Due Date: April 30, 2015
Law and Technology Writing Workshop
Application Form: Fall 2015
Name:________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: ____________________________
e-mail:________________________________
Prerequisites: Introduction to Intellectual Property (taken as first year student or concurrent enrollment);
Membership on Berkeley Technology Law Journal. In order to ensure that the Annual Review of Law &
Technology encompass all important developments in these fields, students enrolling in the seminars are expected to
make a firm commitment to the completion of their assigned projects. Students should submit this application only
if they are willing to make this commitment. (Experience in the technology field is not a requirement for this
workshop. Interest in the technology and/or entertainment field and commitment to produce a publishable case
comment are required.) Case comments for the Annual Review satisfy the Law & Technology Certificate writing
requirement and Berkeley Law’s writing requirement.
Educational Background
Undergraduate Institution(s)______________________________________________________________________
Degree(s) (and dates)____________________________________________________________________________
Major__________________________________________ Minor________________________________________
Graduate Institution(s)___________________________________________________________________________
Degree(s) (and dates)____________________________________________________________________________
Field(s)_______________________________________________________________________________________
Did you take Introduction to Intellectual Property as a 1L elective?
Are you a transfer student?
__Yes
__Yes
__ No
__ No
Involvement with the Berkeley Technology Law Journal
Were you an active member of BTLJ during your first year of law school?
__ Masthead Credit - 1 term
What was you position at BTLJ?
__ Masthead Credit - 2 terms
__ Member
__ No
__ Associate Editor
Please briefly describe your involvement in projects at BTLJ: ___________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
High Technology or Entertainment-Related Experience
Please briefly describe any relevant previous experience relating to high technology, entertainment, or media:
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Fields of Interest
(rank from 1(highest interest) to 10 (lowest interest))
__ Patent
__ Copyright
__ Trademark/Dress
__ Trade Secret
__ Right of Publicity
__ International Intellectual Property Law
__ Biotechnology - Patent
__ Biotechnology - Ethical Issues __ Telecommunications Regulation
__ Commercial Law
__ Corporate Law
__ Venture Law
__ Antitrust
__ Tax
__ Cyberlaw
__ Encryption
__ Privacy
__ 1st Amendment in Cyberspace
__ Regulation of the Internet
__ Defamation
__ Domain Names
__ Cybercourts
__ Entertainment
__ Other (__________________________________)
__ Other (__________________________________)
Reason(s) for Applying for this Class
Please briefly explain why you want to be in this class.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Career Aspirations
Please briefly describe the type of career you expect/hope to have following law school.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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The Registrar’s Office will be notified about enrollment and wait list decisions by late June. Please provide the
following information so that we may contact you about your enrollment status:
Summer e-mail address: ____________________________
Summer mailing address:
Summer phone number: _______________________
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Please submit electronic copy to Don Johnson (dejohnson@law.berkeley.edu) with the
subject line (“Law & Technology Writing Workshop: Application for Fall 2015”).