Archive for the ‘Law’ Category

When studying today, I came across an irony contained in one approach of our friends across the pond. In Europe, the European Patent Convention allows patent offices and courts to exclude inventions that offend notions of morality from patenting. The common requirement is demonstrated in the TRIPS Agreement: Members may exclude ...

Law, Religion - 1 Comment »

One of the cases treated in my reading for First Amendment today is Wooley v. Maynard, 430 U.S. 705, which held that a New Hampshire law requiring most license plates to bear the state motto "Live Free or Die" was unconstitutional. The opinion stated, "New Hampshire's statute in effect requires ...

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Last night I had a Google+ hangout with some of my law school friends, and we talked about classes we are taking next year. Patent Law I, Transactional Lawyering, Secured Transactions, First Amendment, Trusts, Wills and Estates, Professional Responsibility - it's gonna be a great fall semester!! I actually saw ...

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Today was my first day at my first law firm job! I am working at Kunzler, Needham, Massey & Thorpe, an IP firm in Salt Lake City. I have my own office, and a window! Here's my view:

Law, Life - 2 Comments »

One of the great things about law school, at least at BYU, is the vast number of highly intellectual, thought provoking guest speakers and events that come to visit the law school. I'd be tempted to say that most of the learning that I've experienced in law school has ...

Current Events, Law, Religion - 1 Comment »

The other day was the JRCLS Annual Fireside. This year it was in the Conference Center in SLC, so I went up with Annette and some friends from the law school. Elder Christofferson gave a great address. It was definitely for an audience of lawyers; he make ...

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