2025 AM IP Practice in Japan Pre-Meeting
October 28 to 29, 2025
Location
The Westin Downtown DC
999 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC
Registration
Fee: AIPLA Members/Non-Members: $395; Tuesday Reception and Dinner: $195
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The Pre-Meeting is open to all and is a great event for networking with colleagues from Japan and other countries. Presentations will be provided by the speakers from AIPLA, the Japan Patent Attorney Association (JPAA), the International Association for the Protection of the Intellectual Property in Japan (AIPPI-J), and possible from the Japan Trademark Association (JTA) and Japan Patent Office (JPO) on a range of topics such as:
1. US: Subject Matter Eligibility - Recent Updates from both Bio and Software
2. US: PTAB - Developments and Strategies
3. US: SCOTUS Review - Recent Cases and What is Coming Up
4. US: Recent Developments on Trademark Law and Practice
5. Japan: Recent IP High Court Decisions
6. Japan: Post-Grant Opposition Updates
7. Japan: Update on Examination Standards
8. Japan: Recent Developments on Trademark Law and Practice
1. US: Subject Matter Eligibility - Recent Updates from both Bio and Software
2. US: PTAB - Developments and Strategies
3. US: SCOTUS Review - Recent Cases and What is Coming Up
4. US: Recent Developments on Trademark Law and Practice
5. Japan: Recent IP High Court Decisions
6. Japan: Post-Grant Opposition Updates
7. Japan: Update on Examination Standards
8. Japan: Recent Developments on Trademark Law and Practice
*Note: Topics are subject to change.
If you add the event as part of your AIPLA Annual Meeting Registration, you can save $50. You must register for the pre-meeting when registering for AM25 to receive this discount. Click here to Register as part of AM25 Registration.
Registration rates:
$395 - Meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday
$195 - Reception and Dinner on Tuesday
Please only use the Registration to the left if you are NOT also able to attend the AIPLA Annual Meeting.
2025 Annual Meeting Registration & Cancellation Policies apply.
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