Keynote Speakers

will-covey-825-768x768Will Covey, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Acting Deputy Director of the USPTO

Kevin Rhodes, Executive Vice President,  Chief Legal Affairs Officer and Secretary, 3M, Minneapolis, MN

Joseph J. Cassioppi, Fredrikson & Byron, PA, Minneapolis, MN 

Grant Fairbarn, Fredrikson & Byron, PA, Minneapolis, MN 

Karen Sandler Steinert, Fredrikson & Byron, PA, Minneapolis, MN 

 

Dear AIPLA Members and Friends,

Welcome to the 2025 AIPLA Spring Meeting, taking place May 13-15, 2025, in the dynamic city of Minneapolis, Minnesota!

Minneapolis, known for its innovation and leadership in healthcare and technology, sets the stage for this year’s gathering of IP professionals. This Spring Meeting is designed to explore the intersection of intellectual property, emerging technologies, and legal innovation, offering something for everyone in the IP community.

We’re proud to offer an expanded lineup of Skills Workshops, providing practical, hands-on training for practitioners at all levels. This year’s workshops include:

  • Patent Drafting Basics Bootcamp: Tailored for early-career practitioners, offering step-by-step guidance on drafting high-quality patents.
  • IPR Expert Depositions – Tips and Practice: Learn strategies for taking and defending expert depositions in inter partes reviews with live feedback from seasoned IP litigators.
  • Amplifying Examiner Interviews: Master techniques to conduct effective patent examiner interviews that drive results, including tips on timing, persuasion, and responding to challenges.

These workshops deliver actionable tools and strategies, ensuring you leave with enhanced skills ready to apply to your practice.

Our program spans a wide array of IP topics, from foundational principles to cutting-edge developments:

  • Patenting AI and AI-Assisted Inventions: Tackle the challenges of patenting AI-related innovations, including issues of enablement and human contribution in AI-generated work.
  • Monetary Remedies in IP Disputes: Explore strategic approaches to securing and defending monetary remedies across trademarks, copyrights, and unfair competition cases.
  • Trademark Practice at the TTAB: Gain practical guidance on navigating trademark disputes, from ex parte appeals to inter partes proceedings.
  • Copyright Fair Use and AI Applications: Examine the limits of fair use in the context of AI training data, building on key cases and recent industry trends.
  • Litigation Skills and Strategy: Sessions like Managing the Cost of IP Litigation and Effective Use of Experts provide insights into controlling expenses and leveraging expert testimony for better outcomes.
  • Fundamentals and Beyond: From IP basics to advanced patent topics like obviousness-type double patenting, we’ve tailored sessions for practitioners across all areas of expertise.

In addition to the rich programming, don’t miss our signature events—the Diversity Reception, New Member/First-Time Attendee Reception, and the Opening Night Reception—which offer unparalleled opportunities for networking and camaraderie.

We’re excited to welcome you to the 2025 AIPLA Spring Meeting, where innovation, technology, and intellectual property come together to shape the future. Minneapolis is ready for your ideas, energy, and passion for IP!

 

Kimberly Van Voorhis, President
Matthew Wagner, Officer-in-Charge, 2025 Spring Meeting, AIPLA First Vice President

 

Book Your Room!

Venue:

Hilton Minneapolis
1001 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403

CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR ROOM

Single/Double Room Rate:  $229 plus applicable taxes (currently 13.025%) per night. Triple - +$20 per night, Quad +$40 per night.

Reservation Cut-off - EXTENDED to Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Cancellation deadline - 48 hours prior to arrival

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 Hilton Minneapolis directly.


 

CLE Information

 

The 2025 Spring Meeting offers up to 705 in-person CLE minutes including up to 120 minutes of Ethics. Credit amounts will vary by jurisdiction, based upon each jurisdiction’s approval, regulations, and credit calculation. 


Ethics CLE credit sessions are listed below:

Tuesday, May 13 
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Emerging Ethical Issues Confronting IP Lawyers: Navigating An Evolving Landscape
60 Minutes Ethics 

Thursday, May 15
11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
AI in IP Practice: Ethical Considerations and Requirements
60 Minutes Ethics


AIPLA is an approved provider by most states requiring CLE. AIPLA is applying for credit for this meeting to most US jurisdictions. Credit hours will vary by jurisdiction, based upon individual regulations and credit calculation. Complete CLE information will be available on site at the AIPLA CLE Information Booth. The CLE Information Booth will remain open until 1:00 pm on Thursday.


Thank you to our Sponsors

 

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Disclaimer: AIPLA is a nonprofit national bar association. The sole purpose of this CLE program is to provide educational and informational content. AIPLA does not provide legal services or advice. The opinions, views and other statements expressed by contributors to this CLE program are solely those of the contributors. These opinions, views and statements of the contributors do not necessarily represent those of AIPLA and should not be construed as such.