The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law seeks to hire a tenured or tenure-track faculty member to begin in July 2015 to direct its new Intellectual Property Law Clinic.
The School of Law is located in the heart of downtown Detroit, just blocks away from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s new Elijah J. McCoy Satellite Office. The new Intellectual Property Law Clinic is certified by the USPTO and will serve the growing creative and entrepreneurial community in Detroit with respect to intellectual property issues. In 2012, the USPTO chose Detroit as the location for its first satellite office because Detroit and its surrounding communities are home to one of the largest concentrations of intellectual property attorneys in the United States.
The Intellectual Property Clinic responds to the rapid rise of Detroit's creative class in recent years, as inventors, engineers, and artists have been drawn to the Motor City. In 2014, Forbes magazine ranked Detroit one of the most creative cities based, in part, on the number of inventors, artists and musicians who live in the area. Additional information regarding the Intellectual Property Clinic and the School of Law can be found at: http://www.law.udmercy.edu/index.php/academics1/clinics/ip-clinic
The School of Law is located at the Riverfront Campus in Downtown Detroit and is within walking distance of federal, state, and municipal courts, the region’s largest law firms, and major corporations, including General Motors, Quicken Loans, and Comerica Bank. The School is also uniquely situated two blocks from the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, an international border crossing that links Detroit, Michigan with Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Detroit offers residents and visitors a dynamic variety of cultural and entertainment attractions that are easily accessible from the Law School, including the Detroit Institute of Arts (housing a world-class art collection), the Detroit Symphony, the Detroit Opera House, the Detroit Zoo, the Henry Ford Museum, Eastern Market (historic farmer’s market), and major league sports teams.
Applicants must have a law degree, strong academic background, practical or clinical experience in the field of intellectual property, and a record or the promise of excellence and high scholarly achievement. Applicants must also either be a registered patent attorney or patent agent in good standing with the USPTO and possess at least three years of experience in prosecuting patent applications before the USPTO within the last five years or be a licensed attorney in good standing with the highest court of any state and possess at least three years of experience in prosecuting trademark applications before the USPTO within the last five years. The successful candidate will demonstrate the enthusiasm to lead and inspire our students to excel in representing the clinic’s clients.
As Michigan’s largest, most comprehensive private university, the University of Detroit Mercy is an independent Catholic institution of higher education sponsored by the Religious Sisters of Mercy and Society of Jesus. The university seeks qualified candidates who will contribute to the University's urban mission, commitment to diversity, and tradition of scholarly excellence. The University of Detroit Mercy is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer with a diverse faculty and student body and welcomes persons of all backgrounds.
Mail or e-mail letters of application and resumé with references to Professor Gary Maveal, Chair of Faculty Recruitment, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 651 E. Jefferson, Detroit, MI 48226, mavealgm@udmercy.edu.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.