Past Events
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AIPLA/EPO Joint Online Seminar: UP/UPC Update
June 14, 2023 10:00 AM to 1:15 PM | No CLE
The European Patent Office in cooperation with AIPLA would like to invite you to the Unitary Patent/UPC online seminar on 14 June. Our experts will give you the latest update on the reform of the Patent System in Europe and provide an overview of UPC jurisdiction. Join us and explore the benefits, opportunities and more. There will also be a Q&A session. -
AIPLA Rapid Response Webinar: Amgen v Sanofi: Settling the Law on Enablement or Raising More Questions?
June 13, 2023 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | No CLE
Please join AIPLA for a Rapid Response webinar on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Amgen v Sanofi: Settling the Law on Enablement or Raising More Questions? This expert panel will provide an overview of the decision, the positions of the parties and some of the amici, and thoughts on the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision and what it may mean for you and your clients. -
AIPLA Rapid Response Webinar on the Supreme Court's Decision in Andy Warhol Foundation v Goldsmith
June 6, 2023 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM | No CLE
Please join AIPLA for a Rapid Response webinar on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Andy Warhol Foundation v Goldsmith, No. 21-869 (May 18, 2023). We will be joined by Thomas G. Hentoff, counsel for Goldsmith, Nicholas R. Bartelt, counsel for the Copyright Office, Prof. Christine Haight Farley, who joined the Art Law Professors amicus brief, and Lauren B. Emerson, counsel for amicus AIPLA. The panel will be moderated by Nancy J. Mertzel, a member of AIPLA’s amicus committee. This expert panel will provide an overview of the decision, the positions of the parties and some of the amici, and thoughts on the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision and what it may mean for you and your clients. Join us for an informative discussion of the nuances of transformative fair use and practical takeaways for creators. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: Working with Experts and Recent Developments In Trade Secrets Damages
May 17, 2023 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | 90 mins CLE
Over the past several years, proving and measuring trading secrets damages has continued to evolve. This roundtable of practitioners will interactively address recent developments, and how to effectively work with damages experts in trade secrets litigation. -
AIPLA 2023 Spring Meeting
May 10 to 12, 2023
Join us for a great program at the Westin Seattle in Seattle, WA. Educational and Networking events are May 10-12. AIPLA Board and Leadership Meetings are May 9. -
16th Annual Design Day
May 4, 2023 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Join us for an in-person or virtual day of lively and thought-provoking discussion about various aspects of design patents, hosted at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Get insights from USPTO design managers, design patent practitioners, and industrial designers. No CLE credit is offered for attendance. -
World IP Day 2023
April 26, 2023 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM | No CLE
Join the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and partner organizations for a special three-hour program to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2023. This annual international event is an opportunity to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity.” -
AIPLA Virtual Water Cooler - April Meetup
April 19, 2023 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
AIPLA’s Committee on the Profession is inviting you to join us around the virtual water cooler for a quick break. Drop in and catch up with colleagues old and new at this informal networking meetup. All are welcome. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: USPTO Professional Responsibility with an Overview of Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs
April 12, 2023 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM | 90 Minutes (60 Minutes Ethics PENDING)
This webinar will provide an overview of core aspects of OED’s disciplinary enforcement functions, including an overview of various OED programs and initiatives that are relevant to legal ethics and practice before the USPTO and a discussion of select regulations governing the USPTO’s disciplinary process and statistics regarding recent disciplinary orders. A discussion of case law relevant to practice before the USPTO in patent and trademark matters with an emphasis on USPTO disciplinary decisions will also be discussed. The USPTO will also present information on both the Patent Pro Bono Program and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Pro Bono Program. Staff from OED and PTAB will provide a brief overview of the Programs including their establishment and implementation. The presentation highlights the benefits of participation and the positive impacts each program has had on under-resourced independent inventors and small businesses, volunteer patent practitioners, and the USPTO. -
AIPLA Virtual Water Cooler - March Meetup
March 15, 2023 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
AIPLA’s Committee on the Profession is inviting you to join us around the virtual water cooler for a quick break. Drop in and catch up with colleagues old and new at this informal networking meetup. All are welcome. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: Damages 2022 Year-in-Review: Lessons and Litigation Strategies
March 15, 2023 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | up to 90 CLE minutes – PENDING
This year’s panel of experts will leverage decades of deep litigation experience in patent- and other IP-related matters to provide webinar attendees with additional insight on recent cases from the perspectives of private practice litigators and testifying experts. In a conversational format, our panel will address issues of high importance from several of 2022’s most interesting IP damages cases. Among other topics, our panel will discuss recent developments in apportionment, use of comparable license agreements, admissibility, facts relevant to the hypothetical negotiation, and lost profits. -
AIPLA Direct Live - Patent Center DOCX Filing: What you Need to Know
March 10, 2023 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM | No CLE
The $400 fee for not filing using a DOCX document is fast approaching reality. As of April 3, 2023, if you don’t file a 111 application via Patent Center you will incur the large entity fee of $400. Speakers will provide a short how-to-file session and include ways to minimize or eliminate errors without having to pay the additional fee. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patents
March 2, 2023 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | Up to 90 CLE Minutes
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) will most likely enter into force in early 2023. That means that applicants and proprietors of European patent applications that have been granted European patents would need to determine their strategy for their European IP. If no action is taken, then the legal framework of the UPC will affect even the already granted EP patents. This webinar will discuss the effects of the UPC coming into force, as well as the options and decisions that the applicants and proprietors need to consider and implement. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patents
March 2, 2023 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
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AIPLA Virtual Water Cooler - February Meetup
February 15, 2023 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
AIPLA’s Committee on the Profession is inviting you to join us around the virtual water cooler for a quick break. Drop in and catch up with colleagues old and new at this informal networking meetup. All are welcome. -
CPM Webinar: Creating and Running an Ethical IP Law Firm Part 2 – Creating Firm Entity and Ownership; Determining Fees; Handling Client Money; Getting Paid; Record-Keeping Requirements; and Insurance
February 14, 2023 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | No CLE
Welcome to Part 2 of the Guide to creating and running an ethical IP Law Firm. This 90-minute webinar has something for those interested in starting their own practice as well as for those who may want to restructure or clean up an existing practice. Our two expert speakers will address a range of topics including the different types of organizational structures for law firms; who is allowed to own or partner in a law firm (answering questions for Patent Agents too!); common operational agreements; billing and determining your firm’s fees; trust account, record-keeping and banking practices; getting paid; and insurance considerations for your IP law firm. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: Introduction to the UPC
February 9, 2023 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | Up to 90 CLE Minutes
June 1, 2023 is the current target date for the EU Unified Patent Court (UPC) to open and begin receiving cases. The UPC will have parallel territorial jurisdiction with national patent courts for all existing European Patents unless the patent owners “opt-out” of UPC jurisdiction. Learn all about revocation and infringement actions before the UPC as well as the respective course of these proceedings and the efficient management thereof. This webinar covers the intricacies of the different proceedings and provides strategies from a plaintiff’s and a defendant’s perspective. To put you in a position to select the jurisdiction that suits your needs best, similarities and differences between selected national proceedings and proceedings before the UPC will be pointed out. -
2023 Mid-Winter Institute On-Demand Recordings
January 31 to February 3, 2023
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AIPLA 2023 Mid-Winter Institute
January 31 to February 3, 2023
The 2023 Mid-Winter Institute will look at the IP world through the lens of health, sport, and wellness technology. This lens will highlight ongoing challenges in patents, such as the scope of 35 U.S.C. §101. We will look at the intersection of Patents and Trademarks with case studies in the exercise system. We will review data protections through prisms made of telehealth and sports medicine. We will have all the usual information, but package it with practical perspectives that will help not only our professional world, but also our everyday lives. Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, CA -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: Requirements for Restriction and Election of Species- Techniques to Prevail and Do No Harm, and Recent Developments
January 19, 2023 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | Up to 90 CLE Minutes
Conventional wisdom held that traversing restriction requirements was rarely successful, and that the attempt did more harm than good. But things have changed. Changes in the law of double patenting, exhaustion, and the § 121 safe harbor have changed the economics. Conversely, in the last few years, examiners have become much more aggressive in restricting applications. So now, it’s important for practitioners to know how and when to push back. First, we discuss a framework to understand the law and how to traverse--why is it important, and what types of traverse are effective and do no harm. Second, we discuss examples in detail to help illustrate the broader principles. Third, the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has recently rekindled interest in this topic by requesting further comments--we discuss AIPLA's comment letter.