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CLE Information

The 2025 Annual Meeting offers up to 585 in-person CLE minutes including up to 60 minutes of Ethics, and, for Florida and California attorneys, 90 minutes of Technology. Credit amounts will vary by jurisdiction, based upon each jurisdiction’s approval, regulations, and credit calculation.

Attention Virginia Attorneys: The Virginia CLE credits for our 2025 Annual Meeting will be split across two compliance terms. Sessions taken on October 30 and 31 will apply to the 2025 term and sessions taken on November 1 will apply to the 2026 compliance term. Depending on which sessions attended, attorneys will receive two different certificates of attendance with two different course codes.

Ethics CLE credit session:
Saturday, November 1
11 AM – 12:00 Noon
Friday Closing Plenary pt 2 – Navigating Ethical Frontiers
60 Minutes Ethics

AIPLA is an approved provider by most US 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 Saturday.

*Subject to change

Thursday, October 30

6:45 - 8:45 AM - Corporate Practice Breakfast (for corporate practice practitioners only, ticket required)
7:45 - 8:45 AM - Committee Business Meetings
9:00 - 10:00 AM - Opening Plenary
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM AM Concurrent Tracks

  • Track 1: Trends Across Global Patent Offices and Foreign Prosecution Roundtable
  • Track 2: Hot Topics in AI (Part 1 and Part 2)
  • Skills Workshop: In Depth OTDP/Terminal Disclaimers (separate registration required)
  • Special Law Student Session:  Pathways to Success - Exploring Careers in IP Law

12:00 - 12:30 PM - Luncheon Networking Reception (open to all)
12:30 - 2:00 PM - Luncheon Keynote  (ticket required)
2:15 - 4:00 PM PM Concurrent Tracks

  • Track 1: Closing the Patent Gap:  Practical Policy Solutions to Resolve Global IP Disputes and  International Arbitration of IP  Disputes
  • Track 2: In the Style of... and Global Trademark Prosecution Tips
  • Skills Workshop A:  Code Scan to Clean Code: Open Source Triage (separate registration required)
  • Skills Workshop B: Navigating the Intersection Between IP and Regulatory Exclusivities for Protecting and Evaluating Pharmaceutical, Biologic, and Medical Device Products (separate registration required)


4:00 - 6:00 PM - Committee Business Meetings
6:00 - 7:00 PM - New Member/First Time Attendee Reception
6:30 - 7:30 PM - Diversity in IP Law Reception
7:30 - 9:00 PM - Opening Night Reception (ticket required)

Friday, October 31

6:45 - 8:45 AM - Women in IP Law Committee Breakfast (ticket required)
7:45 - 8:45 AM - Committee Business Meetings
9:00 - 10:00 AM - Morning Plenary
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM AM Concurrent Tracks

  • Track 1: Foreseeing the Future in Light of Decisions on the Written  Description Requirement and Interplay Between 101 and 112
  • Track 2: Partnering with Nonprofits and Restatement of Copyrighting
  • Skills Workshop A: Using The Hague Convention for International Design Filings - A Hands-on Program with WIPO (separate registration required)
  • Skills Workshop B: Trademark Prosecution 101 (separate registration required)


12:00 - 12:30 PM - Luncheon Networking Reception (open to all)
12:30 - 2:00 PM - Luncheon Keynote  (ticket required)
2:15 - 4:00 PM PM Concurrent Tracks

  • Track 1: Litigation Funding and Designs and Obviousness at the USPTO
  • Track 2: New Trademark Rules and Recent Developments at the PTAB
  • Skills Workshop A: AMA - About In-House IP Practice (separate registration required)
  • Skills Workshop B: Patent Drafting 101 (separate registration required)

4:00 - 6:00 PM - Committee Business Meetings
6:15 - 7:30 PM - Networking Reception with Exhibitors
8:00 - 10:00 PM - Dinner celebration (ticket required)

Saturday, November 1

8:00 - 9:00 AM - AIPLA President's Forum - tentative
9:00 - 12:00 PM - Closing Plenary
12:00 - 4:00 PM - Board of Directors' Meeting (for Board members and invited guests)