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AIPLA files amicus briefs in cases that are important to its members, following a long tradition of judicial advocacy. Those briefs are accessible by clicking the relevant year of the case in the navigation column on the left side of this page.

The AIPLA Amicus Committee receives many requests from parties in litigation for the Association's amicus support, and the Committee considers and recommends to the Board of Directors the best cases for AIPLA to join and urge its positions on the cutting-edge issues of the law. Although AIPLA welcomes the views of the parties to the dispute, the AIPLA amicus positions are the product of independent consideration by the Committee and the Board of Directors, based on the law and their understanding of policy and legal questions in dispute.



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Judicial Advocacy Archives

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Recent Advocacy

  • AIPLA Files Amicus Curiae Brief Re Case G 1/25 (Adaptation of the Description)

    February 3, 2026

    Arlington, VA. January 28, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed amicus curiae observations in response to the invitation of the European Patent Office (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal in Case G 1/25, which addresses whether and to what extent a patent description must be adapted when claims are amended during opposition or opposition-appeal proceedings.
  • AIPLA Comments to the USPTO on the Proposed Rulemaking for Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner

    January 30, 2026

    Arlington, VA. January 28, 2026 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in response to the NPRM for “Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner.”
  • AIPLA Comments to USPTO on PTAB NPRM

    December 3, 2025

    Arlington, VA. December 2, 2025 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the USPTO's October 17, 2025, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Revisions to the PTAB's Rules of Practice.
  • AIPLA Comments to UK IPO on Designs Framework Consultation

    December 1, 2025

    Arlington, VA. November 25, 2025 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the UK IPO’s Designs Consultation published in September 2025 (the “Consultation”).
  • AIPLA Comments on the UK IPO’s Standards Essential Patents Consultation

    October 7, 2025

    Arlington, VA. October 7, 2025 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) regarding its Standards Essential Patents (SEP) Consultation published in July 2025. AIPLA expressed support for the UK IPO’s goal of improving predictability and efficiency in SEP licensing but emphasized the need for a balanced approach that protects both SEP holders and implementers.