Show All Articles
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Buzz Scherr and Former Student Team Up To Create NH Voter Rights App
Professor Albert "Buzz" Scherr, in his role as a board member of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, has created, with the help of Eman Pahlevani JD '12, the "You Can't Stop Me: Voter App" to provide New Hampshire residents with the resources they need to protect their voting rights. "Our goal is to give the confused voter a tool to help in sorting (photo ID and registration requirements) out so they don't just turn around and leave," Scherr told the … -
Stan Kowalski Shares His Innovation Expertise in South Africa
Dr. Stan Kowalski, Director of UNH Law's International Technology Transfer Institute (ITTI) just returned from Pretoria, South Africa, where he was invited to participate in the WIPO Workshop on Access to Technology for Innovation – Patent Search Strategies and Techniques, a program jointly organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Innovation Hub of South Africa (TIH) and the National Intellectual Property Management Office of South Africa (NIPMO). Dr. Kowalski delivered a series of lectures on technology transfer, patent database … -
UNH Law Faculty News - October 2012
Dean Broderick, Mary Wong, and Karen Borgstrom visit alumni in China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Dean Broderick has made numerous appearances in the NH press to argue against the passage of the proposed constitutional amendment giving the legislature greater control over the judiciary. He can be found in the Concord Monitor, the Union Leader, the Nashua Telegraph, and the Keene Sentinel. He also debated the issue on NHPR's The Exchange. Dean Broderick is appearing during a plenary session at the 8th … -
“Do Good As You Do Well”: Bruce Friedman Pro Bono Award Presented to Marilyn McNamara JD ‘77
The inaugural Bruce E. Friedman Pro Bono Award was presented yesterday to Marilyn Billings McNamara JD ’77. The award, sponsored by the UNH Law Social Justice Institute and the New Hampshire Bar Association, honors the accomplishments of a UNH Law graduate and NH Bar member who exemplifies the commitment to public service of Bruce Friedman, the late founder of the civil practice clinic at the law school and a legend in the world of civil legal services in New Hampshire. McNamara is … -
Mary Wong Assumes New Leadership Role at ICANN
Professor Mary Wong, Director of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property, has been named to a new leadership position at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN), the organization responsible for coordinating the global Internet domain name system. For the past four years, Professor Wong has been an elected member of ICANN's main policy development council (GNSO) that develops global policies for .com, .org, .net and other generic top-level domain names. These policies cover a wide range of … -
UNH Law Visits Alumni in China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan
Between August 25 and September 12, Dean Broderick, Professor Mary Wong (Director of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property), and Karen Borgstrom (Vice President of Institutional Advancement) traveled to China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Gordon V. Smith, UNH Law's Distinguished Professor of IP Management, who was teaching in Singapore at the time, joined them in Japan. They visited UNH Law alumni and explored new opportunities for expanding UNH Law's presence in Asia. The Franklin Pierce Center for IP is … -
UNH Law Hosts Grand Opening of Patent & Trademark Resource Center with Full Day of Public Events
The University of New Hampshire School of Law Library, recently designated as the New Hampshire Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC), will host a Grand Opening on Thursday, November 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and UNH Law have a wide range of activities planned to appeal to New Hampshire inventors, entrepreneurs, investors, and lawyers. This free day of events is open to anyone interested in learning more about intellectual property. CLE … -
Accessing Justice: Celebrating Pro Bono
UNH Law’s Social Justice Institute introduces the Justice, Leadership and Public Policy Speaker Series. Under the theme of Accessing Justice: Celebrating Pro Bono, the top judges from New York, Texas, and New Hampshire will appear at UNH Law in the coming weeks to discuss the importance of pro bono work and state strategies to improve access to justice. According to Professor Erin Corcoran, director of the Social Justice Institute, the three state chief justices will address the challenge of meeting the … -
UNH Law Faculty News
Chuck Temple appeared in the NH Sunday News to discuss the implications of NH's new "jury nullification" law. Buzz Scherr continues to promote the NHCLU's Voters' Rights App (created with the help of Eman Pahlevani JD'12) with interviews in the Portsmouth Herald, and the Concord Monitor, and an appearance on New Hampshire Public Radio. John Greabe published a column in the Nashua Telegraph on "What the New Voter ID Law Means to You." Visiting Professor Michael McCann has been in demand lately for his …