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2024 Legal Secretaries & Administrators Conference

May 21 to 22, 2024

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Fee: FREE - Registration Required
Registration closes May 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM

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Increase Your Expertise in Navigating USPTO Operations 

It can be hard to stay on top of the latest news, procedures, and tools. The Legal Secretaries and Administrators conference can assist. This conference is designed for paralegals, administrators, and other office specialists to hear directly from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This two-day virtual program provides a comprehensive overview of new features and services, best practices for streamlining procedures, and opportunities to ask questions and hear directly from the USPTO.

 

This program is presented by AIPLA and the USPTO. This event is a key resource to keep you up-to-date on operational matters at the Office and may assist you in your everyday tasks and responsibilities. 

 

 

Will include presentations from the following USPTO organizations:

Office of Information Technology for Patents (OITP)
Office of Patent Application Processing (OPAP)
Office of Data Management (ODM)
Office of Patent Legal Administration (OPLA)
Office of Administrative Services (OAS): Assignment Recordation Branch (ARB)
Office of Petitions (OPET)
Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks (TM)
Office of International Patent Cooperation (OIPC): International Patent Legal Administration (IPLA)
Office of International Patent Cooperation (OIPC): International Outreach and Administration (IOA)
Office of Patents Stakeholder Experience (OPSE)

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News

  • US Copyright Office Seal AIPLA Comments to the Copyright Office on the CASE Act Study

    May 12, 2025

    Arlington, VA. May 9, 2025 –The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the U.S. Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments: CASE Act Study (the “Notice”) related to the Copyright Claims Board.
  • AIPLA Files Amicus Brief in Pegasystems Inc. v. Appian Corporation

    April 29, 2025

    Arlington, VA. April 24, 2025 –The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Virginia in Pegasystems Inc. v. Appian Corporation, an appeal concerning issues of trade secret misappropriation damages under the Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act (VUTSA).
  • USPTO AIPLA Comments to the USPTO on the WIPO GRTK Treaty

    March 21, 2025

    Arlington, VA. March 18, 2025 –The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments on the World Intellectual Property Organization Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge.
  • Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Decision in Dewberry Group v. Dewberry Engineers

    February 26, 2025

    On February 26, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc. The opinion is in line with the amicus brief filed by AIPLA on September 6, 2024.
  • TermDisc-Comments-March21-logo AIPLA Comments on Proposed Thai Patent Law

    February 5, 2025

    Arlington, VA. January 30, 2025 –The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the Department of Intellectual Property of Thailand on the New Draft Patent Law being considered for adoption. The comments focus on many issues in the proposed law relating to patent registration, subject matter eligibility, patent term extensions, and enforcement, among other matters.