More Faculty News Assistant Professor of Law Colleen Chien was quoted in a Reuters story that ran in over 50 sites or publications worldwide, about how Facebook was the target of opportunistic patent lawsuits just before its massive filing for an initial public stock offering. In addition, her commentary appeared in 148 publications and websites after she talked to Reuters and the San Jose Mercury News about the patent lawsuit Yahoo brought against Facebook. Santa Clara Law Professor Eric Goldman was shortlisted as an “IP Thought Leader” nominee by Managing Intellectual Property for their 2012 IP awards. The shortlists are compiled by a team of researchers in New York based on information gained over several months. Managing Intellectual Property is the leading global resource for IP news and analysis. He wrote a recent article in Ars Technica about a defamation case involving Wikipedia (visit us online for a link). In addition, Goldman was quoted in numerous tech-law stories, including a widely reprinted Bloomberg story about Google’s ability to combat malware on its Android phone apps, and an ABC News story about two Kentucky women who allege their reputations were destroyed by online attacks. He was also quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Warren’s Washington Internet Daily, CNET, and Above the Law about SOPA; InformationWeek about Oracle’s rejection of a $272 million SAP award over copyright infringement; and National Law Journal, about who owns a person’s Twitter account. Professor Tyler Ochoa filed an amicus brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case involving foreign copyrights, Golan v. Holder. The brief provided an historical perspective about whether Congress’s first copyright statute in 1790 removed any works from the public domain.
Professor Margaret Russell was cited in more than 100 stories about the Prop. 8 case, via articles in the Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, ABC News, The Atlantic Monthly, Bay Citizen, and Newsradio95.com. She also was quoted in a widely reprinted San Jose Mercury News article about allegations that a police officer arresting a woman also posted a risqué photo of her on her Facebook page from her cell phone. Professor Alan Scheflin, a national leader on the topic of mind and behavior control, was mentioned in a lengthy CNN story about efforts by Sirhan Sirhan’s defense lawyers to get a new trial based on research by Scheflin, and an alleged newly discovered tape
recording of the 1968 shooting of Robert F. Kennedy. The story was picked up in more than 60 additional sites or publications. Professor David Sloss’s book, International Law in the U.S. Supreme Court, has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the American Society of International Law. His award goes to a work of “high technical craftsmanship and utility to practicing lawyers and scholars.” The award was presented in March at the annual meeting of the society.
To read more faculty news, updated weekly, visit law.scu.edu/faculty/facultyspotlight.cfm.
Moot Court Teams Advance
An honors moot court team of Santa Clara Law students won a prestigious trademark moot court competition in San Francisco, and advanced to the finals of the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C. Secondyear Santa Clara Law students Jacob Vigil (left) and Christopher Creech (right) took first place in the regional competition in February. The team was coached by Jeremiah Armstrong ’07 (center), an associate at McDermott, Will & Emery. To read more student news, updated weekly, visit law.scu.edu/life/studentspotlight.cfm
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