Judicial Advocacy
AIPLA files amicus briefs in cases that are important to its members, following a long tradition of judicial advocacy. Those briefs are accessible by clicking the relevant year of the case in the navigation column on the left side of this page.
The AIPLA Amicus Committee receives many requests from parties in litigation for the Association's amicus support, and the Committee considers and recommends to the Board of Directors the best cases for AIPLA to join and urge its positions on the cutting-edge issues of the law. Although AIPLA welcomes the views of the parties to the dispute, the AIPLA amicus positions are the product of independent consideration by the Committee and the Board of Directors, based on the law and their understanding of policy and legal questions in dispute.
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Judicial Advocacy Archives
To see amicus briefs filed by AIPLA from previous years, please click here
Recent Advocacy
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AIPLA Comments to USPTO on Trademark Fee Proposal
June 3, 2024
Arlington, VA. May 28, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025. -
AIPLA Comments to USPTO on Expanding Opportunities to Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
May 24, 2024
Arlington, VA. May 21, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Expanding Opportunities to Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). -
AIPLA Comments on Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions
May 15, 2024
Arlington, VA. May 10, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in response to the recently-published Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions. -
AIPLA Comments to USPTO on Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace
May 14, 2024
Arlington, VA. May 14, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the USPTO’s Request for Comment regarding Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace. -
AIPLA Files Amicus Brief in REGENXBIO Inc. v. Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
May 14, 2024
Arlington, VA. May 10, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief in support of neither party with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in REGENXBIO Inc. v. Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., a case on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The district court held that cultured host cells containing a recombinant nucleic acid molecule were not eligible for patent protection under Section 101 of the Patent Act because the individual nucleic acid sequences used in the recombinant molecule were not modified or changed from their naturally occurring state.
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AIPLA Files Brief in Support of None of the Parties in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.
January 1, 2023
Arlington, VA. January 1, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed a merits-stage amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic Int’l Inc., Case. No. 21-1043. -
AIPLA Comments on the Draft Amendment of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China
December 22, 2022
Arlington, VA. December 22, 2022 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to China’s State Administration of Market Regulation on the Draft Amendment of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China.
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AIPLA Comments on the Draft Revised Chinese Patent Examination Guidelines
December 19, 2022
Arlington, VA. December 19, 2022 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on the Draft Revised Chinese Patent Examination Guidelines.
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AIPLA Comments on USPTO’s Diversion Program
November 10, 2022
Arlington, VA. November 7, 2022 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the Office of Enrollment and Discipline’s (OED) Diversion Pilot Program. -
AIPLA Comments to USPTO on Subject Matter Guidance
October 21, 2022
Arlington, VA. October 21, 2022 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the Office’s guidance on patent subject matter eligibility under Section 101 of the Patent Act.