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The Intellectual Property Advisory Council was formed in 2000 to alert the School of Law and its Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology to developments in the rapidly evolving field of intellectual property. The Council is made up of members who are experts in the field from around the nation and around the world. It serves an important role in advancing the IP curriculum, as well as fostering relationships with businesses and law firms, assisting students with career planning issues, and matters related to program and resource development. It has had great success in its efforts to propel the School of Law to the forefront of intellectual property expertise. A foundation of excellence for the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology has been assured by the past and present support of alumni, friends, corporations and associations. Their altruistic spirit has, in perpetuity, established a foundation of academic excellence in intellectual property at The University of Akron School of Law for students and the legal profession. More specifically, the Council, which serves at the pleasure of The University of Akron School of Law, shall have the following goals and objectives:
- Advocacy: To promote the School of Law and the Center for Intellectual Property Law within the intellectual property law community.
- Curriculum: To provide advice to the School of Law and the Center for Intellectual Property Law on such matters as curriculum development and faculty recruiting.
- Dialogue: To arrange opportunities for structured and unstructured communications and involvement among students, faculty and the intellectual property law community.
- Employment: To assist students in obtaining information regarding the practice of intellectual property law and in seeking employment.
- Outreach: To advise and support the activities of the School of Law, vis-à-vis strategic alliances with external constituencies.
- Philanthropy: To assist the School of Law in resource development, including the cultivation and solicitation of philanthropic resources.
- Recruitment: To assist the School of Law in recruiting outstanding students.
Membership Roster
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John M. Vasuta,, Esq. ('92)
Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Firestone
Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Vice Chair: |
Bruce J. Hendricks, Esq.
Associate General Counsel
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron, Ohio |
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Members:
Toni Polson Ashton, Esq.
Senior Partner
Sim & McBurney
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
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Charles Hauff, Esq. (’89)
Attorney
Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Phoenix, Ariz. |
Gerald Rosenthal
Chief Executive Officer
Open Invention Network
New York, N.Y. |
The Honorable Alice Batchelder ('71)
U.S. Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit |
Mark Inzetta, Esq.
Vice President,
Assistant General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Wendy’s International, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio |
Rochelle K. Seide, Esq. ('84)
Partner, Intellectual Property Group
Arent Fox PLLC
New York, N.Y. |
The Honorable Deborah L. Cook ('78)
U.S. Court of Appeals – Sixth Circuit
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Dr. Frank N. Kelley, Dean
College of Polymer Science and
Polymer Engineering
The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio |
Bradford R. Signet, Esq. ('81)
Associate General Counsel
American Electric Power Company
Columbus, Ohio |
Noel M. Cook, Esq.
Shareholder
Owen, Wickersham & Erickson, P.C.
San Francisco, Calif.
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Young Kim, Esq.
Senior Partner
Kim & Chang
Seoul, Korea |
Michael D. Stovsky
Partner
Ulmer & Berne LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
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Alan A. Csontos, Esq.
6 Triple Crown Court
Greenville, S.C.
Phone: 864-627-0933
E-mail: alancsontos@charter.net |
D. Randall King, Esq. (’73)
CEO
Merchant & Gould P.C.
Minneapolis, Minn. |
James D. Troxell
Partner
Squire Sanders & Dempsey, LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
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A. John Demarco, Esq.
Patent Attorney
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Tokyo, Japan
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Peter Klusmann, Esq.
European Patent Attorney
Hoffman Elite
Munich, Germany
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Joyce A. Ward
In-house Intellectual Property Counsel
National Inventors Hall of Fame (Alexandria Office)
Alexandria, Va. |
Helen M. Free, D.Sc.
Elkhart, Ind. |
Charles B. Lyon, Esq.
Chair, Intellectual Property Group
Calfee, Halter & Griswold, LLP
Cleveland, Ohio |
Wayne Watkins
Assoc. V.P. for Research
V.P. for Research Office
The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
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Richard J. Gilbey, Esq.
Partner
Gilbey de Haas-Advocates
Paris, France
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Jerome S. Marger, Esq. (’70)
Senior Counsel
Marger Johnson & McColom P.C.
Portland, Ore.
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W. Mack Webner. Esq. ('68)
Chair Emeritus
Partner
Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Washington, D.C. |
Jerome Gilson, Esq.
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Chicago, Ill.
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Linda K. McLeod
Partner, Trademark and Copyright Practice Group
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Washington D.C.
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Harold Wegner, Jr., Esq.
Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP
Washington, D.C.
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Michael A. Grow, Esq.
Arent Fox PLLC
Washington, D.C.
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Scott M. Oldham, Esq. ('91)
Partner
Hahn Loeser + Parks, LLP
Akron, Ohio |
Ronald P. Yaist, Esq. ('67)
Emeritus Member
Stow, Ohio
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The Honorable James S. Gwin ('79)
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio |
Ralph Oman, Esq.
Counsel
Dechert
Washington, D.C. |
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Richard H. Haas, Esq.
Emeritus Member
Silver Lake, Ohio
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Congressman Tom C. Sawyer
Akron, Ohio
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