Center for Creative Problem Solving wins U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Grant
During 2011 and 2012, the Center for Creative Problem Solving is pleased to be working on a grant from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The grant is for a study of the settlement of Intellectual Property rights disputes. In mid-January, 2012 representatives from ten countries that have developed specialty courts for IP disputes will meet at the USPTO in Washington, D.C. to compare their innovations. Professors James Cooper and Thomas D. Barton will offer an overview of how globalization and digitalization influence the need for, and the shape of, ADR methods to address IP problems. Then, in March a Symposium will be convened at California Western School of Law devoted explicitly to considering new methods for preventing and resolving IP issues.
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Paraguay Fridays Are Back!
February is Paraguay Month at California Western School of Law!
El Caso Paraguayo: Un ejemplo de la reforma penal en Latinoamerica
(The Case of Paraguay: An example of law reform in Latin America)
Senador Marcelo Duarte, Congreso de Paraguay
Friday, February 17, 2012, 6:30 p.m., LH1
International Legal Practice and Problem Solving in the Heart of South America
Profesor Carlos Ruffinelli, Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Economía, y Politíca, Asunción, Paraguay
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 12 p.m., Room 2F
Receptions to follow.
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Center for Creative Problem Solving
The mission of California Western School of Law is to educate creative problem solvers. This is an inherently interdisciplinary effort that envisions a more imaginative, more helpful lawyer who can prevent some problems from arising, and often solve more peaceably and constructively those problems that cannot be avoided. Creative problem solving stresses flexibility of mind, active listening, the ability to frame problems in multiple ways, and choosing the best ways, among a broad range of skills and decisional procedures, of addressing any particular problem.
Not all problems are alike. Some problems are best resolved through conciliation. Others may require litigation. When is a client’s problem appropriate for mediation? What gives a complex problem the potential to be resolved through a facilitated negotiation? How should a lawyer discuss the alternatives with the client? How can a lawyer be more proactive in helping a client prevent problems? These are some of the questions the Center for Creative Problem Solving is seeking to answer.
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