Sci.Evi. Consent Form for Fall 2006
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Scientific Evidence and Expert Testimony: Patent Litigation Roberta J. Morris Application for Fall 2006 Last Name _____________________________ SID# _____________________
First Name and Middle Initial _______________________________________________ Email Address ___________________________________________________________ Fall 2006 Status: 2L 3L Ph.D. Candidate in ______________ Department
Please feel free to use additional sheets. You may attach a C.V. if you wish. Please email rjmorris@law.stanford.edu if you have any questions.
GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY
What year did you begin your Ph.D. program? ____ Have you completed your course work? ____ If you have chosen a thesis topic (even tentatively), please describe it briefly.
LAW STUDENTS ONLY
Evidence Have you taken a course in evidence? If yes, state when, where and with whom.
Familiarity with Science Describe your familiarity with science. Mention advanced degrees, jobs, etc. Please include the names of educational institutions, employers, location and dates.
EVERYONE
Familiarity with Patent Law
(Note: Law students will be expected to have some familiarity with patent law. Graduate students need not have such familiarity, but some may. Scientific experts in patent litigation quite often have their own patents, as well as experience as research managers and as expert witnesses.)
Describe your familiarity with patent law. For example: If you have done coursework, give the name of each course, the professor, the institution and the year. If you have worked for a patent firm, give the name of the firm, the city, and the time period. If you
For Faculty Use Only: Please return this form with your decision or lists of students admitted to your course to the Registrar’s Office.
ڤAdmitted
ڤ Waitlisted
ڤ Denied
Initial and date: ______________
Sci.Evi. Consent Form for Fall 2006
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have applied for a patent as an inventor, or have otherwise been involved with patent applications, please explain your role and give relevant non-confidential details, including dates.
Trial Experience Have you had any trial experience, whether in a patent case or otherwise? (“Trial” includes arbitrations and administrative hearings with witnesses.) If yes, explain your role. For example: were you a litigant, a law student in a clinical course, a paralegal, a hearing officer, or a clerk to a judge? Provide non-confidential details, including when the trial(s) took place, the nature of the dispute(s), duration of both trial and controversy, and location.
Optional: 1. If you have not been in school for every academic year since the age of 17, explain what you did instead. 2. In addition to what is apparent from your answers here, what special knowledge, expertise, or character traits do you have that will be beneficial to the class?
Please return this form to the Law School Registrar’s Office, Room 100. Deadlines: Law students: please consult Law School Registrar. Graduate students: please email Prof. Morris by August 23.
For Faculty Use Only: Please return this form with your decision or lists of students admitted to your course to the Registrar’s Office.
ڤAdmitted
ڤ Waitlisted
ڤ Denied
Initial and date: ______________