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2024 Spring Meeting - Austin, TX
May 16 to 18, 2024
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- Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Patents and Artificial Intelligence: Explore the latest developments and challenges in this ever-evolving landscape.
- Intellectual Property of Music: Navigate the intersection of music, creativity, and IP rights. Unified Patent Court Update: Stay informed on the latest advancements and updates in the UPC.
- Trademark Hot Topics: Gain valuable insights into the current trends and issues shaping trademark law. AI and Ethics: Delve into the ethical considerations surrounding the use of AI in IP.
- DEI in IP: Join the conversation on fostering DEI in the field of IP.
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AGENDA
Pre-Meeting Activities and Events - Tuesday and Wednesday
Tuesday, May 14
1:30 - 5:30 PM - Advanced Chemical Patent Practice Institute - Day One (Separate Registration Required) - information and registration coming soon.
2:00 - 4:00 PM - AIPLA Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, May 15
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Advanced Chemical Patent Practice Institute - Day Two
12:00 - 2:00 PM - AIPLA Board of Directors Meeting
3:00 - 5:00 PM - AIPLA Board and Committee Leadership Meeting
4:00 - 7:00 PM - Registration Desk Open for those who have Pre-Registered for #aiplaSM24
6:30 - 8:00 PM - AIPLA Board and Committee Leadership Reception
Thursday, May 16
6:45 - 8:45 AM - Corporate Practice Breakfast (Ticketed Event) - Sponsored by Fox Rothschild
7:45 - 8:45 AM - Committee Meetings (schedule to be provided)
9:00 AM - Opening Plenary - A Panel of Judges Presents: Things I Wish I Knew When I Was an Intellectual Property Practitioner
10:15 AM - Morning Concurrent Tracks:
- Track 1: Emerging Issues at the Challenging Intersection of Patents and AI
- Track 2: Trademark Hot Topics
- *Track 3: Skills Workshop: FRAND Licenses Negotiations (10:15 AM - Noon) (attendance limited to 20)
11:15 AM - Morning Concurrent Tracks:
- Track 1: Emerging Issues at the Challenging Intersection of Industrial Data, Design Rights and AI
- Track 2: Panel of Interlocutory Attorneys - Day-to-Day Trademark Litigation Issues
12:00 Noon - Lunch Reception
12:30 - 2:00 PM - Luncheon (Ticketed Event)
2:00 PM - Afternoon Concurrent Tracks:
- Track 1: Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence Challenges and Opportunities - Copyrights, Trademarks, and Generative AI
- Track 2: PTAB Hot Topics and Patent Prosecution Practice
- *Track 3: Skills Workshop: Terminal Disclaimers in view of Cellect- Obviousness- Type Double Patenting (attendance limited to 20)
4:00 - 5:00 PM - Afternoon Plenary:
- PLENARY: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
- *Track 3: Skills Workshop: Advanced Hague Filing Strategies (attendance limited to 20)
5:00 - 6:00 PM - Committee Meetings (schedule to be provided)
Friday, May 17
6:45 - 8:45 AM - Women in IP Law Committee Breakfast: Mindfulness in Motion: Navigating High-Stress Roles with Clarity and Resilience (Ticketed Event) - featuring Tara Furiani, Tarabull Media, Austin, TX
7:45 - 8:45 AM - Committee Meetings (schedule to be provided)
9:00 AM - Concurrent AM Ethics Plenary:
- Track 1: Patent Ethics
- Track 2: Trademark Ethics
10:15 AM - Concurrent AM Tracks:
- Track 1: Patent Prosecution Fantasies and UPC Update for Prosecution and Litigation
- Track 2: Litigation Hot Topics and the IP of Music
- *Track 3: Skills Workshop: The Perfect Employment Agreement to Protect Your Trade Secrets and Get Ownership over IP (attendance limited to 20)
12:00 Noon - Lunch Reception
12:30 - 2:00 PM - Luncheon (Ticketed Event)
2:00 PM - Afternoon Concurrent Tracks:
- Track 1: Section 101 and Tensions Between AI Related Inventions in Biotechnology and Enablement, Duty to Disclose and Human-Machine Inventive Contributions
- Track 2: DEI in IP and Patent Litigation Hot Topics
- *Track 3: Skills Workshop: Entering Evidence at the TTAB (attendance limited to 20)
4:00 - 6:00 PM - Committee Meetings (schedule to be provided)
Saturday, May 18
9:00 AM - Closing Plenary - The Changes You Need To Know: Trade Dress, Copyright, Trademark, Design Rights, Patent
11:00 AM - Ethics Session
12:00 PM - AIPLA Board of Directors Meeting
Networking & Social Events
Dinner Celebration (Ticketed Event)
*NOTE: The Skills Workshops offer a chance to learn and engage with instructors in a smaller setting. The workshops are limited to 20 people and attendees will be required to review any materials the instructor has listed as prerequisites. CLE will not be offered at the workshops. If you would like to attend one or more of the workshops, please make your selection when registering for the Meeting. The workshops will close once 20 people have registered.
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Hilton Austin
500 East 4th Street, Austin, TX
SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS
Interested in learning about sponsorship, exhibitor, and advertising opportunities at the 2024 Spring Meeting? Explore the meeting prospectus. Contact Lisa Beller at lbeller@aipla.org to learn more.
News
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AIPLA Comments to Copyright Office on Group Registration of Two-Dimensional Artwork
April 2, 2024
Arlington, VA. April 1, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the U.S. Copyright Office's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to group registration of two-dimensional artwork. -
AIPLA Files Amicus Brief with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc.
March 21, 2024
Arlington, VA. February 29, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief in support of neither party with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc., a case on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The district court held that the post-GATT patents-in-suit are unenforceable under the doctrine of prosecution laches and found unreasonable and inexcusable delay where 13 years had elapsed between the provisional patent application and presenting the claims at issue. -
AIPLA Comments to Copyright Office on Group Registration of Updates to a News Website
February 22, 2024
Arlington, VA. February 20, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the U.S. Copyright Office's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to group registration of updates to a news website. -
AIPLA Comments to HHS on WHO Pandemic Treaty
February 8, 2024
Arlington, VA. January 31, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the RFC on Implications of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Commitments/Regimes and Other Proposed Commitments in the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement. -
AIPLA Comments to NIST on March-In Rights Guidance
February 7, 2024
Arlington, VA. February 5, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in response to the Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights.