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Attention: Women in IP Dinners for Reston, Philly, Southern NJ and Delaware. (PDF File)
Your Dinners that were cancelled b/c of weather conditions on Feb 11, have been rescheduled. Click on title for details.

Questions about the Bilski Case? Ask AIPLA!
Are you working on a story related to the Bilski Case? Please contact Sara Barker at sbarker@aipla.org or at 703-412-1315 to talk to an AIPLA senior staff member about the Bilski case.

Senate’s Confirmation Of Victoria Espinel is Good News For IP
AIPLA congratulates the U.S. Senate on confirming President Obama’s nomination of Victoria A. Espinel to be the first United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.

AIPLA Applauds USPTO Director Kappos On His Move to Rescind Rules Package
Today the US Patent and Trademark Office announced that it will rescind the claims and continuations rules package that has been the subject of litigation in Tafas v. Kappos. GlaxoSmithKline and the USPTO, parties to the litigation, will jointly request the federal appellate court in the case to dismiss the appeal and vacate the district court decision.

AIPLA Adds USPTO Director KAPPOS To Meeting Lineup
David Kappos, the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, will speak on overcoming the challenges that face the USPTO at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 15th at 8:00 am at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.

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Mike Kirk named to IP Hall of Fame
Michael K. Kirk, former AIPLA Executive Director, on September 30, 2008, was named to the 2008 IP Hall of Fame by the IP Hall of Fame Academy.

IAM Interviews Todd Dickinson, June 23, 2009
Todd Dickinson, executive director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, discusses David Kappos's nomination as the next Director of the USPTO, the challenges he faces and what his priorities should be; the progress of patent reform legislation through Congress; the changing US IP environment; and the Supreme Court's decision to hear the Bilski case.

AIPLA HQ Office Closed, Thursday, Feb 11, 2010
Due to the snow storm and because the Federal Government is closed, our offices are closed on Thursday, February 11, 2010.

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