2022 Virtual Design Day
April 21, 2022 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
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Please save the date for 15th Annual Virtual Design Day!
Join us for an afternoon of lively and thought-provoking discussion about various aspects of design patents, hosted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Get insights from USPTO design examiners and managers, design patent practitioners, and industrial designers.
No CLE credit is offered for attendance.
The event will take place virtually on Thursday, April 21, 2022, from 1 to 4:30 pm EDT. There will be a networking opportunity, following the formal program. New this year: There will be an introductory program on design rights, currently scheduled from 11:00 to noon on April 21.
Registration will be available by early April 2022. There is no registration fee, but advance registration is required.
There will be a post event Networking session. Details (invitation link) on the networking session will be provided by April 20.
Design Day 2022 is co-sponsored by American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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AIPLA Comments on the Copyright Office's Proposed Fee Schedule Adjustment
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May 1, 2026
Arlington, VA. April 17, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments on the Enlarged Board of Appeal’s 11 March 2026 preliminary opinion in G 1/25, addressing whether patent descriptions must be adapted following claim amendments. -
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April 20, 2026
Arlington, VA — April 17, 2026 — The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc., No. 23-2427, supporting rehearing and rehearing en banc. AIPLA urges the Court to restore clarity to design patent law by (1) reaffirming that Gorham v. White (1871) provides the sole governing test for infringement and forecloses any separate “plainly dissimilar” threshold, and (2) confirming that claim construction may not be used to exclude any visual portions of the overall claimed design. -
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Arlington, VA. March 30, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) regarding the Draft Measures for the Administration of Prioritized Examination of Patents.