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AIPLA 2027 Annual Meeting

October 28 to 30, 2027

Location

Westin Washington, DC, Downtown
999 9th Street, NW

Washington, DC, USA

To be held at the Westin Washington, DC, Downtown

Executive Committee Meeting on Tuesday October 26, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Board of Directors Meeting on Wednesday, October 27, 10 AM - 12 Noon and Saturday, October 30, 12:30 - 4:00 PM
Board/Committee Leadership Meeting, Wednesday, October 27, 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Board/Committee Leadership Networking Event, Wednesday, October 27, 6:00 - 7:30 PM

General Programming and Social Events October 28 - 30.

Join us as we bring IP professionals together to learn and connect.  More information coming soon!

 

RESERVATION LINK:  To be provided

Group Room Rate: $345 plus applicable taxes (currently 15.95%).

Check-in: 4:00PM
Check-out: 11:00AM

Cancellation - 72 hours in advance

Cut off date for Room Reservations -- Monday, October 4, 2027.

NOTE:  AIPLA does NOT engage any third party vendors to assist with room reservations.  All room reservations should be made directly using the Reservation link above, or by contacting the Westin directly.

Sponsorship or exhibiting opportunities, information coming soon.

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    Arlington, VA. May 12, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO on its Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Interfaces and Icons, issued on March 13, 2026.
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    Arlington, VA. May 1, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the U.S. Copyright Office’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on adjustments to its fee schedule.
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    Arlington, VA. April 17, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments on the Enlarged Board of Appeal’s 11 March 2026 preliminary opinion in G 1/25, addressing whether patent descriptions must be adapted following claim amendments.
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    Arlington, VA — April 17, 2026 — The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc., No. 23-2427, supporting rehearing and rehearing en banc. AIPLA urges the Court to restore clarity to design patent law by (1) reaffirming that Gorham v. White (1871) provides the sole governing test for infringement and forecloses any separate “plainly dissimilar” threshold, and (2) confirming that claim construction may not be used to exclude any visual portions of the overall claimed design.
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    Arlington, VA. March 30, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) regarding the Draft Measures for the Administration of Prioritized Examination of Patents.