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Intellectual Property Law Society - Welcome Event!
Come join the Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) for an introduction to the organization and a broad overview of the many opportunities and career paths in intellectual property law while meeting fellow students interested in IP. We’ll also have games, opportunities to get involved, and more!
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Director's Welcome
Welcome to the Iowa Innovation, Business and Law Center.
I am honored to serve as director of a Center focused on how law responds to innovation and economic change. New technologies are reshaping the opportunities, risks, and responsibilities facing businesses and their lawyers. IBL is well positioned to help students, scholars, and practitioners understand those changes and respond thoughtfully.
The Center’s programming has long enriched the intellectual life of the College of Law, supported students interested in business and technology, and connected Iowa Law with the legal and business communities. Going forward, we will build on that legacy while giving particular attention to artificial intelligence and the institutional questions it presents.
AI is changing how organizations operate and how lawyers advise them. Its development raises fundamental questions about regulation, professional judgment, competition, privacy, and governance. It also creates opportunities for lawyers who understand both the technology and the legal frameworks that will shape its use. My goal is for IBL to become a leading forum for these issues.
I am excited about this next chapter and grateful to the faculty, students, alumni, and friends of Iowa Law who will help shape it.
Joseph Yockey
F. Arnold Daum Chair in Corporate Law
Professor
Director, Innovation, Business, and Law Center
The mission of the IBL Center is threefold:
- To offer speakers and programs that enrich the College of Law's curriculum pertaining to the laws governing entrepreneurship, creativity, competition, technology and corporations.
- To provide support to students who seek to build careers in these areas.
- To engage law students, faculty, and the public in cutting-edge discussions about legal issues raised by technological advancements.
Director and Funding
The Director of the IBL Center is Joseph Yockey, and its activities are entirely supported by the David M. Hellwege, JD '73 Fund.