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02/01: Meeting Kick Off-Keynote-Association Business Meeting

February 1, 2021 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

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<strong></strong>Virtual - all times are eastern standard time

Welcome to the 2021 Mid-Winter Institute


Join us as we kick off the program with invited keynote speaker;

Shira Perlmutter,
Register of Copyrights,
US Copyright Office.
Washington, DC

The meeting kicks off with the Association Business Meeting where the 2021 Committee on Nominations will be announced.

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A Session moderated by Robert Stoll, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, Washington, DC

Speakers

  • robertstoll 200 Stoll, Robert L.

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Partner

    Robert Stoll is a former United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent commissioner who applies more than 35 years of experience in intellectual property prosecution to advising clients on protecting inventions and the complexities of foreign and domestic intellectual property laws. He also advocates generally for the critical role of intellectual property in economic growth and job creation. Bob advises clients about potential legislative and rule changes and helps them advocate their interests before the administration and the legislature. Bob frequently testifies in court as an expert witness in prosecution at the USPTO.
  • perlmutter 200 Perlmutter, Shira

    U.S. Copyright Office | Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office

    Shira Perlmutter is the Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office. She was appointed to the position effective October 25, 2020. Perlmutter leads a workforce of over 400 employees, advises Congress on copyright policy, and directs the administration of important provisions of the United States Copyright Act, Title 17.