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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · 1d

Learn more about the Bernards and their gift here: www.law.gwu.edu/naming-gw-ce...

Naming the GW Center for Law & Technology for Eugene and Barbara Bernard | GW Law | The George Washington University

GW Law announces the naming of its recently established center for law and technology in honor of GW Law alum, Eugene Bernard, and his wife, Barbara Bernard.

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · 1d

Exciting news! 🎉 GW Law’s Center for Law & Technology has been named “The GW Center for Law and Technology: The Bernard Center” in honor of GW Law alum Eugene Bernard and his wife, Barbara. Their generosity supports GW’s leadership in AI, Cybersecurity, IP, Privacy & Tech Law

GW Law is proud to announce the naming of the Center for Law and Technology. In honor of GW Law alum Eugene Bernard and his wife, Barbara Bernard, GW is naming the Center “The GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center.” Their visionary support and generosity have established a legacy that will help propel GW Law’s leadership in AI, Cybersecurity, IP, Privacy, and Technology Law.

Eugene Bernard’s distinguished career included arguing a landmark Supreme Court patent case, 𝘿𝙖𝙬𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙫. 𝙍𝙤𝙝𝙢 & 𝙃𝙖𝙖𝙨 as well as a lifelong commitment to GW’s academic mission. With this naming, GW Law reaffirms its dedication to equipping future leaders to make substantial contributions to the field of IP and Technology Law.

Join us in honoring the Bernards’ legacy, one that will inspire generations of students, scholars, and practitioners to come.

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · 6d

RSVP: calendar.gwu.edu/event/gw-ber...

GW Bernard Center for Law & Technology Speaker Series- Prof. Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · 6d

📚 The GWCLT Speaker Series is back!

For our first Fall 2025 lecture, we welcome 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗵 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝘂𝗯𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁 (@cardozoclihhr.bsky.social) to speak on 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲.

📅 Mon, Oct. 6 | 🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Student Conference Center, GW Law
🥪 Lunch provided | RSVP in comments

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · 16d

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · 16d

Join us for a discussion on @daniel-solove.bsky.social's newest book, 𝙊𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮.

Panelists include:
- margotkaminski.bsky.social
- paulohm.bsky.social
- aliciasn.bsky.social

📅 Thu, Sept. 25 | 🕓 4–5 PM
📍 Tasher Great Room, Jacob Burns Law Library
🔗 RSVP in comments

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · 21d

Please join us Friday, November 14, 2025, for our annual PTAB roundtable discussion.

A casual lunch will be provided before the program and a reception will follow. The event is complimentary.

Register Here:
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JOIN US FOR OUR 10TH ANNUAL PTAB
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
GW Law is pleased to invite you to our annual PTAB roundtable
discussion on Friday, November 14, 2025. Join leading voices
from across the patent law landscape—including experienced
judges, academics and practitioners—for a half-day program
discussing the post-grant practice at the PTAB, recent
developments and trends, policy considerations, and more.
A casual lunch will be provided prior to the event and a
networking reception will follow.
We hope you can join us for this dynamic discussion.

Friday, November 14, 2025
Location: GW Law Faculty
Conference Center (FCC)
2000 H St, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Event Begins: 10:00 am ET
Lunch: Noon
Reception: 3:00 pm ET

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · 28d

One Week Away! 🚀

GWCLT’s West Coast Launch: The Bernard Center is Sept. 17 at 5 PM in Palo Alto.

Hosted by Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew and Professors Daniel Solove (@daniel-solove.bsky.social) & Robert Brauneis.

📍 650 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA
🍴 Reception hosted by Wilson Sonsini

GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join us for food, drinks, and a conversation that matters: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙮.

📅 Sept. 10 | 🕛 12 PM | 📍 STU 201

Flyer titled “The Legal Landscape of Reproductive Data Privacy.” Event hosted by GW Law’s Center for Law & Technology and EPIC. Panelists: Dawn Nunziato (GW Law Professor & Co-Director, Ethical Tech Initiative), Sonia Suter (GW Law Professor & Co-Director, Health Law & Policy Program), Sara Geoghegan (Senior Counsel, EPIC), and Margot Edinger (Research Assistant, Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative). Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2025, at 12 PM. Location: GW Law, Stuart Hall Room 201. Food and drinks provided.

GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Aug 1

Read the opinion: www.courtlistener.com/docket/67665...

TRUMP v. SIMON & SCHUSTER INC, 1:23-cv-06883 - CourtListener.com

Docket for TRUMP v. SIMON & SCHUSTER INC, 1:23-cv-06883 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Aug 1

Read the article: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

Wrestling Over Republication Rights: Who Owns the Copyright of Interviews?

In a society that constantly consumes information — news, celebrity gossip, trends and fashions — the interview is an invaluable mainstay of the information age

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Aug 1

Faculty spotlight: Prof. Mary Catherine Amerine’s (@biglawgothgf.bsky.social‬) article on copyright of interviews was cited extensively in the S.D.N.Y. opinion tossing Trump’s suit over Bob Woodward’s recordings.

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Jun 27

Link to article - www.pabar.org/pdf/2025/Int...

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Jun 27

Student Spotlight: Noor Butt (GW Law ’25)

Congrats to Noor, whose article on AI & copyright law won the PA Bar IP Law Section Writing Contest!

📄 Now published in the Spring '25 Newsletter
🏛️ She’ll present her work to the IP Section—continuing the conversation on authorship in the age of AI.

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Jun 17

📅 Save the Date: Sept 17, 2025 | 5PM
📍 Wilson Sonsini, Palo Alto, CA

Join GW Law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew and GWCLT leaders for an evening with west coast alumni & tech law professionals. Let’s talk about the future of law & tech—and how we’re shaping it.

GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Jun 16

GW Law Munich 2025 🇩🇪

From IP & AI to privacy & internet law, we spent a month learning, exploring, and connecting—thanks to brilliant faculty, generous hosts at MIPLC, and the moments in between.

Leaving Munich with full hearts, new ideas, and a little more perspective than we came with.

GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Jun 13

Ariana & Monica have been the creative force behind GWCLT’s newsletters and social media for the past two years—highlighting faculty, celebrating students & keeping our community connected. We're deeply grateful for all their efforts and can’t wait to see what they do next as GW alumni. 👏

GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Jun 9

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Munich | Fieldfisher Germany

Our Munich office is particularly focussed on commercial, commercial and corporate law, dispute resolution, energy & natural resources, intellectual property and life sciences.

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Jun 9

A heartfelt thanks to the team at Fieldfisher Munich for taking time out of their busy day to host us.
We learned so much about EU law, dispute resolution, and legal training—and truly appreciated the attorneys who stuck around to chat over Bavarian nibbles and skyline views. 🥨🌇

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thank you to BMW for welcoming GW Law Munich!

We explored how trademarks, design & copyright are handled in-house—then toured BMW Welt and the Museum, where brand and design history come alive.

GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · May 13

We wish them both continued success in their future endeavors!

#ThankYou #GWLaw #IPClinic #IntellectualProperty #PatentLaw #Trademark #Copyright #LegalInnovation

GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · May 13

Prof. Betts, who joined the Clinic in January 2024, made remarkable strides in strengthening the Clinic's work across all areas of intellectual property law.

The Clinic’s success is a testament to their dedication to mentoring and teaching students, and we are deeply grateful for their commitment.

GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · May 13

Prof. Darden joined GW Law in July 2022 to create the Clinic & served as an excellent Director for its first three years. While she will no longer serve in that role, she will be returning in the Fall as an adjunct professor to assist the Clinic with its patent-related matters.

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · May 13

A heartfelt thank you to Professor Loletta Darden and Professor Marcya Betts for their outstanding work and service to GW Law’s Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic!

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · May 7

The GW Munich IP & Technology Law Program starts today! 🇩🇪
Stay tuned into our Instagram (@gw_clt) to follow along with updates from Munich on international IP, privacy, and tech law.
#GWCLT #GWLaw #MunichProgram #StudyAbroad #IPLaw