The UCI IPAT Clinic was recently mentioned in an Above the Law article, which discussed how law school clinics serve as a valuable tool in gaining hands-on IP experience. The article focused on the law school IP clinics that are public-interest focused, and explained the work those clinics do. The article quoted the UCI IPAT Clinic’s mission statement and mentioned the Clinic’s work in requesting exemptions under the DMCA. You can read the full article here: https://abovethelaw.com/2018/02/public-interest-ip-law-school-clinics/?rf=1
IPAT Clinic Student Robert Winson Profiled by UCI Law Student News
UCI Law’s Student News recently featured IPAT Clinic student Robert Winson in an article detailing his experiences since transferring to UCI. Robert spoke positively about his work in the Clinic:
But what drew Winson to UCI Law was the school’s Clinical programs, and his experience in international business and contracts, plus his interest in intellectual property, which made the IP, Arts, and Technology Clinic, directed by Professor Jack Lerner, a natural fit. Having previously served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Mary Final Schulte at the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Winson is enjoying his work drafting company formation and trademark documentation for two tech startups, and he has secured a summer job at Brown Rudnick.
“The clinical programs here at UCI are an incredible learning opportunity,” Winson said, “and provide students with unmatched hands-on training to complement UCI’s renowned classroom experience. That, coupled with the unheard-of faculty and staff support,” Winson said, “is why the students, and graduates of UCI Law, honestly do so well.”
Read more about Robert’s experiences with the Clinic and UCI Law here.
Christina Gagnier Joins IPAT as Adjunct Professor
The UCI Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic is pleased to announce that Christina Gagnier has joined the Clinic as an adjunct professor. Professor Gagnier, who also previously taught privacy and security law at UCI Law, first began working with the Clinic in the spring semester of 2016. She will continue to assist the Clinic in its work with entrepreneurs and startups, and she will also supervise the Clinic’s work for non-profit organizations like Without My Consent and on issues concerning cyber exploitation.
“It has been my privilege as an alumna of UC Irvine to come back to the campus and work with students through the IPAT Clinic. Our work over the last semester has been at the intersection of law and technology, whether supporting innovators in emerging businesses around Southern California or providing much needed resources for victims of cyber exploitation. I look forward to continuing this work with Professor Lerner and the Clinic students.”
In addition to her work as an adjunct, Professor Gagnier currently leads the Internet, Intellectual Property & Technology practice at Gagnier Margossian LLP, with a specialization in social media, copyright and information privacy.
In her practice, Professor Gagnier consults technology companies on policy issues ranging from patent law reform to communications issues, such as Network Neutrality. Her primary research concerns issues of cyber rights and the intersection of on and offline action. Her most recent academic publication, On Privacy: Liberty in the Digital Revolution, contains analysis of the impacts of our behavior online on society’s legal privacy rights.
Gagnier serves as a member of the Federal Communication Commission’s Consumer Advisory Committee and California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ Cyber-Exploitation Task Force, and she is a subject matter expert on Cyber Exploitation to California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). In addition to her practice, Professer Gagnier frequently writes and speaks on cutting edge technology issues. She blogs in the Technology section of The Huffington Post, serves as the host for TechWire on the California Channel, and has been interviewed by MSNBC, The Atlantic, Politico, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, The San Jose Mercury News, The Verge, The Recorder, and The New York Times, among many others.
Gagnier earned a B.A. in Political Science and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Irvine, a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy, and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco.
“Professor Gagnier’s experience at the cutting edge of technology law and her public-minded approach to the practice provides a wonderful complement to the work we do here in the IPAT Clinic,” said Professor Jack Lerner, who directs the Clinic. “We are delighted to welcome her to our team.”
IPAT Students and Alumni Earn California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award for Work on DMCA Exemptions
Congratulations to UCI IPAT Clinic students and alumni for the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year award they earned for obtaining exemptions to the copyright laws that affect filmmakers and authors nationwide, preserving their rights to make fair use! On Tuesday, IPAT students Aaron Benmark, Sasha Danielyan, and Lauren Wong joined Professor Jack Lerner and co-counsel from Donaldson Callif at a reception in San Francisco to accept the award.