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The USC Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic is a clinical program run by faculty and student legal interns at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law School. The Clinic provides free basic intellectual property legal assistance to filmmakers, artists, journalists, musicians, small businesses, non-profit organizations, innovators, independent developers and others who have limited resources for legal services. The Clinic provides a range of intellectual property related services for its clients, including counseling on copyright and fair use, trademarks, unfair competition, and right of publicity legal issues;registering trademarks; drafting basic work-for-hire agreements,contribution agreements, assignments,and other contracts relating to intellectual property ownership; drafting and negotiating basic license agreements; reviewing and updating existing intellectual property policies and Terms of Use and End User License Agreements (EULAs).
To learn more about the Clinic and its work you can browse this website or get in contact with us by phone or e-mail.
Meet a Federal Circuit Judge!
USC LAW STUDENTS ONLY: The Federal Circuit is coming to Gould, and you're invited!
The USC Gould School of Law is proud to announce that on Tuesday, October 4, a panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will hold four live hearings before a student audience. The judges and their law clerks will also join Gould students for lunch in the faculty lounge.
This is a rare opportunity to meet federal appellate judges and observe their work. It's a great treat to be able to offer it to you.
Please rsvp to events@law.usc.edu
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