AIPLA 2020 Annual Meeting
October 22 to 24, 2020
Location
National Harbor, MD
Join a diverse, global community of law firms, companies, and institutions involved in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and other unfair competition laws at AIPLA's Annual Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, DC.
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News
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‘Glee’ High School Silences Show Choir Copyright Claims
March 30, 2020
The Ninth Circuit on March 24, 2020, held that Burbank High School’s music education program didn’t infringe copyrights by incorporating four songs into show choir medleys. -
CARES Act Grants Emergency Powers to USPTO Director and Register of Copyrights
March 27, 2020
The US Senate on March 25, 2020, passed by unanimous consent the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act which grants, among other things, “emergency relief authority” for a limited amount of time to the USPTO Director and the Register of Copyrights. -
AIPLA Announces Leadership Update
March 26, 2020
After serving as Executive Director for more than five years, Lisa K. Jorgenson is leaving AIPLA. In the time she has served us in that capacity, she has worked tirelessly to connect with AIPLA members—not only across the country but around the world—and to understand and address the challenges that IP practitioners are facing. -
AIPLA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates & Resources
March 26, 2020
Visit aipla.org/coronavirus for the up-to-the-date information you need for your practice. -
Federal Circuit Will Not Reconsider Arthrex Ruling
March 25, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on March 23, 2020, denied a petition for a full-court rehearing of its Arthrex Inc. v. Smith and Nephew, Inc. decision.