The 2010 Patent Law Interview Program

The 2010 Patent Law Interview Program will be held on Thursday, July 29 and Friday, July 30 at the Embassy Suites Chicago – Downtown/Lakefront at 511 North Columbus Drive in Downtown Chicago. This program is geared to students who are interested in large law firms throughout the country which practice exclusively in or have a large department in patent law.

STUDENT REGISTRATION

Student registration will begin online on Monday, February 15 and end on Monday, March 8. During that time, students will see a Register Now button on the student information page of the Program's website here. It is very important to register by the deadline, as late registrations will not be accepted under any circumstances.

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

The 2010 Patent Law Interview Program will be accepting registrations from:

JD students graduating in May/June 2011 (3Ls)
JD students graduating in May/June 2012 (2Ls)
JD students graduating in December 2010/January 2011 (3Ls)
JD students graduating in December 2011/January 2012 (2Ls)
Students in Intellectual Property LLM programs with anticipated graduation dates in 2011 and 2012 (LLMs)

Students who will graduate before the program is held in July 2010, and students who plan to graduate after May/June 2012, are not eligible for the 2010 Patent Law Interview Program.

IMPORTANT DATES

Keep these dates in mind for the 2010 Patent Law Interview Program:

Monday, February 15, 2010 - Student Registration Begins
Monday, March 8, 2010 - Deadline for Student Registration

Monday, April 19, 2010 - Students receive Symplicity passwords/bidding instructions
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - Student Bidding Begins
Thursday, May 6, 2010 - Deadline for Student Bidding

Monday, June 21, 2010 - Initial interview schedules available on Symplicity

Monday, June 21
to Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - Interview Cancellation Period

Friday, June 25, 2010 - Final schedules available on Symplicity

Thursday, July 29
& Friday, July 30, 2010 - Patent Law Interview Program in Chicago

Again, the website for the Program is here.