By Taylor Brown, a first year J.D. candidate at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Before law school she completed her B.S. in Biological Sciences. While in law school she serves as a Research Fellow for the McCarthy Institute, and is a Center Scholar for the Center for Law, Science, and Innovation. LKQ Corporation […]

By Veronica Andreev 1. What qualifications are required to become a trademark examiner at KIPO? Is there a specific background that is perhaps more advantageous? According to Enforcement decree of the Korean Patent Act, to qualify as an examiner, a person must be a state public official ranked at Grade VI or higher, working for […]

By Ariana Garrotto, a 1L at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Ariana is a fellow in the McCarthy Institute. Introduction Patent pools are agreements between two or more patent holders to share or license their patents to each other or to external parties. [1] In 1856, the first patent pool […]

By Lauren Berry, a 2L student at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Lauren is the recent winner of the McCarthy Institute and Franklyn IP Essay Contest. Her work demonstrated exceptional originality, writing skill, legal thought, and citation proficiency, impressing our panel of Senior Fellows and David Franklyn. We extend our […]

By Lauren Isagholian, interviewing Nick Huskins. Nick Huskins, Senior Corporate Counsel for IP at Amazon Studios and Prime Video has built a distinguished career at the intersection of entertainment and intellectual property (IP) law. His legal career began at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where, after taking a few entertainment classes, he quickly discovered […]