2024 Women in IP Law Global Networking Event

April 18, 2024

Registration

Fee: FREE

The annual Global Networking Event connects intellectual property practitioners from around the world for a day of networking, education, and creating meaningful connections. This year’s theme, Cultivating Leaders, is an opportunity for the AIPLA Women in IP Law Committee to help nurture and cultivate future leaders in the profession.

Events will be taking place in the following locations:

United States:

Chicago, IL: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.; April 18
Denver, CO: Holland & Hart LLP; April 18
Greenville, SC: Dority & Manning; April 18
Hartford, CT: Cantor Colburn; April 18
Houston, TX: Stone Turn; April 18
Indianapolis, IN: Peele Law Group, PC; April 18
West Palm Beach: Haug Partners; April 18
Minneapolis/Twin Cities, MN: Mueting Raasch/Merchant Gould; April 18
Palo Alto, CA: Finnegan; April 18
Raleigh, NC: Myers Bigel PA; April 18
Rochester, NY: Harter Secrest & Emery LLP; April 18
Seattle, WA: Knobbe Martens; April 18
Washington, DC: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC; April 18
Wilmington, DE: Morris, Nicholls, Arsht & Tunnell LLP; April 18

Outside United States:

Toronto, Canada: Smart & Biggar; April 18
Beijing, China: Han Kun Law Offices; April 18
Hong Kong: Eagle IP; April 18
Bangalore, India: Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP; Date TBD
Mumbai, India: DuxLegis Attorneys; April 18
Pune, India: LexOrbis; April 19
New Delhi, India: LexOrbis; April 18
Chennai, India: LexOrbis; April 24
Hyderabad, India: LexOrbis; April 25
Ahmedabad, India: LexOrbis; April 22
Makati City, Philippines: Federis & Associates Law Offices; April 19
Taguig, Philippines: Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia; April 18
Dublin, Ireland: FR Kelly; April 18
Dusseldorf, Germany: Hoyng Rokh Monegier; April 18
Leeds, England: Page White; April 18
London, England: Finnegan; April 18
Manchester, England: Mewburn Ellis LLP; April 18
Madrid, Spain: Denae; April 18
Vienna, Austria: CMS; April 25
Padova, Italy: Societa Italiana Brevetti and UniSMART; April 18
Milan, Italy: MBT IP and Studio Torta; April 18
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Hoyng Rokh Monegier; April 18
Paris, France: Reed Smith; April 18
Tel Aviv, Israel: Zilber IP, Fischer (FBC & Co.), and Fisher Friedman IP Group (FIPG); April 17, Call on April 18
Wrocław, Poland: WTS Patent Attorneys; April 23
Singapore: Holborn Law LLC; April 19
Mexico City, Mexico: Basham; April 18
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Noetinger & Armando Abogados; April 18
Lima, Peru: MGM Law Firm; April 18
Montevideo, Uruguay: Cervieri Monsuarez; April 18
Hangzhou, China: Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton, LLP; April 18
La Paz, Bolivia: Cervieri Monsuarez; April 18
Assunción, Paraguay: Cervieri Monsuarez; April 18
Anguila, Caribbean: Cervieri Monsuarez; April 18
Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Cervieri Monsuarez; April 18

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If you are interested in hosting an event, or are interested in joining one of the listed events, please contact Debora Plehn-Dujowich, Leonor Magalhães Galvão, or Cindy Quan.

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