IP Bar lecture
This morning, I conducted a pre-week bar review lecture for IP Law. The first Sunday of the Bar is on Sunday, September 7.
I always tell reviewees that the Commercial Law exam is often only comprised of 1 or 2 questions on IP, so it's easy to dismiss the subject. It consists of what, maybe, at most, 10 points? But I know how much those 10 points can matter. It can spell the difference between getting a final grade of 75 or completely missing the passing mark altogether. It's a good reminder that even "minor" subjects deserve their attention. And so it's important to get a hold of key concepts and important doctrines that would give you the best chance of spotting the issue and responding well to the question.
A two-hour lecture often feels like it is not enough to go through the entire subject. I had to speed-run through patent, trademark and copyright. Not my first time doing it although I'm still learning a lot as well about how I convey the concepts and explain them in a way that is fully digestible to a panicking, paranoid bar examinee.
In the end, I can only hope that it landed well. Teaching always feels like a mix of giving and learning. The students are anxious and overwhelmed, but I’m also learning: about my own voice, about the discipline of focus, about the challenge of condensing something vast into something usable.
Let's see the questions on Sunday.