2024 Legal Secretaries & Administrators Conference
May 21 to 22, 2024
Location
VIRTUAL
Contact
Email: meetings@aipla.org
Registration
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)
News
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AIPLA Comments on Ex Parte Reexamination Requirements
August 27, 2026
Alexandria, VA. August 21, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the USPTO’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to require identification of all real parties-in-interest (RPIs) in third-party ex parte reexamination requests. -
AIPLA Comments to the Copyright Office on Alternative Fee Structures for Registration
July 6, 2026
Alexandria, VA. June 24, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments on the U.S. Copyright Office's Notice of Inquiry regarding alternative copyright registration fee structures. -
AIPLA Comments to the Copyright Office on Group Registration of Updates to a News Website
July 6, 2026
Alexandria, VA. June 29, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments supporting the U.S. Copyright Office's proposed expansion of eligibility for group registration of updates to news websites by removing restrictions that exclude subject-specific publications. -
AIPLA Submits Comments on the World Intellectual Property Organization Riyadh Design Law Treaty
June 24, 2026
Alexandria, VA. June 11, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments on the World Intellectual Property Organization Riyadh Design Law Treaty. -
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AIPLA Files Amicus Brief in Arbutus Biopharma Corp. v. Moderna, Inc.
June 22, 2026
Arlington, VA. June 5, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief in Arbutus Biopharma Corp. v. Modernatx, Inc.