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TLPC Hosts Professor Jon Garon
Professor Jon Garon visits with Chase students during a workshop.
Professor Jon Garon visits with Chase students during a workshop.

Sep 25, 2009 - The Chase Transactional Law Practice Center hosted Professor Jon Garon of Hamline University School of Law on September 23 and 24. On September 23, Professor Garon gave an informative lunch presentation to students and faculty on the topic, "Shaping Culture: Intellectual Property and Social Media." He discussed the intellectual property regimes of copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and publicity rights and how they provide the legal framework for American culture: film, music, TV, news, video games, arts and education. According to Garon, the explosion of social media has stressed these legal systems, transforming the paradigms of both law and culture. In his presentation, he explored the forces shaping the culture we watch, create and enjoy.

Professor Garon later met with a small group of students as part of a workshop entitled, "Fundamentals of Intellectual Property." Garon gave a basic overview of the intellectual property field and then held an informal discussion session.

Both the presentation and the workshop were well-received by students. "I was impressed that he was able to cover so much information while keeping the presentation lively and entertaining," observed 2L Ben Bauer. "Top notch!" Bauer is Vice President of the Transactional Law Practice Group, the student arm of the TLPC.

Professor Garon was honored at a dinner later in the evening at the home of Chase Professor and Center for Excellence in Advocacy Director Rick Bales. The dinner was attended by Chase alumni, students, and faculty; as well as by local attorneys.

On September 24, Garon rounded out his visit to Chase with a presentation to faculty on the topic, "Reintermediation: Redefining Consumer Relationships in the Semantic Web."

Garon is a nationally recognized authority on intellectual property, particularly copyright law, entertainment practice, cyberspace, and intellectual property entrepreneurship. Prior to teaching law, he gained extensive practice experience in California, specializing in entertainment law, film financing, recording agreements, business formation, and copyright and trademark licensing.

http://law.hamline.edu/node/773