The Franklin Pierce Law Center Advisory Council on Intellectual Property meets today in Concord, New Hampshire to discuss matters concerning intellectual property legal education. ACIP is chaired by Ron Myrick, a partner in the law firm of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett and Dunner, LLP. He has served as the Chief Intellectual Property Counsel of General Electric Company and as a Vice President responsible for legal and other functions in Digital Equipment Corporation, Otis Elevator (NAO) and Mostek Corporation.

Several agenda items touch upon the role of trade secrets and other business related topics in the Pierce Law curriculum. Currently Pierce Law covers trade secret law in many IP courses. Pierce Law is the home to global trade secrets expert Professor Karl Jorda.