Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation

Thank you, Austin Champion of Champion LLP, for sharing your insights with SMU Dedman School of Law students this week! They particularly loved the trivia+swag portion of the event!

SMU's Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation invited Austin Champion (J.D., SMU, 2008) to speak with students this week. Drawing on lessons learned in his legal career, Champion shared the soft skills that define successful professionals, including intellectual curiosity, networking and calculated risk-taking.

Complimentary registration is open ➡️www.smu.edu/IP2023⬅️ for the 19th Symposium on Emerging Intellectual Property Issues: Intellectual Property & The Business of Innovations on Friday, Feb, 24th. 4 hrs CLE pending. Keynote address by Chief District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, U.S. Dist. Court, Eastern District of Texas. Complimentary breakfast, lunch and networking reception! SMU Dedman School of Law www.smu.edu/IP2023

It's been a busy semester for the Tsai Center! One of the highlights of our fall events was the inaugural Tsai Social, where students and faculty could mingle in a casual setting. Everyone had such a great time, we plan to host another soon!

Thank you, Darren Nicholson of Burns Charest LLP for joining us for the final of the semester! SMU Dedman School of LawLaw students enjoyed hearing about your work representing hospitals in .

Kicking off the 2022-2023 academic year with a welcome dinner for our , co-directors and new dean of at the home of with & !
Tsai Scholars: Erin Parker, Quinn Prchal, Ryan Vayner, Nicky Wang, Val Morrow, Rachel Gillespie, Ian Johnson, Serene Zidan

SMU Dedman School of Law students, be sure to stop by the Tsai Center's table at today's student organization fair to learn about what we have planned for 2022-2023! Grab some TicTacs and save the date for upcoming on 9/8 and 9/22!

The Tsai Center is pleased to announce that Prof. Nathan Cortez and Prof. Meghan J. Ryan have been named as Co-Directors of the Center. They will join founding Co-Director and Professor of Law David O. Taylor in leading the Center. Read more: http://ow.ly/ouxT50JX6p1

Professor Amy Semet discusses possible PTAB reforms at the 17th Annual Symposium on Emerging Intellectual Property Issues.

Reflecting on the 10 years since the enactment of the AIA, Professor Arti Rai notes "The PTAB has experienced growing pains, but the PTAB judges have done a fairly good job relative to district court judges and juries."

Join Professor now for discussion with Professors Arti Rai , Amy Semet , and Saurabh Vishnubhakat on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board 10 years after the enactment of the AIA. Registration: http://ow.ly/fhIr50DKSUx

Director Shimabuku's advice for law students at : "capitalize on the opportunities and resources that are close at home at SMU and the Dallas community."

Hope calls on patent practitioners to “ask what if?” when getting involved in outreach of the Texas regional office to help build an “expanded innovation landscape” for “underrepresented communities” including increasing diversity and female entrepreneurship.