Accomplished student to pursue career in patent law Third-year law student Denise Dantzler is a trailblazer. Dantzler was the first woman of color to serve as the editor-in-chief of the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy, which was founded in 1990. She was also the first in her family to go to law school. In addition to holding the …
Hovey Williams establishes new student IP award
A new award fund at the University of Kansas School of Law aims to encourage first- and second-year students to pursue careers in intellectual property law. The Hovey Williams Award for Inclusion and Diversity in Intellectual Property is intended to support students interested in pursuing IP law and to promote diversity and inclusion in the field. Gifts from the Hovey …
KU Law professor directs intellectual property department at the Broad Institute
Dr. Andrew W. Torrance is leading the intellectual property department at the Eli and Edythe Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, which is often referred to as the Broad Institute. Torrance is on temporary leave from his position as the Paul E. Wilson Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Kansas School of Law. The Broad Institute is a …
Student Spotlight: Mohammad Hameed uses background in engineering to excel at intellectual property law internship
When applying for summer internships, second-year law student Mohammad Hameed looked for a position that would enable him to gain a solid understanding of the foundations of intellectual property and gear his legal education toward patent law. He saw a job posting on USAJOBS.gov to work at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and followed the selection procedure. …