12:00 P.M. ET

• Welcome, Introduction of Speakers, & Agenda


• Intellectual Property Ownership
  • Legal Framework:
  • Types of Intellectual Property Rights: Patent, Copyright or Data
  • Inventorship and Authorship
  • Source of Funding
  • Timing of the Development
  • Contractual Relationship between Graduate Students and the Institution:
  • Trends, Key Questions and Practical Tips


• Q&A


• Affordable Care Act
• Student Health Insurance Plans
• ACA Employer Mandate & Student Employment
• Trends, Key Questions and Practical Tips


• Q&A


• Unionization
  • Legal Framework:
  • Brief summary of current state for public and private universities
  • Summary of current cases at NLRB, decisions expected this summer and their possible impact
  • Trends, Key Questions and Practical Tips:
• Q&A

2:00 P.M. ET

VIII. Final Takeaways & Concluding Remarks