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The 2025 Spring Meeting is a 2.5 day conference focused on trending topics in IP law.  Registration opens February 2025.

Venue:

Hilton Minneapolis
1001 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403

RESERVATION LINK:  https://book.passkey.com/go/AIPLA2025

Single/Double Room Rate:  $229 plus applicable taxes (currently 13.025%) per night. Triple - +$20 per night, Quad +$40 per night.

Reservation Cut-off - Monday, April 21, 2025.

Cancellation deadline - 48 hours prior to arrival.

NOTE:  AIPLA does NOT engage any third party vendors to assist with room reservations.  All room reservations should be made directly using the Reservation link above, or by contacting the Hilton Minneapolis directly.

Board and Leadership Meeting Schedule

Executive Committee - Monday, May 12 - 9:00 - 11:00 am CT
Board of Directors Meeting- Monday, May 12 - 12:00 - 2:00 pm CT
Board/Committee Leadership Meeting - Monday, May 12 - 3:00 - 5:00 pm CT
Board/Committee Leadership Networking Reception - Monday, May 12 - location and time TBD
Board of Directors Meeting - Thursday, May 15, 12:30 - 4 pm CT

Day One Schedule - May 13, 2025 (subject to change)
(all times listed are Central Time)

6:45 AM - Corporate Practice Breakfast (in-house counsel only) - Sponsored Event: Robins Kaplan
7:45 AM - AIPLA Committee Meetings, schedule to be determined
9:00 AM - Opening Plenary
10:15 AM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
                Track 1- Patenting AI and Things AI Helped to Make
                Track 2- Crafting Monetary Remedies in Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Cases
                Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Basics of Patent Drafting -- a mini boot camp for prosecutors in their first 0-5 years of practice
11:15 AM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
                Track 1- Update on AI, 101 and 112
                Track 2- Attorney Fees Awards in IP Cases & Crafting Remedies in Patent Cases
                Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Basics of Patent Drafting -- a mini boot camp for prosecutors in their first 0-5 years of practice (continued)
12 Noon - Luncheon Reception
12:30 PM - LUNCHEON - Keynote to be determined (tickets required)
2:15 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
                Track 1- How to Show that A Human Helped the AI Enough to Be an Author/Inventor
                Track 2- The Amazon Brand Registry and Its Effect on Trademark Law
                Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Litigation Skills Workshop:  IPR Expert Depositions - Tips and Practice
3:15 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
                Track 1- Well It's Not Obvious To Me!: Dealing with Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Rejections in 2025
                Track 2- False Advertising Claims Under Lanham Act Section 43(a) and State Law
                Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Litigation Skills Workshop:  IPR Expert Depositions - Tips and Practice (continued)
4:00 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
                PLENARY - Ethics
                Skills Workshop (no CLE) - In-depth OTDP/Terminal Disclaimers
5:00 PM - AIPLA Committee Meetings and Receptions, schedule to be determined
6:00 PM - New Members/First-Time Attendees Welcome Reception
7:30 PM - Opening Night Reception (tickets required)

Day Two Schedule, May 14, 2025 (subject to change)    

    
6:45 AM - Women in IP Law Breakfast (in-house counsel only) - Sponsored Event: Knobbe Martens
7:45 AM - AIPLA Committee Meetings, schedule to be determined
9:00 AM - PLENARY - Cultural Appropriation v. Cultural Appreciation: The Role of Intellectual Property Law in Protecting Traditional Knowledge and Expressions.
10:15 AM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
              Track 1- 101 Update for Everything EXCEPT AI!
              Track 2-  Using Experts in IP Litigation (Impact of revised rule 702)
              Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Quantum Computer and Emerging Technologies
11:15 AM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
              Track 1- To Mark or Not To Mark - Risks, Benefits and how to do it correctly.
              Track 2- Do's and Don'ts for Success at the TTAB
              Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Quantum Computer and Emerging Technologies (continued)
12 Noon - Luncheon Reception
12:30 PM - LUNCHEON - Keynote to be determined (tickets required)
2:15 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
              Track 1- Circuit Splits in Copyright
              Track 2- Promoting Efficiency in IP Litigation: Best Practices in Managing the Expense of IP Litigation.
              Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Amplifying the Interview Outcome with Your Examiner
3:15 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
              Track 1- Copyright Fair Use and AI
              Track 2- Litigation Funding:  Pros and Cons of Financing Litigation; and Unique Considerations When Defending Against a Plaintiff Who is Financed.
              Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Amplifying the Interview Outcome with Your Examiner (continued)
4:00 PM - CONCURRENT SESSIONS
              PLENARY - Design Topics
              Skills Workshop (no CLE) - Ex Parte Appeals
5:00 PM - AIPLA Committee Meetings and Receptions, schedule to be determined
7:00 PM - Diversity in IP Law Committee Reception
8:00 PM - Dinner & Dance (tickets required)

Day Three Schedule, May 15, 2025 (subject to change)                                                                                

8:00 AM - PRESIDENT's FORUM - Topic to be provided

ADVANCED TRACK
       9:00 AM - Integrating AI in Your Practice to Innovate, to Assist and to Survive In the Changing Legal Landscape (ethics)
     10:15 AM - Whodunnit? Apportioning liability for infringing AI applications
     11:00 AM - AI in IP Practice: Ethical considerations and requirements

BOOT CAMP TRACK - IP 101: Basics of Patent, TM, TS, (c), Design & Brief Summary of the Most Recent Developments
       9:00 AM - Patent and Trade Secrets Basics
     10:35 AM - Trademark and Copyright Basics

12:00 Noon - Sessions Conclude

12:30 - 4:00 PM - AIPLA Board of Director's Meeting

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