The University of Kansas School of Law hosts the inaugural Patent Conference Friday, April 8, 2011. The call for papers deadline is Feb. 15, 2011.<blockquote>The Patent Conference, or Pat Con, is a cooperative effort between the University of Kansas School of Law, the Chicago-Kent College of Law, the University of San Diego School of Law, and Boston College Law School to hold an annual conference where patent scholars in law, economics, management science, and other disciplines can share their research. Given the importance, and rapid growth, of academic research into patents, Dave Schwartz, Ted Sichelman, David Olson, and I [Andrew Torrance] believe the time has come for the wide range of scholars engaged in this important work to gather in a regular forum, as scholars in intellectual property have fruitfully done for years. After this year’s inaugural Patent Conference, future annual conferences will rotate among Boston College, Chicago-Kent, San Diego, and the University of Kansas.
If you would like to present your patent research at the 2011 Patent Conference, please submit an abstract to Andrew Torrance at torrance@ku.edu by February 15th, 2011. You are more than welcome to attend even if you prefer not to present. We welcome scholarship from legal academics, but also encourage participation from scholars in economics, business, management science, policy, medicine, public health, engineering, and technology studies. Presenters will be expected to cover their own travel and accommodations expenses, but there will be no registration fee, and meals and refreshments during the conference will be provided. We look forward to your participation in the Patent Conference/Pat Con 2011.
Cheers,
Andrew, Dave, Ted, and David
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