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Past issues of Pierce Law magazine back to 2001 can be browsed below. Articles are in PDF format; some may be quite large.

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Pierce Law Magazine
Winter 2009 • Vol. 13, No. 1

Cover story

Jorda's American Journey
by Cyril Chan '10
Announcing the Pierce Law Campaign to Establish the Karl Jorda Professorship in Patent Law

cover of Pierce Law Magazine volume 13 number 1 Feature

A Program Rich in Resources for Today's Students - IP @Pierce Law
by Professor Jon R. Cavicchi JD '84/ LLM '99

What's Hot In Intellectual Property Today?
Pierce Law Trustee Gordon V. Smith

A Commitment to IP in the Public Interest
by Professor Jon R. Cavicchi JD '84/ LLM '99

The Inventions of Ralph Baer:
A Legacy To Pierce Law's IP Library
by Sharon Callahan
Growing Up With an Inventor
by Mark Baer JD '88

Alumni in the Nation's Top Patent Law Firms
by Professor Jon R. Cavicchi JD '84/ LLM '99

Pierce Law's International Technology Transfer Institute Expands Global Outreach
by Professor Karen Hersey

Pierce Law Takes IP Knowledge to India
by Jon R. Cavicchi , Jd '84/ LLM '99, Professor of Law And Intellectual Property Librarian

  • Vishal Katariya, LLM '01
  • Keshav Dhakad, LLM '02
  • Pooja Dodd, LLM '02
  • Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, LLM '03
  • Zakir Thomas, MIP '04

Getting Down to Business
Hands-on Learning in the Intellectual Property and Transaction Clinic
by Sharon Callahan


Beyond the Law: Beth George, Baker
by Daniel Murphy, Maine Bar Journal

International Intellectual Property Consultant
Robert H. Meyer LLM '03
by Sharon Callahan

In the Global Interest, Students Gain Experience Working on Global IP Projects

  • Developing a User Friendly Online HIV-1 Vaccine Patent Database
  • Technology Transfer in Colombia
  • Identifying IP Issues Related to Biofuels
  • Developing Effective Global Partnerships in Education and Industry

by Dr. Stanley P. Kowalski '05, Scholar in Residence

PIC Fellowships

PIC Fellowship Reports
Final Reflection, by Hanna Wason '10
The Last Roadblock, by Tyler Obenauf '09

Departments

Dean's Message

Newsbriefs

  • State of the Art Courtroom Unveiled
  • The Honorable Carol Ann Conboy Receives Marilla Ricker Achievement Award
  • Merger Discussions Underway Between the University of New Hampshire and Franklin Pierce Law Center
  • Douglas J. Wood Chairman Scholarship Recipients Announced
  • Clinics Receive $51,000 New Hampshire Bar Foundation Grant
  • Second-Year Student Emelia Smallidge Receives Winnie McLaughlin Scholarship
  • Pierce Law Signs Cooperative Education Agreement with Mexico
  • Professor Woods Presents Case Study

Faculty in Action, Around the Globe and Across the Nation

Alumni Office News
Supporting Global Alumni Networks and Alumni Relationships that Last a Lifetime

  • Pierce Law Launches Updated Alumni Online Community
  • Mexico Alumni Chapter Formalized
  • Tour Pierce Law's New Courtroom
  • Photo Gallery

by Sharon Callahan, Director of Alumni Relations

Class Actions

Calendar of Events

Table of Contents

 

Pierce Law Magazine
Summer 2008 • Vol. 12, No. 2

Cover story

35 Celebrating Years - Happy Anniversary to Franklin Pierce Law Center’s 4596 Alumni!
by Jack Kenny, Cyril Chan '10 and Sharon Callahan; reprints from Parable and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

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Features

New Hope for New Medicines From “Folk” Remedies, Out of Africa, by Professor William O. Hennessey JD '86

Thirty-Five Years of Memorable Moments, illustrated by Paula Jewell

International Summer Programs, Enrich the Law School Experience, by Sharon Callahan

In the Global Interest, by Dr. Stanley Kowalski JD '05, Visiting Scholar
Pierce Law’s Intellectual Property Research Tools Team Conducted a Patent Research Project on HIV-1 for the Public-Sector Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture (PIPRA).

PIC Fellowships

PIC Fellowship Reports

  • Fighting for Prisoners’ Rights In New Hampshire, by Amy Christensen ’09
  • There’s No Place Like Home, by Megan Yaple ’09
  • Pierce Law Awards Ten Public Interest Coalition Fellowships

Departments

Dean’s Message - Celebrating 35 Years

Newsbriefs

  • New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Linda S. Dalianis Delivers Commencement Address to Class of 2008
  • Pierce Law Ranks Among the Nation’s Top Five Schools for the Study of Intellectual Property Law
  • In Memoriam, Morton E. Goulder
  • Professor John Orcutt to Chair Statewide Committee
  • First Daniel Webster Scholars Sworn in at New Hampshire Supreme Court
  • Dean Hutson Appears in Academy Award-Winning Documentary
  • Slate Magazine’s Dahlia Lithwick Guest Lecturer at Bownes Forum
  • 2008–2009 Schweitzer Fellows Announced, Hanna Wason ’10 and Saurabh Vishnubkahat ’10
  • Pierce Law Celebrates World Intellectual Property Day
  • Students Win Best Oral Argument in Eastern Region Competition of the Saul K. Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
  • Graduating Students Receive Awards
  • Pierce Law Students Compete in National Trial Competition
Faculty in Action, Around the Globe and Across the Nation

Career Services, a Quick Look Back at the Last Twenty Years of Graduates' Starting Salaries, by Katie Schendel JD ’96

Development News, Philanthropy in Action 1973–2008, by Laura S. Chaney, Director of Development

Alumni Office News - Supporting Global Alumni Networks and Alumni Relationships That Last a Lifetime, by Sharon Callahan, Director of Alumni Relations

Class Actions

“If You Think You Are Too Small to Have an Impact, Try Going to Sleep With a Mosquito.”, by the Office of Philanthropy

Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program

Calendar of Events

Table of Contents

 

Winter 2008 Vol.12, No.1

Cover story

Enforcing Calvin Klein's Trademarks in NYC, by Sara Lentini JD ’08
Sara Lentini ’08 learned first-hand about trademarks and counterfeit raids in downtown Manhattan. More >>

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Features

Caring Counsel
by Adele Nicholas
Julie Cheng JD ’99 combines her legal skills with her desire to help others in her new position at the world’s first non-profit pharmaceutical company.

Saving Lives
by Frederick C. Millett JD ’08
Frederick Millett’s externship at Atlanta’s Southern Center for Human Rights took him to the Supreme Court of the United States.

A Matter of Balance
by William J. Murphy, JD ’89
William J. Murphy JD ’89 manages a growing legal practice while serving as Rhode Island’s Speaker of the House.

A Legal Analysis:
How Two Pierce Law Alumni
Won Their Case Against
the Nation’s Largest Retailer
by Sharon Callahan
Pierce Law graduates joined forces to win a $2 million dollar judgment for their client.

Pierce Law Women Advance “Intellectual Property in the Public Interest” in China and Vietnam
by Stanley P. Kowalski JD ’05
Hong Shen LLM '03 of Beijing, China, and Linh Thi Mai Nguyen LLM '07 Hanoi, Vietnam, took their knowledge of intellectual property law to workshops back home.

Pierce Law's New Look
Pierce Law's classrooms, library and meeting rooms recently received a much-needed update.

PIC Fellowships

Civil Affairs
by Christopher Paul ’09, Orr & Reno Fellow

At Home in the Big Uneasy
by Alissa Shay Zeller ’08

Students broadened their legal skills at the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office and at the Office of the Federal Public Defender in New Orleans, LA, through Pierce Law’s Public Interest Coalition Fellowship program.

Departments

Dean's Message
Class Actions
Newsbriefs
Faculty in Action

Honor Roll: Annual Report
A sincere thank you to all for your continued support and generosity.

Career Services
Alumni Office News
Calendar

Summer 2007 Vol.11, No.2

Cover of Pierce Law magazine, Volume 11 Number 2Dean's Message

Intellectual Property Law in the Public Interest
by Professor Jon Cavicchi JD ’84/LLM ’99
and Dr. Stanley Kowalski ’05, pages 2-6

Public Service in the Nation’s Capital
by Sharon Callahan, pages 7-11

Long Way to Pierce Law
by Ion C. Abraham ’07, pages 12-13

Coping with Freelance Termination Interests
by Professor Thomas G. Field Jr., pages 14-15

Alumni Firsts
Married Judges Set New Benchmark
by Daniel Tepfer, Connecticut Post, pages 16-17

Consumer Law Clinic on Front Lines
by Professor Peter Wright ’80, pages 18-19

International Criminal Law and Justice Program, page 20

Newsbriefs, pages 21-28
Faculty in Action, page 29
Career Services, page 30
Development News, page 31
Alumni Office News, pages 32-36
Class Actions, pages 37-39
Ways to Give, by Gayle Mazalewski, page 40
International Criminal Law and Justice Program, inside back cover
Calendar

 

Winter 2007 Vol.11, No.1

8MB in PDF format

Cover – Dean John D.Hutson

Meet our Board of Trustees
by Douglas J. Wood and Sharon Callahan, page 2

Dean John D. Hutson
by Megan De Vorsey and Sharon Callahan, page 7

The Risks of Buying Secrets
by Professor Thomas G. Field Jr., page 10

Alumni Firsts
Hedy Grant '79 and Suzanne Sherman '79
Patent Pending, page 11

Courtroom a Classroom for Law Students
by Annmarie Timmons, Concord Monitor, page 12

Attorney is Animal's Spokeman
by Julie Wallace, The Akron Beacon Journal, page 14

Teaching Judicial Opinion Writing
by Adjunct Professor John Greabe, page 16

PIC Fellowship Reports
Alicia Novi '07
Michelle Wolfenden '07

Making a Difference
Alumni Profile,Peter Y. Wolfe '81
by Robert M.Viles, page 20

Honor Roll
Annual Report, page 23

Newsbriefs, page 28
Faculty in Action, page 33
Career Services, page 34
Alumni Office News, page 35
Class News, page 41
Update Your Alumni Record, page 44
Global Reach
Global Education
Pierce Law Graduate Programs in Intellectual Property, Commerce And Technology Span The Globe, inside back cover
Calendar – back cover

Summer 2006 . Vol. 10, No. 2

7.5 MB in PDF format

A New Breed of Law Firm
front cover

Dean's Message
Mission Statement

Features
page 1

Graduate Translates Gratitude into Gift to Pierce Law
by Jamie Moss, page 2 to 3

A New Breed of Law Firm
by Sharon Callahan, page 4 to 7

Appellate Defender Program Celebrates 25 Years
by Professor Christopher Johnson, page 8 to 9

Alumni Firsts
John Hart '98 Authors Debut Novel
Arnold Karanko '76 Knighted in Finland, page 10 to 11

Azerbaijan Scholar Kamil Valiyev '06
by Sharon Callahan, page 12 to 13

PIC Fellowship Report
Leslie Leonard '06, page 14

Making a Difference
Alumni Profile, Terry Solomon '83
by Robert M.Viles, page 15 to 17

IP Amicus Clinic Launched
by Professor Thomas G. Field Jr., page 18

Webster Scholars Make History
by Professor John Burwell Garvey, page 19

Global Connections
Alumni Around the World, page 20 to 21

Newsbriefs
* Inventor Dean Kamen and Dr. Chulsu Kim Receive Honorary Degrees U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Arthur J. Gajarsa Addresses Graduating Class of 2006
* Pierce Law Appoints Three Alumni to Board of Trustees
* Pierce Law Finishes in Top Four in Giles Sutherland Rich National IP Moot Court Competition
* Three Students Named Schweitzer Fellows
* Professor Albert Scherr Elected to ACLU Board of Directors
* Professor Field Authors Article for U.S. Department of State
* Criminal Practice Clinic Students Win Not Guilty Verdict
* Public Interest Coalition Fellowships Awarded to Fifteen Students
* 2006 Lawyer of the Year
* Pierce Law Offers Free Access to WestlawPRO for Library Patrons
* Affordable Housing Project Honors the Late Professor Bruce E. Friedman
* Professor Richey Associate Dean of Graduate Programs
page 22 to 29

Faculty in Action, page 30
Career Services, page 31
Alumni Office News, page 32 to 37
Class Actions, page 38 to 40
Launching a Dream, inside back cover
Calendar of Events, back cover

Winter 2006 . Vol. 10, No. 1

19.4 MB in PDF formatt

 

Dean's Message, inside front cover
Features, page 1
Alumni at the Head of the Classroom, page 2-8
The Germeshausen Center Turns 20, page 9-12
Meet the Vice Dean of Tsinghua University School of Law, page 13-14
Shaping IP Law in China, page 15
Librarian Internships for JD Candidates, page 16-17
PIC Fellowship Reports, Erin Callahan '07, Mary Krueger '06, page 18-20
Making a Difference, Alumni Profile, Joshua Epel '80, page 21-23
Honor Roll, Annual Report, page 24-27
Newsbriefs, page 28-33
Faculty in Action, page 34
Career Services, page 35
Alumni News, page 36-39
Class Actions, page 40-44
Every Gift is Important, inside back cover
Calendar of Events, back cover

 

Summer 2005 . Vol. 9, No. 2

 

Front Cover
Dean' Message, Inside Front Cover
Features
U.S. Congressman Timothy J. Ryan '00, pages 2-4
Oldest Patent Attorney Yardley Chittick, pages 6-7
Concord Man Joins Iraqi Democracy, pages 8-9
Iraq: From the Front Lines, page 10
Making A Difference, pages 11-13
Patti Blanchette '80
An Exception to Liability for Experimental Use?, pages 14-17
PIC Fellowship Reports, page 18
Newsbriefs, pages 19-23
Faculty in Action, page 24
Career Services, page 25
Alumni News, pages 26-30
Class Actions, pages 31-32
Calendar of Events

Winter 2005 - Vol. 9, No. 1

Front Cover
Dean's Message, Inside Front Cover
Features, page 1
Chile: After the Revolution, pages 2-5
From the Courtroom to the Classroom, pages 6-1
U.S. Patents Recovered, pages 16-17
Making a Difference - Alumni Profile, pages 18-19
The Webster Scholar Program, pages 20-21
PIC Fellowship Reports, pages 22-23
Newsbriefs, pages 24-27
Investing in Excellence Annual Report, pages 28-29
Alumni News, pages 30-32
Faculty in Action, pages 33
Class Actions, pages 34-35
Career Services, pages 36
Summer Programs, Inside Back Cover
Calendar of Events, Back Cover

 

Summer 2004, Vol 8, No 2

Front Cover
Dean's Message, Inside Front Cover
Features, page 1
James Judd and His 7 Sins, pages 2-4
Robert H. Rines, pages 5-7
Celebrating Our Global Community, pages 8-11
Making a Difference - Alumni Profile, pages 12-15
A Patchwork Quilt of Investigations, page 16
My Summer at the NH Civil Liberties Union, page 17
Technology Worth Patenting, pages 18-19
Professor Bryan Harris Remembered, pages 20-21
Barry MacMichael '79, pages 22-23
Newsbriefs, pages 24-26
Career Services, pages 27-29
Alumni News, pages 30-32
Faculty in Action, page 33
Class Actions, pages 34-36
ACLU Notice, Inside Back Cover
Calendar of Events, Back Cover

Winter 2004' Vol 8, No 1

 

From Armenia to the Federal Bench, page 2
PIC Fellowship Reports, page 6
Victim's Advocate, page 9
A Nation's Tragedy, page 10
Making a Difference, page 11
Investing in Excellence Annual Report, page 21
Newsbriefs, page 25
Alumni News, page 30
Career Services, page 33
Class Actions, page 34

Summer 2003' Vol 7, No 2

Complete issue (22 MB)
Bruce E. Friedman's Legacy, page 2
By Sharon Callahan

Franklin Pierce: Trial Lawyer, page 5
By Professor Christopher M. Johnson

Loan Repayment Assistance Program, page 10
By Mary Sheffer & Brigette Holmes

Viles Fellowship Recipient, page 11
By Sharon Callahan

Making a Difference
By Robert M. Viles
Muriel Finnegan '81, page 13
Joseph C. Borsellino '87, page 16
Newsbriefs, page 19
Office of Institutional Advancement, page 25
Alumni News, page 26
Career Services, page 29
Class Actions, page 30

Winter 2003, Vol. 7, No. 1

Front cover, 724K
Dean's message, 54K
Table of contents, 407K
Alumni Pursue New Dreams By Sharon Callahan, 2.9MB
New Methodology for Teaching By Professor Hugh Gibbons, .4MB
Student Diaries from Tsinghua By Brian J. Moyer '04, 4.6MB
Making a Difference, Linda Theresa Raczek '89, The Honorable Arthur Brennan '83 By Robert M. Viles, 1.3MB
Introducing Pierce Law Review, 432K
Investing in Excellence Annual Report, 574K
Newsbriefs, 3.1MB
Career Services, 53K
Alumni News and Class Actions, 4.2MB
Inside Back Cover, 6MB
Back Cover, 58K

 

Summer 2002, Vol. 6, No. 2

Front cover, 437K
Dean's message, 445K
Table of contents, 352K
Celebrating Legal Legacies, 3.74M
Feltner's Pyrrhic Victory, 974K
Tribute to Robert Shaw, 1.62M
Making a Difference: Alumni Profile, John H. Metz '77, 2.31M
Making a Difference: Alumni Profile, Donna F. Edwards '89, 1.45M
In the Public Interest, 1.82M
Newsbriefs, 3.79M
Career Services, 541K
Alumni News, 863K
Office of Institutional Advancement, 343K
Class Actions, 999K
Why give to the Annual Campaign?, 407K
Calendar of Events, 242K

Winter 2002 Vol 6, No 1

 

Dean’s Message, inside front cover
Remembering September 11, 2001, page 2
My Summer at the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, by Brian Nicholas ’03, page 5
Shaping the World of Intellectual Property, by Sharon Callahan, page 6,7, & 10
IP Faculty, page 8 & 9
Professor Karl Jorda, A Driving Force in Intellectual Property, page 8
Pierce Law Faculty Publish Intellectual Property Books, page 8
Pierce Law to Offer New Degree Programs in Cyber Law and e-Commerce, page 9
Beijing 2002 Intellectual Property Summer Institute, page 9
Making a Difference: Alumni Profile, by Robert M. Viles page 11
William O. Hennessey ’86, Forging a Path in Cross-Cultural Education
Nina Kraut ’78, Human Rights & Civil Liberties Champion
Philadelphia Externship Equals Opportunity, by Professor Ellen Musinsky, page 19
The Honor Roll, A Thank You for All Who Generously Donated, page 21
Newsbriefs, page 23
WIPO and Pierce Law Sponsor Basic Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar in April
Pierce Law Announces Ninth Annual Education Law Institute
Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Speaks at Pierce Law Kenison Lecture
Pierce Law to Host New England Librarians Meetings
Pierce Law to Host First Litigation Technology Moot Court Competition
Institute of Health Law and Ethics Receives Grant
Pierce Law Completes $3.2 Million Building Addition to House Clinical Programs
Institute for Law School Teaching to Hold Conference at Pierce Law
Alumni News, by Denise Wester, page 27
Class Actions, page 28
Career Services Resources Available to Alumni, by Patricia White, inside back cover
Calendar of Events 2002, back cover

2001, Vol 5, No 1

Front cover, 65K
Dean's message, 11K
Table of contents, 25K
New Technologies: E-Electronic Education and the Law, 28K
Making a Difference, 17K
Making a Difference: Alumni Profile, N. Linda Goldstein '78, 27K
Making a Difference: Alumni Profile, Richard P. Burgoon, Jr. '87, 595K
A Russian Copyright Conference, 63K
A Report from a Russian Copyright Conference, 60K
My Summer at Pine Tree Legal Assistance, 19K
Prosecution and Defense: The Balance of Justice, A Look at the Law from Both Sides, 82K
Intellectual Asset Management: Explained and Expanded, 20K
Newsbriefs, New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate Justice James E. Duggan Addresses Graduating Class, 42K
Alumni News, 17K
Class Actions, 24K
The Career Services Office/ Alumni Connection: A Key Partnership, 14K

2000, Vol 4, No 1

Front Cover, 3,836K
Table of Contents, 3,597K
Dean's Message, 23K
Welcome Dean John D. Hutson, 91K
A Passion for Social Justice, 90K
Legal Reform in Russia, A Report from the Front, 1,070K
Copyright and Beyond in the Digital Age, 24K
Honor Roll, 42K
Building More than a Building, 17,363K
Move Over Slinky, Here Comes Shapeemate tm., 236K
Newsbriefs, Law Center Breaks Ground for $3.6 Million Building Addition on Washington Street, 10,454K
Alumni News: Alumni Receptions - From Boston to San Francisco, 55K
Class Actions, 969K
Inside Back Cover, 89K

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