The Joseph M. Barich
Excellence In Patent Law Award
The Barich Patent Award is conferred to a 3L at the University of Illinois College
of Law who has demonstrated interest and accomplishment in Patent Law.
The 2010 Winner of the Barich Patent Award will receive $1,000.00
Applications are available HERE. Applications are accepted from now until Noon on April 2nd.
You can also see Dean Virginia Vermillion for an application.
2009 Barich Award Winner Press Release
Matt Rudd Wins Barich Patent Award
Professor Joseph
M. Barich and the College of Law are pleased to announce that the winner of the
Joseph M. Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award for 2009 is 3L Matthew
Rudd. The Barich Patent Award recognizes a 3L who has demonstrated
interest and accomplishment in Patent Law, especially patent prosecution.
The academic course work, employment experiences, journal contributions, and
leadership in IP student organizations of the applicants are all considered
when determining the recipient of the Award.
“First, I would
like to thank all of the finalists,” Barich said. “All of them are truly
impressive candidates and I would have been honored to have any one of them win
the Award. It made the Award Panel’s task of deciding between them quite
challenging.” Rudd was selected from the Finalists by the Barich Award
Panel which included Professor Barich, Professor Ralph Brubaker, Dean Virginia
Vermillion, and Rhiannon Clifton, Assistant Director of the Technology
Entrepreneur Center (TEC) in the College of Engineering at Illinois.
In choosing
Rudd, the Award Panel noted his leadership role in the Intellectual Property
Law Association, as well as his upcoming participation in the IP Sneak Peak
program for undergraduates considering going to law school to study Patent
Law. The Panel was also impressed by his summer work experience in a
patent law firm and his work in Prof. Barich’s Patent Prosecution class and the
Patent Pilot Program.
“Matt's
accomplishments are impressive and his interest in patent prosecution is
unequivocal,” Barich said. “I am pleased to sponsor an Award that helps to
publicize and honor the work of Matt and the other finalists, and that will
hopefully help inspire future students to emulate them.”
The Patent Pilot Program was established
last year by Professor Barich and works with the TEC to draft patent
applications for innovations that are identified during the Cozad New Venture
Competition and Lemelson Illinois Student Prize selection process.
Innovations addressed in last year’s Patent Pilot Program range from an
identification system for cancerous cells to an innovation named in Discover
Magazine’s 2008 list of “10 Everyday Technologies That Can Change The World.”