World IP Day 2025

Event location coordinated with the support of Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property 

Location: US Capitol Building, Visitor's Center, SVC 208-09, Washington, DC 20001

4:00 - Welcome remarks - Vince Garlock, Executive Director, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

• The Honorable Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
• The Honorable Deborah Ross (D-NC), Member, House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
• Hon. Coke M. Stewart, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
• Hon. Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office
  
  Introduction of Congressional Speakers - Samantha Aguayo, Deputy Executive Director, Intellectual Property Owners Association and Jenny Simmons, Associate Senior Director, Government Affairs, International Trademark Association (INTA)
  
  4:15-5:15 PM: The intersection of Music and IP - Introduction by Jaci McDole, Senior Director of Copyright and Creativity at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  
  
• Dave Pomeroy - AFM International Vice President. President of the Nashville Musicians Association, AFM Local 257, and musician extraordinaire.
  
• Xenia Manning, Director of Global Music Policy, Spotify
  
• John Cheek, VP, Intellectual Property & Legal Operations, and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Tenneco, Inc.
  
  
  5:15-5:30 PM: Additional Perspectives on the Intersection of Music and IP
  
  
• How the IP Legal Community Supports Creators and Innovators: Susan McGahan, Chair, American Bar Association IP Law Section, Moderator
  
• Agency update – US Copyright Office Initiatives – Miriam Lord, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education
  
• Agency updates – USPTO Initiatives – Poster Program – Thomas (Skip) Mark, Director, Global Intellectual Property Academy, Office of Policy and International Affairs (to be confirmed)
  
  
  5:35-5:40 PM: Closing Remarks – The Honorable Paul R. Michel, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Retired) - US IP Alliance.
  
  
  5:40 – 7:00 PM: Exhibits and Reception
  

Many thanks to our partner organizations!