Student Articles

By Obren Manjencich. Obren Manjencich is a second-year law student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, where he serves as an Associate Editor for the Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. With a strong focus on Intellectual Property and Sports & Entertainment law, he is committed to building a career at the intersection of […]

By Jason Huang. Jason is a 1L at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and is a McCarthy Fellow. He was born in Texas but grew up in Shanghai, China, where he lived until he graduated high school. He spent a gap year hiking across the United States, then enrolled at Thomas Aquinas College […]

By Daniel Metz. Daniel is a current 1L at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of law at ASU. He’s interested in the ways that law can be used to maximize the potential of emerging technologies, while also protecting against their potential pitfalls. Prior to law school, Daniel worked as a data scientist in the advertising […]

By Nic Bonfiglio. Nicolas Bonfiglio is a 1L JD candidate at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. With an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering he is very interested in patent prosecution and litigation. Having passed the patent bar before entering law school he is ready to start helping inventors protect their ideas. He currently […]

By Tanner Murray. Tanner is a 2L at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, as well as a McCarthy Institute Fellow. The ongoing litigation between Corteva Agriscience LLC and Inari Agriculture, Inc. illustrates the tension among the fields of patent law, plant variety protection, and international biotechnical competition as they converge in […]

By Benjamin Alto. Benjamin Alto is a 3L Juris Doctorate candidate at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University with a focus on Intellectual Property law. He currently serves as a McCarthy Institute Fellow starting in 2023. Ben brings a background in patent and trademark prosecution and litigation, having worked with the Lisa […]

By Lesley Forst Michalegko. Lesley Forst Michalegko is a 3L JD candidate at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She is interested in data, privacy, biotechnology and health law. During her time in law school Lesley served as a Law, Science and Innovation Scholar and a McCarthy Fellow. Lesley has […]

By Eunmi Kang. Eunmi is a second year law student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. She graduated from law school in Korea before moving to the United States. Previously, she worked at the Human Rights Commissioner’s Office in South Korea, working with foreign clients. She is a Fellow of the McCarthy Institute […]

By Shannon Kavanagh. Shannon is a 2L J.D. Candidate at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She is an honors graduate of Penn State University and the Bellisario College of Communications with a degree in print and digital journalism and a minor in women, gender and sexuality studies.  She is a […]

By Payton Love. Payton is a 2L at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and serves as the Co-Chair of the Symposium Branch at the McCarthy Institute. He earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration at Grand Canyon University. This past summer, Payton externed at the United States Federal District Court with Judge Brnovich. […]

By: Bianca Moazez. Bianca Moazez is a 1L at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, with a strong interest in law, science, and innovation. She is a Law, Science, and Innovation (LSI) Center Scholar. She serves as a 1L Representative for the Law and Science Student Association (LASSA), an Admissions […]

By Sarah Siddiqui. Sarah Siddiqui is a 2L at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Before law school, she graduated from UCLA with a degree in political science. Currently, Sarah is an Associate Editor for Jurimetrics and a fellow at the McCarthy Institute. I. INTRODUCTION Matal v. Tam is a landmark decision by the United […]

By Faith Keist. Faith Keist is a 1L at Sandra Day O’Connor Law School. She is the Marketing Co-ordinator for the Copyright Symposium within the McCarthy Institute. She has an interest in both government and public policy work and international human rights law. She is hoping to receive an internship for human rights work over […]

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 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 […]

By Rayne Wolf, interviewing Steven Laxton. Steven Laxton, an alumnus of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, is a patent litigation associate at Winston & Strawn. With a unique blend of engineering expertise and legal acumen, Steven’s career exemplifies the intersection of technology and law. His time clerking for one […]

By Annie Weiler Annie Weiler is a 1L J.D. candidate at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. As the Chair of Line Editing and Cite Checking for the McCarthy Institute, she is particularly interested in the intersection of intellectual property, entertainment, and consumer protection Outside of intellectual property, Annie is interested in professional ethics, […]

By Kylie Snow Kylie Snow is a third year J.D. candidate at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Before law school she completed her B.S. in Biological Sciences and her M.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology. While in law school she serves as the Senior Note and Comment Editor for Jurimetrics, is the McCarthy […]

By Timmy Basista Timmy Basista is a 3L JD candidate at ASU Law with a strong interest in clerking aiming to carve a pathway up to clerking at the Federal Circuit. They are one of the Student Co-Executive Directors of the McCarthy Institute. They especially enjoy copyright and patent within the field of IP. Along […]