We are proud to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the opening of the IP Library - the only academic IP Library at anu U.S. law school. The IP Library was the brain child of Dean Robert Viles, Professor Bill Hennessey and Director Judy Gire. The goal was to demonstrate the FPLC commitment to IP scholarship and training graudate students from around the world. Over the last twenty years the IP Librar has doubled in size. I have been the first IP Librarian for 20 years.

Happy National Library Week 2017!

UNH Law Library has many great events throughout the week including:

Daily raffles for fabulous prizes! 

An Archives Trivia Challenge on our Facebook page! 

Vendor tables (with prizes!)

Cake!

And much more! 

A new addition to the Bartow Copyright Display are the two ablums that created a pretty large controversy.

In this installment of the UNH School of Law Archives blog, we take a look back at one of the great yearly traditions in the annals of our history - the annual Buck Bowl!  Held shortly after the Fall mid-terms, the Buck Bowl was a chance for students to let loose and have some fun.  Surrounded by food and festivity, the Buck Bowl (named after our illustrious Professor Dane Buck) was a cherished intramural touch football tournament.  Below are some great photos from various years when the event was at its height.

Reports in the newsletter are based almost entirely on primary sources, which include judgments of the:

As is the usual custom, when administrations change, content from the previous administration is migrated to archive sites. Such is the case with the current administration. When offices and positions are not reflected on the new site, the public is left with the question as to whether they will exist under the new administration. The question of this entry is is what is the fate of The Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC)? IPEC has been the office of the "IP Czar" - coordinating the many other agencies that deal with IP.

Check out the new permanent dispay of the wide range of diversity of patent documents from around the globe with their many colors, ribbons, gold seals. The collection leads IP Library patrons up the once bland and sterile staircase. Its quite a transformation.

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