Law students competed in the Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Law Moot Court Competition regional round on February 24, 2007. The team of Shannon Ponek '08, Casey Shepard '07, Michael Tener '07, and Ryan Wells '08 placed fifth in regionals out of 52 participating teams, while their overall rank nationally was 12th place. Their brief placed third in regionals and ranked fifth overall.

The law students thanked UC Davis Professor of Law Leslie Kurtz, a specialist in copyright and tradmarks, for her input during practice rounds for the competition. Students said they were proud to represent the law school and were grateful to have been given the opportunity to compete by the administration and the Moot Court Board.

The Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition was established in 1990 by the Brand Names Education Foundation in honor of Saul Lefkowitz, a Chairman of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Now sponsored by the International Trademark Association, the Competition is an annual event consisting of Regional Competitions in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco; and a Final National Competition in Washington, DC, USA. The objective of the Competition is to introduce law students to important issues arising in United States trademark and unfair competition law.

Law students who participate in the Competition have the opportunity to develop their brief writing and oral advocacy skills in a mock courtroom experience.