Albert and Vern Oldham Lectureship

The Albert and Vern Oldham Intellectual Property Law Endowment Fund was established at The University of Akron School of Law by Edwin W. “Ned” Oldham, senior partner at the former Oldham & Oldham Co., L.P.A., now Hahn Loeser + Parks, Akron. Albert and Vern Oldham founded Oldham & Oldham, a patent law firm, in 1947. The Fund is devoted to furthering The University of Akron School of Law’s mission in the area of intellectual property law. Ned Oldham sought to strengthen the teaching of patent, copyright and trademark law at the school and to focus on the importance of innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit that drives continued growth, progress and excellence in our community and nation.

Albert and Vern Oldham Intellectual Property Law Lecture Series
Thursday, April 7 at 5 p.m.
Reception to immediately follow lecture.

Michael R. Klipper, Meyer, Klipper & Mohr, PLLC

"The Intersection of Copyright Law and the Constitution"
For more than twenty years Mr. Klipper has worked on a number of issues in which the usually separate and distinct practice areas of constitutional law and copyright have intersected.  He will describe both specific instances in which these two subject areas have collided in Congress and the Courts and some of the legal and policy issues implicated therein.   Mr. Klipper's presentation is especially timely given that on March 7, 2011, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Golan v. Holder where an act of Congress is challenged as unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress's authority under the Copyright Clause and violates the First Amendment's free speech protections.  Among other things, that case may provide some insights into the scope and nature of the public domain. 

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