Tuesday, January 9, 12:00 Noon - 5:00 PM - and Tuesday, January 16, 12:00 Noon - 5:00 PM -- The Corporate Practice Institute is a virtual event will take place on the 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of January, and will consist of 60 minute Sessions with 30 minute breaks in between. Each evening will end with an online networking event. Program Coming soon! Special registration rates for in-house corporate practitioners.

Register today and don't miss out! The Patent Prosecution Boot Camp is a comprehensive, CLE-accredited seminar that includes instructional lecture-style sessions with practical tips on U.S. and international patent preparation and prosecution, as well as hands-on interactive workshops that will walk you through drafting claims and responding to office actions.

Registration is now Open! Please join the AIPLA Trade Secret Committee for the 2024 Trade Secret Summit, which is being held March 14-15, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. The AIPLA Trade Secret Summit is the leading trade secret conference in the nation, with speakers from across the spectrum of private practitioners, in-house counsel, government, and academia, as well as fantastic networking opportunities.

Join Emil J. Ali and Julia Haines as they shine a light on litigation funding and discuss the special implications on patent litigation. This ethics CLE will focus on the pros and cons of litigation funding, the ethics rules implicated with such relationships, as well as the recent interest and disclosure obligations in certain jurisdictions.

Tuesday, January 9, 12:00 Noon - 5:00 PM - and Tuesday, January 16, 12:00 Noon - 5:00 PM -- The Corporate Practice Institute is a virtual event will take place on the 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of January, and will consist of 60 minute Sessions with 30 minute breaks in between. Each evening will end with an online networking event. Program Coming soon! Special registration rates for in-house corporate practitioners.

Arlington, VA. December 7, 2023 - the American Intellectual Property Law Association filed an amicus brief in support of neither party to the Supreme Court in Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. v. Sherman Nealy, et al. on the issue of whether the Copyright Act's statute of limitations imposes a three-year limit on the lookback period for damages in copyright ownership disputes applying the discovery rule.

Arlington, VA. November 29, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on “Rules Governing Pre-Issuance Internal Circulation and Review of Decisions Within the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.”

Arlington, VA. November 22, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re: Cellect, LLC. in support of a petition for rehearing en banc.

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court vacated and remanded the 10th Circuit's decision in Abitron v. Hetronic. The Court held that the Lanham Act’s causes of action for trademark infringement do not rebut a canon of statutory construction—the presumption against extraterritoriality. Accordingly, any triggering conduct for Lanham Act liability must be domestic, and the Court held that the relevant triggering conduct is “infringing ‘use in commerce.’” The decision is in part inconsistent with the amicus brief filed by AIPLA on December 26, 2022. To read the opinion of the Court, please click here.

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that the Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF) violated Lynn Goldsmith’s copyright. As advocated in AIPLA’s Amicus Brief filed on June 17, 2022, the Court confirmed that a fair use analysis involves weighing all the statutory factors, and that a fair use analysis is an objective inquiry. To read the opinion of the Court, please click here.

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision finding Amgen’s patent invalid. This ruling is consistent with the amicus brief filed by AIPLA on February 10, 2023. To read the opinion of the Court, please click here.