Committee Meetings & Events

Committee Meetings & Networking Event

We have a number of Committee business meetings and networking events throughout the meeting.  See details and links to join below.

Will Not Meet

• Industrial Design
• Patentable Subject Matter Task Force - virtual call after SM24
• Law Practice Management
• Professional Program (regular monthly call)

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Thursday, May 16, 2024  | 7:45 - 8:45 am

• Harmonization Committee (Committee Members only) USPTO Representative Invited - Meeting Room 615 A, 6th Floor
• Amicus Committee (Committee Members only) - Meeting Room 615 B, 6th Floor

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• Content & Branding Joint Committee Meeting - Meeting Room 416 AB, 4th Floor
• Emerging Technologies: Understanding Blockchain in IP - Track 2 Room - Salons J-K, 6th Floor
• Joint Reception - IP Law Associations, Texas IP Alliance, and ChIPs - AUSTIN TACO PROJECT, Lobby Level - Sponsored by McKool Smith and Kennedy Lenart Spraggins
  
• IP Practice in Latin America - Meeting Room 415 AB, 4th Floor
• Membership - Meeting Room 616 B, 6th Floor
  
• Mentoring Speed Networking Event- Meeting Room 400/402, 4th Floor - Sponsored by Nixon Peabody
  
• Online Programs - Meeting Room 619, 6th Floor
• Patent-Relations with the USPTO - A conversation with the Texas Regional IP Office Director - Meeting Room 615 B, 6th Floor
  
• PTAB Trial - Meeting Room 615 A, 6th Floor

Friday, May 17, 2024 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm

• Diversity in IP Law - Continuation of Track 2 Roundtable discussions - Salons J-K, 6th Floor
• IP Practice in Europe - Meeting Room 615 A, 6th Floor
• IP Practice in Japan - Meeting Room 616 B, 6th Floor
• IP Practice in the Far East - Meeting Room 617, 6th Floor
• Legislation Committee - Meeting Room 615 B, 6th Floor
  
• Patent Law - Meeting Room 616 A, 6th Floor

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Friday, May 17, 2024 | 5:00 - 6:00 pm

• Committee on the Profession - LIVE SPEAKER SERIES - Track 1 Room, Salons FG, 6th Floor
  
• Fellows - Meeting Room 417  AB, 4th Floor
  
• IP Practice in China/AIPPI-US Joint Meeting - Meeting Room 415 AB, 4th Floor
  
• New Lawyers Committee - Meeting Room 616 A, 6th Floor
• Pro Bono - Key Players + Events in IP Pro Bono: Pro Bono Advisory Council, USPTO, and Pathways to Inclusive Innovation-  Guest Speakers: Grant Corboy, Patent Pro Bono Program Administrator, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, USPTO; Morris Newman, Executive Director, Pro Bono Advisory Council; Track 2 Room, Salons JK, 6th Floor
  

Concurrent Tracks & Committee Educational Sessions

6:45 - 8:45 AM

• Corporate Practice Committee Breakfast Meeting (For Corporate In-House Practitioners Only)  - Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World: Tips for Efficiently Implementing Global Patent Strategies for Emerging Technologies
  LOCATION: Meeting Room 417AB, 4th Floor (updated location)
  Sponsored by Fox Rothschild
  

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3:15 - 4:00 PM

• CONCURRENT TRACK 2 - Patent Prosecution Practice:  Beyond Prep & Pros: Evolving Roles of Patent Agents, Elevating the Profession, and Managing the Privilege - LOCATION: Salons J-K, 6th Floor
  Hosted by Patent Agents Committee

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Friday, May 17

6:45 - 8:45 AM
Women in IP Law Committee Breakfast  - Thriving Under Pressure: Unconventional Strategies for the Modern Legal Professional
LOCATION: Meeting Room 400/402, 4th Floor
Sponsored in part by Foley Hoag and Knobbe Martens

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11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

• CONCURRENT TRACK 1 - UPC Roadmap: The Quick Version! An Update for Prosecution and Litigation - LOCATION: Track 1 Room - Salons FG, 6th Floor
  Hosted by the IP Practice in Europe Committee
  

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2:15 - 3:00 PM

• CONCURRENT TRACK 1 - Tensions Between AI-Related Inventions in Biotechnologoy and Enablement; Duty to Disclose and Human-Machine Inventive Contributions -
  LOCATION:  Salons FG, 6th Floor
  Hosted by the Biotechnology and the Emerging Technologies Committees

• CONCURRENT TRACK 2 - Patent Litigation Hot Topics: FRAND Around the World -
  LOCATION: Salons JK, 6th Floor
  Hosted by the Patent Litigation Committee

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3:15 - 4:00 PM

• CONCURRENT TRACK 1 - Patent Subject Matter Eligibility: Hope Springs Eternal-
  LOCATION:  Salons FG, 6th Floor
  Hosted by the Patent Law Committee

3:15 - 5:00 PM

• CONCURRENT TRACK 2 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Elimination of Bias in Intellectual Property- LOCATION: Salons JK, 6th Floor - NOTE - This session runs until 5 PM.
  Hosted by the Diversity in IP Law Committee