4th MIPLC Alumni - Reunion 2008 - 09.-10. May 2008

The fourth Annual MIPLC Alumni Reunion took place on Friday, 9 May, and Saturday, 10 May, 2008 in Munich, including.
the traditional Alumni Reunion Dinner which took place on Friday, 9 May and the Alumni Assembly which was held on Saturday, 10 May. 

Spring 2008

Alumni Newsletter 1/2008 is online ! 

April 2008

Munich-Alumni Regular´s Table (Stammtisch)
All Alumni and Associates from the wider Munich area and all over the world are invited for an informal
Regular´s Table (Stammtisch). The last Stammtisch took place on April 28, 2008 at the Paulaner Bräuhaus, Kapuzinerplatz 5, Munich

Year 2007

November 09, 2007, Augsburg - 2007 Graduation Ceremony

November 07, 2007, Munich - Conference: Enforcement of IP Rights

September 30, 2007, Oktoberfest:  MIPLC Alumni-Wiesn    (click and enter the Hofbräu-Festzelt:)

We are happy to invite MIPLC Alumni and Partners to the first MIPLC Alumni Wiesn.
Isn´t it a long time ago since we really had "serious fun" together?!
The world famous Oktoberfest is a great opportunity for meeting your old fellow-students for such a long time!
We have reserved places in the Hofbräu Festzelt on 
Sunday, 30.09.07 , 11:00 - 16.00
for the Mittagswiesn
Location: Balkon 2  (click here for seating plan)

Wednesday, September 26, 3:00PM, Munich

New Students, Current Students, Alumni and Friends of the MIPLC:
Please join us at the Hofbräuhaus on Wednesday, September 26th at 15:00 for pretzels, beer, Bavarian music, and a great time! This is a great chance for the new students who are already in Munich to meet classmates, current students and the alumni ...and for the alumni to meet the students. We will meet at 15:00 in front of the Hofbräuhaus. If you are late, you will find us inside. We look forward to seeing you there!! 

June 2007 - Establishment of US Alumni Chapter

On 2 June 2007 the Regional Alumni Meeting took place in Washington DC. The meeting was not only a gathering-together with the MIPLC colleagues, the faculty and friends who currently live and work in the US, but also a very important event in the light of the growth of the MIPLC Alumni Association: On 2 June the US Regional Alumni Chapter was established. In view of the general objectives of the MIPLC Alumni Association, the main aim of the US Regional Alumni Chapter is to create a network among US Alumni and to maintain the relationship with the central Alumni based in Munich. The activities of the Regional Chapter mainly focus on a creation of a regional network of contacts, a permanent sharing of information, an interchange of news and events, jobs, internship and more, by being updated about all Alumni news and events. During the regional meeting on 2 June the main future plans in regard with an organization of social events such as the Christmas reception, a kind of ‘Stammtisch’, especially when the regional chapter grows, some future academic events like lectures and conferences as well as possible periodicals have been discussed. As a positive feedback to the meeting which took place on 2 June, a few US Regional Alumni Chapter meetings have been already organized and, as planned, more will take place in the near future.

May 14, 2007 - 4th Annual Alumni Meeting in Munich

For the first time the reunion celebration, planned by the MIPLC Alumni Association, included several events during the day. 

This year’s Annual Alumni Reunion started with the 1st Meeting of the General Assembly of the MIPLC Alumni Association e.V.. The meeting was characterized by active participation of the attending MIPLC Alumni Members and discussions between the Assembly and the Board of Directors about the last year’s work and achievements as well as future objectives, upcoming projects, and plans and perspectives for the coming years.

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The General Assembly Meeting was followed by the speech of Judge Randall R. Rader (Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington D.C.) who generously extended the originally announced subject to include an excursus regarding the establishment of IP rights in South American, Eastern European and Asian Countries in the TRIPS context. The speech was given at the Max Planck Institute in the company of many Alumni, Professors, various professionals in the field of IP, and current students.

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The reunion day ended with festivities at “Zum Franziskaner” near the Opera House. About 60 members and friends of the MIPLC Alumni Association enjoyed an evening full of various events and telling moments. 

Year 2007
November 10, 2006 - Graduation of the MIPLC class 2005/2006 

The graduation of the MIPLC Class of 2005/2006 at the “Kleiner Goldener Saal” in Augsburg (Germany). The celebrated MIPLC Class was represented by 26 students from more than 12 different countries and all of them graduated successfully the one-year LL.M Program with outstanding results as Prof. Dr. Joseph Straus (Chair of the MIPLC Institute and of the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law) stressed in his speech. 
During the ceremony the chairman of the MIPLC Alumni Association Ms. Anna Bacchin (Italy) presented the Alumni Association,its objectives and ideas to a broader public for the first time after its foundation and encouraged those present to contribute to the Alumni’s success succeed within its activities and objectives. 
The festive evening ended with a reception accompanied by a review of the passed year by the students. 

May 15, 2006 – 2nd Official Annual Alumni Meeting

The second official reunion of former graduates of the MIPLC Program, faculty members,internship sponsors and other friends took place at the Hofbräukeller in Munich, a traditional and typical Bavarian restaurant. Almost 80 people from all over the world, amongst them Prof. Lawrence (Dean of George Washington University Law School) or faculty members as Judge Randall R. Raider (Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington D.C.) and Prof. Martin J. Adelman (Professor at the George Washington Law School) were participating at this lively meeting to exchange their experiences made after the MIPLC Program and to refresh or make new contacts. 

The main focus of the evening was the foundation of the MIPLC Alumni Association by the attending former MIPLC graduates and the election of the 8 Members of the Board of Directors.   

                       May 12, 2005 - 1st “non-official” Alumni Meeting 

At Paulanerbräu in Munich (Kapuzinerplatz) participants were “exercising” a coming together of former graduates (1st generation: Class 2003/2004) with the current MIPLC students 2004/2005 for the first time, accompanied by the faculty members Judge Randall R. Raider (Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington D.C.) and Prof. Martin J. Adelman (Professor at the George Washington Law School) as well as the supporting MIPLC staff. Interesting talks regarding experiences and progresses of the first two years of the new MIPLC Program were exchanged between current and former students as well as from faculty perspective. During these discussions and raising the issue of future prospects of the MIPLC, the idea of establishing an Alumni Association was made up for the first time.