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BUSINESSES & COMMUNITY Students assist nonprots, small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs. PATENT PROCUREMENT Students work with inventors and small businesses to provide patentability searches, application drafting, and responses to patent ofce rejections. IMMIGRATION & ASYLUM Students represent individual clients seeking immigration benets including, asylum, withholding of removal, U and T visas for victims of trafcking and other crimes, relief under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and more. TRANSNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL Students work on a range of issues, from climate change and clean energy to water protection and environmental justice. DISABILITY CLINIC Assistance to low-income individuals with disabilities on a range of issues, including social security SSI, health insurance, and special education. LAW IN PRACTICE
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Local entrepreneurs and innovators celebrated the July 13 Given the strength of our faculty and our alumni network, opening of the rst satellite ofce of the U.S. Patent and we submitted a compelling application, Williams said. The Trademark Ofce (USPTO), located in the Stroh River Place clinics close relationship with the areas business incubators Complex. With it comes a prestigious new Patent Procurement creates a natural conduit for clients. However, I believe what set Clinic at Wayne Law, where qualifying patent clients will get legal our application apart was that our clinics design encourages services at no charge. students to interact with the law rms, investors, incubators, Wayne Law is the only school in Michigan and among inventors, property owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, small business fewer than 20 law schools nationwide chosen by the USPTO for owners, community stakeholders and government agencies that a participating patent clinic certied as part of the ofces pilot make up the areas business and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our program. The selected schools were praised for their excellent IP location in Detroit and our role as a public institution and public curriculum, effective outreach to the resource give the clinic the potential to community, and comprehensive client support urban entrepreneurship and services. community development in a David Kappos, director of the meaningful way. These kinds of USPTO in Washington, D.C., called it interactions are invaluable to students a wonderful program that is who want to learn how to really expanding, and said an expedited process practice. I dont think many other is used for patent applications that come clinics can say that. out of the participating clinics. Wayne Law faculty members worked I think its great for Michigan and with alumnus Christopher Darrow, an Detroit and Wayne State to have the experienced patent attorney, to draft patent ofce in Detroit, and the small the application and a syllabus for the inventor community here in Detroit patent portion of the clinic. Thomas USPTO Deputy Director Theresa Rea should be pleased, said Teresa Stanek Helmholdt, another experienced patent (Wayne Law) speaks at Wayne Law following the grand opening of the Elijah McCoy Patent Rea, deputy director of the U.S. Patent attorney, will teach the patent portion Ofce. and Trademark Ofce and a Wayne Law of the clinic, which will offer legal alumna. services free of charge, although clients The new Detroit ofce will mean must pay ling fees. jobs, jobs, jobs, Kappos said. For the rst time in history, we We expect that our patent clients will be similar to the many are bringing the patent ofce to the innovation community and start-up tech clients we currently serve, Williams said. The clinic not the other way around We also will be using this new ofce has been meeting with all the local business/technology as a hub of interacting with the university community. incubators to inform them of the new patent procurement Wayne Law Assistant Professor Eric Williams, who directs services that the clinic is now offering, and to let the incubators the Business and Community Law Clinic comprising the new know our clinic is now accepting applications for new clients for Patent Procurement Clinic as well as a small business module and the patent side of the clinic. We have already met with TechTown, a nonprot module, is excited about the incredible resource the Bizdom, OU Incubator and others. Based on our initial meetings new Detroit satellite patent ofce will be for his students and for with incubators, we expect our students will be working on some the community. He and other faculty members and alumni very interesting inventions. worked hard on the application process. (Continued)
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SUMMER 2012 / ISSUE 1 Inventors interested in being a client of the clinic should contact us at patentclinic@wayne.edu to request an application.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Opens First-Ever Satellite Office in Detroit
Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Ofce (USPTO) David Kappos, along with elected ofcials, today participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to ofcially open the Elijah J. McCoy USPTO in Detroit, Michigan the rst-ever Patent and Trademark Ofce outside of Washington, DC. The new ofce is the rst to open out of four recently-announced USPTO satellite ofces that will function as hubs of innovation and creativity, helping protect
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Wayne Law students Weiling Chou (left) and Natalia Santanna sweep up debris during a 313 Project volunteer effort to renovate Romanowski Park in Detroit
Interested students call (313) 577-8859 or e-mail buscomlaw@wayne.edu. Click here for a fact sheet on theBusiness & Community LawClinic Non-prot clients should apply through Community Legal Resources Find our For Prot Application here or email us at buscomlaw@wayne.edu Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: WSULawSBClinic
At Wayne, the strength of the clinical programs is in the work done outside the classroom. Former clinic students, Natalia Santanna, Rachel Reed, Erika Riggs, and Julianna Rivera have continued that kind of engagement with The 313 Project. The 313 Project is a Detroit-focused 501(c)(3) nonprot organization which began in 2009 as a student coalition at Wayne State University Law School.The organizations name is more than a reference to Detroits area code (313); it reects the origins of the group, which began with three culturally diverse student organizations at WSU Law, united foronecity and pledging to work towardsthreeDetroit-focused causes - community service, education/empowerment, and mentorship. If youre interested in The 313 Project or a specic event, you can reach them at the313project@gmail.com
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SUMMER 2012 ISSUE 1 Environmental Law Center, and on some selected matters may be involved in formally representing other community organizations and public interest groups. Students in this clinic have provided legal assistance to help ght proposed coal plants in Michigan, developed a new clean energy funding mechanism for local governments, assisted local environment organizations with preliminary research on the expected air pollution permit renewal for the Detroit incinerator, and have worked with Friends of Tienken Road in opposing a major expansion of a road that threatens historic protections and would cause air pollution in the metro area. Students have also worked on a number of cases and proposals in the areas of water conservation, water diversions and water quality, as well as wetlands, shorelines and natural resources. See Nick Shroeck featured as a speaker on Great Lakes Water Issues in , "Environmental Law Section presents Summer Program, Aug. 3," in the Oakland County Legal News.
THE DAMON J. KEITH CENTER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IN PRACTICE & IN THE COMMUNITY
As a member of the federal judiciary, Judge Damon J. Keith has consistently stood as a courageous defender of the constitutional and civil rights of all people. The Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights honors the life and legacy of Judge Keith by carrying out his vision for civil rights. The Keith Center will advance learning, attract talented faculty, students and lecturers, enhance programming, and promote civil rights in one of the most culturally rich and diverse cities in the United States. Magna Aliqua One of the missions of the Damon J. Keith Center is to become a central meeting space for civil rights work in the Metro-Detroit area. If your community or organization's work involves civil rights and are in need of a meeting space, please contact us at 313 577-3620. We have two conference rooms, the Freedom Hall atrium with the Marching Toward Justice exhibit and a 60 person lecture hall that can be reserved." Past events hosted include: Detroit Revitalization Board Meeting - Martin In all clinical day of service - Minority Bar Passage Program - Addressing the Luther King Jr. work, the students work with the Great-Lakes American Task Force Meeting Disparity lecture Arab
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For more information on the scholarship and how to donate for next year's recipients, please email us at the313project@gmail.com.
TANNEH NAGBE Tanneh Nagbe is a 2012 graduate of Western International HS and will be attending Wayne State University in Fall of 2012 with plans to become an elementary school teacher. Tanneh wants to focus on K-5 special education, drawing upon positive lessons from her own teacher: "A teacher named Ms. Dee saw my potential, and with her help I was removed from special education class by the end of my seventh grade year. With this experience, I know I can relate more with students in this situation and encourage them to be great in spite of all odds."Tanneh cites her mother as her inspiration for growing and maturing as a student and leader. Her service experiences include volunteering to beautify Clark Park in Southwest Detroit, tutoring youths through Latino Family Services, and packaging food for underserved communities.
With dozens of applications from numerous Detroit high schools and many stand-out applicants, the The 313 Project Scholarship Committee had a difcult task in selecting the winners. Nonetheless, it is clear that this year's recipients will continue to serve their communities, grow academically, and excel at their passions.The recipients hail from ve different Detroit schools and are headed to ve different Michigan universities. Dean Miller, you are missed and we know you'd be proud of these students!
$1,000 Winners
JUAN SANCEN Juan is a 2012 graduate of Cesar Chavez Academy, where he graduated second in his class of 129. During high school, he served as president of the Math Club, Chess Club, and Community Service Club. Juan's passion for science has led him to enroll in Saginaw Valley State University in Fall of 2012, and he plans to form a physics club at the college to compete nationally. Juan credits his favorite teacher, Mr. Kelly, for sparking his interest in learning: "From Mr. Kelly, I learned the real strength of Detroit. He taught me that I didn't need to attend a prestigious middle school in order to have a fervent passion for learning. Instead, I realized that Detroit's strength lies in the struggles Detroiters have to face every day. Detroit has taught me to work harder than many other students, and to not lose hope in front of adversity."
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August 22, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Detroit Entrepreneur Social. RSVP to Andre Dandridge. August 16, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm Wayne Law Admissions Pre-Orientation August 22 UIA Employer Seminar City of Novi Civic Center 45175 Ten Mile Road, Novi, MI Free seminars for employers on the unemployment insurance system in Michigan and recent legislative changes within the UIA. August 25, 9:00 am to August 26, 5pm - Blight Busters (The 313 Project)
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On July 30th, TechTown, Wayne State Universitys research and technology park and business incubator, announced the establishment of a partnership with the Brightmoor Alliance, a neighborhood community development organization, to provide business support services to area entrepreneurs. Click here for more.
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