2023 Spring Meeting
In This Section
- 2023 Annual Meeting
- 2023 Spring Meeting
- 2023 Mid-Winter Institute
- 2022 Trade Secret Summit
- 2022 Design Rights Boot Camp
- 2022 Annual Meeting
- 2022 Spring Meeting
- 2022 Mid Winter Institute
- 2021 AIPLA Annual Meeting
- 2021 Trademark Boot Camp
- 2021 Virtual Spring Meeting
- 2021 Patent Prosecution Boot Camp
- 2021 Virtual Mid-Winter Meeting
- 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
- 2020 Virtual Spring Meeting
- 2020 Patent Prosecution Boot Camp
- 2020 Mid-Winter Institute
- 2019 Annual Meeting
- 2019 Electronic & Computer Patent Law Summit
- 2019 Patent Trial and Appeal Board Bench & Bar
- 2019 Trademark Boot Camp
- 2019 Mid-Winter Institute
- 2018 Annual Meeting
- 2018 Electronic & Computer Law Summit
- 2018 Spring Meeting
- 2018 Trade Secret Law Summit
- 2018 Patent Prosecution Boot Camp
- 2018 Mid-Winter Institute
May 10 - 12, 2023
Seattle, Washington
The 2023 Spring Meeting has an in-person maximum CLE total of 570 minutes including 60 minutes of Ethics. Credit amounts will vary by state, based upon each state’s regulations and credit calculation. Ethics CLE credit session listed below.
Thursday, May 11
Ethics and Espresso: Ethics Training Focused on Practice Before the USPTO and PTAB
9 – 10 AM
60 minutes Ethics
The 2023 Spring Meeting has been pre-approved for Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bars in Alaska, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Vermont in the amount of 570 CLE minutes, including 60 minutes of Ethics CLE credit for in-person attendance.
AIPLA is an approved provider by most states requiring CLE. Program accreditation is sought in all jurisdictions requested through the mandatory CLE survey. Specialized credits (Ethics, Elimination of Bias, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, technology, etc.) approval varies and may not be awarded in every jurisdiction. CLE reporting and/or certificates of attendance may take up to 4 weeks for processing. For information on CLE accreditation and processing, please contact the AIPLA CLE Department at cle@aipla.org.
NOTE: CLE accreditations updated upon approval.
| State | Status | Max. In-Person CLE Approved | Credit Processing |
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| Alabama | Contact AIPLA | AIPLA Submits Credits to State | |
| Alaska | Reciprocal Approval | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Arizona | The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities. | State Does Not Approve or Accredit CLE. Attendees Self-Certify and Self-Report as Required | |
| Arkansas | Contact AIPLA | AIPLA Submits Credits to State | |
| California | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Colorado | Approved | 11.0 (1.2 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Connecticut | Reciprocal Approval | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Delaware | Contact AIPLA | AIPLA Submits Credits to State | |
| Florida | Approved | 11.5 (1.0 Ethics, 2.5 Technology) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Georgia | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Hawaii | Reciprocal Approval | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Idaho | Contact AIPLA | AIPLA Submits Credits to State | |
| Illinois | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Indiana | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Iowa | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Kansas | Approved | 11.0 (1.0 Ethics & Professionalism) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Kentucky | Contact AIPLA | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA | |
| Louisiana | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Maine | Contact AIPLA | AIPLA Submits Credits to State | |
| Maryland | No CLE | No CLE Requirements | |
| Massachusetts | No CLE | No CLE Requirements | |
| Michigan | No CLE | No CLE Requirements | |
| Minnesota | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Mississippi | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Missouri | Approved | 11.4 (1.2 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Montana | Contact AIPLA | AIPLA Submits Credits to State | |
| Nebraska | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Nevada | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| New Hampshire | The NHMCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities. | State Does Not Approve or Accredit CLE. Attendees Self-Certify and Self-Report as Required | |
| New Jersey | Reciprocal Approval | 11.4 (1.2 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| New Mexico | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| New York | Reciprocal Approval | 11.0 (1.0 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| North Carolina | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| North Dakota | Reciprocal Approval | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Ohio | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Attorney Prof. Conduct) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Oklahoma | Approved | 11.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Oregon | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Pennsylvania | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Puerto Rico | Contact AIPLA | AIPLA Submits Credits to State | |
| Rhode Island | Contact AIPLA | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA | |
| South Carolina | Contact AIPLA | AIPLA Submits Credits to State | |
| South Dakota | No CLE | No CLE Requirements | |
| Tennessee | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Dual) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Texas | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Utah | Approved | 10.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Vermont | Reciprocal Approval | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Virginia | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Washington | Approved | 9.5 (1.0 Ethics) | AIPLA Submits Credits to State |
| Washington, DC | The DC Bar does not approve or accredit CLE activities. | No CLE Requirements | |
| West Virginia | Contact AIPLA | AIPLA Submits Credits to State | |
| Wisconsin | Approved | 11.0 (1.0 EPR) | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |
| Wyoming | Contact AIPLA | Self-Report Credits to State – COA Provided by AIPLA |