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Program
Schedule at a Glance
Board and Leadership Meeting Schedule
Executive Committee - Thursday, May 8 - 2:00 - 5:00 pm ET (VIRTUAL)
Board of Directors Meeting- Monday, May 12 - 12:00 - 2:00 pm CT
Board/Committee Leadership Meeting - Monday, May 12 - 3:00 - 5:00 pm CT
Board/Committee Leadership Networking Reception - Monday, May 12 - location and time TBD
Board of Directors Meeting - Thursday, May 15, 12:30 - 4 pm CT
Day One Schedule - May 13, 2025 (subject to change)
(all times listed are Central Time)
6:45 AM - Corporate Practice Breakfast (in-house counsel only) - Sponsored Event: Robins Kaplan
6:45 AM - 5K Fun Run and Walk - Organized by the Diversity in IP Law Committee
7:45 AM - AIPLA Committee Meetings (see schedule here)
Food & Drug Committee
Legislation Committee
First-Time Attendees and New Member Orientation
9:00 AM - Opening Plenary
10:15 AM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Track 1- Beyond Patents: Protecting Things AI Helped to Make (Part 1)
Track 2- Crafting Monetary Remedies in Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Cases (Part 1)
Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Invention Analysis & Claim Drafting: A Workshop for New Practitioners -- a mini boot camp for prosecutors in their first 0-5 years of practice
11:15 AM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Track 1- Update on AI, 101 and 112 (Part 2)
Track 2- Navigating Remedies in Patent Litigation: Injunctions, Extraterritorial Damages, Apportionment, and Attorney Fee Awards (Part 2)
Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Basics of Patent Drafting -- a mini boot camp for prosecutors in their first 0-5 years of practice (continued)
12 Noon - Luncheon Reception
12:30 PM - LUNCHEON - Panel on Paisley Park: Hear from the legal team that supported Prince and his estate through numerous IP interactions. (tickets required)
2:15 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Track 1- How to Show that A Human Helped the AI Enough to Be an Author/Inventor
Track 2- The Amazon Brand Registry and Its Effect on Trademark Law
Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Litigation Skills Workshop: IPR Expert Depositions - Tips and Practice
3:15 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Track 1- Well It's Not Obvious To Me!: Dealing with Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Rejections in 2025
Track 2- False Advertising Claims Under Lanham Act Section 43(a) and State Law
Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Litigation Skills Workshop: IPR Expert Depositions - Tips and Practice (continued)
Special Session for Law Students: (no CLE) - Pathways to Success: Exploring Careers in IP Law - Join us for an engaging and interactive student session. Connect with AIPLA leaders through dynamic roundtable discussions covering key career topics, from mock interviews to exploring different IP law career paths. Rotate among tables, gain valuable insights, and build connections to help shape your future in IP law.
4:00 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
PLENARY - Emerging Ethical Issues Confronting IP Lawyers: Navigating An Evolving Landscape
Skills Workshop (no CLE) - In-depth OTDP/Terminal Disclaimers: Strategies for Surviving ODP Post-In re Cellect.
5:00 PM - AIPLA Committee Meetings and Receptions (see schedule here)
AIPPI-US
APA Task Force (Task Force Members only)
Committee on the Profession: Live Speaker Series
Emerging Technologies
IP Practice in the Asia Pacific
IP Practice in China
IP Practice in Latin America
Mentoring Speed Networking
Special Committee on Law Student Engagement
Leadership at AIPLA - Insights - If you are interested in learning how to get involved with AIPLA, in the leadership, or what it's like to be on the board, please stop by this 30 minute session and hear from AIPLA President Kim Van Voorhis on her path to leadership and her tips for getting involved.
6:00 PM - New Members/First-Time Attendees Welcome Reception
7:30 PM - Opening Night Reception (tickets required)
Day Two Schedule, May 14, 2025 (subject to change)
6:45 AM - Women in IP Law Breakfast (separate, free registration required) - Sponsored Event: Knobbe Martens
7:45 AM - AIPLA Committee Meetings (see schedule here)
Amicus (committee members only)
IP Practice in Europe
9:00 AM - PLENARY - Cultural Appropriation v. Cultural Appreciation: The Role of Intellectual Property Law in Protecting Traditional Knowledge and Expressions.
10:15 AM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Track 1- When is an Idea Abstract? A 101 Case Law Update
Track 2- Using Experts in IP Litigation (Impact of revised rule 702)
Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Quantum Computer and Emerging Technologies
11:15 AM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Track 1- To Mark or Not To Mark - Risks, Benefits and How To Do it Correctly
Track 2- Winning at the TTAB: Expert Tips for Appeals, Evidence, and Oral Arguments
Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Quantum Computer and Emerging Technologies (continued)
12 Noon - Luncheon Reception
12:30 PM - LUNCHEON - Keynote to be determined (tickets required)
2:15 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Track 1- I Have Never Experienced a Cost-Efficient IP Litigation
Track 2- Circuit Splits in Copyright
Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Amplifying the Interview Outcome with Your Examiner
3:15 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Track 1- Litigation Funding: Pros and Cons of Financing Litigation; and Unique
Considerations When Defending Against a Plaintiff Who is Financed
Track 2- Copyright Fair Use and AI
Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Amplifying the Interview Outcome with Your Examiner (continued)
4:00 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
PLENARY - Design Law Treaty: Implications in National and International Environment
Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Ex Parte Appeals
5:00 PM - AIPLA Committee Meetings and Receptions, see schedule here
AIPLA Fellows
Biotechnology/Chemical Practice/Food & Drug Committees Joint Networking Reception. Sponsored.
Content & Branding Committees Joint Networking Reception. Sponsored.
International & Foreign Law Committee Business Meeting
Patent Agents/Diversity in IP Law Committees Joint Meeting
Patent Law
Pro Bono Committee Networking Reception. Sponsored.
7:00 PM - Diversity in IP Law Committee Reception
8:00 PM - Dinner & Dance (tickets required)
Day Three Schedule, May 15, 2025 (subject to change)
8:00 AM - PRESIDENT'S FORUM - TENTATIVE - Topic to be provided
ADVANCED TRACK
9:00 AM - Integrating AI in Your Practice to Innovate, to Assist and to Survive In the Changing Legal Landscape (ethics)
10:15 AM - Whodunnit? Apportioning liability for infringing AI applications
11:00 AM - AI in IP Practice: Ethical considerations and requirements
BOOT CAMP TRACK - IP 101: Basics of Patent, TM, TS, (c), Design & Brief Summary of the Most Recent Developments
9:00 AM - Patent and Trade Secrets Basics
10:35 AM - Trademark and Copyright Basics
12:00 Noon - Sessions Conclude
12:30 - 4:00 PM - AIPLA Board of Director's Meeting
