Past Events
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AIPLA CLE Webinar: Patent and Trade Secret Issues: To Patent or Not to Patent; Trends and the Need for Insurance; Protecting Trade Secrets During Litigation; and Modern Trends in Trade Secret Valuation
May 26, 2021 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | 1.5 CLE Credits Available
This presentation will discuss advantages and drawbacks of the two protection schemes for software and considerations for how to select between the two regimes. This presentation will discuss best practices for managing trade secret information during litigation. This presentation provides an overview of the UTSA and DTSA damages provisions, and reviews cases from around the country where damages have been awarded for misappropriation and resulting valuations. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: Responding to Auditors' Request for Information
May 19, 2021 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | 1.5 CLE Credits Available
The panel will offer provide their insights on how to properly respond to an auditor’s request without disclosing client confidences or violating ABA policy. Participants will be offered practical, useful advice on establishing internal policies regarding audit letters; putting in place procedures to respond to audit letters; and structuring responses to audit letters to reasonably and accurately respond to requests in compliance with internal and ABA policies while maintaining client confidences and privileges. -
2021 Virtual Spring Meeting- Full Registration
May 10 to 14, 2021
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AIPLA 2021 Spring Meeting
May 10 to 14, 2021 | coming soon
Join a diverse, global community of law firms, companies, and institutions involved in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and other unfair competition laws at AIPLA's 2021 Virtual Spring Meeting. This year's Spring Meeting will be virtual and will take place from May 10-14 2021. We have rescheduled our program in Seattle for May 2023. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: Patent Prosecution: Whither Eligibility, The One True Specification; Prosecution Tips Before the USPTO
May 6, 2021 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | 1.5 CLE Credits Available
For the last seven years, inventors, patentees, patent attorneys, and even federal judges have struggled to understand the Supreme Court’s patent-eligibility test from Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l. That case’s two-part inquiry is surprisingly difficult to apply in practice, which has led to uncertainty about what can be patented across multiple industries. This presentation will provide a brief discussion of three factors that the courts and USPTO look for when evaluating claims under Alice. If your claims incorporate these three factors, they are much more likely to be eligible. -
AIPLA Women in IP Law 2021 Global Networking Event
May 4, 2021 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM
The AIPLA Women in IP Law 2021 Global Networking Event contains three sessions, each including a plenary and breakout group with five sessions to choose from. -
Where Are We Now? The Progression of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Face of a Global Pandemic and Racial Reckoning
April 29, 2021 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Join the Diversity in IP Law Committee for a panel discussion with D&I leaders Phil Hampton (Polsinelli), Laura Acosta (Goodwin Procter), David Wallace (Johnson & Johnson) and Marilu Medina (Procter & Gamble), moderated by Kim Gatling (Fox Rothschild). Break-out discussions will follow the panel. -
AIPLA Career & Practice Management Discussion Series - Business Development One Year into the Pandemic
April 27, 2021 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Our panelists will discuss trends in conducting business development in a world with limited travel, focusing on the perceived short and long-term changes in these key areas of business development: legal tech, networking, thought leadership, social media, and more. -
World Intellectual Property Day 2021
April 26, 2021 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Join AIPLA, the USPTO, and other partner organizations in a special 90-minute program to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2021. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Intellectual property and small businesses: Taking big ideas to market," and will include two live panels. -
14th Annual Virtual Design Day 2021
April 22, 2021 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
AIPLA is co-hosting an afternoon of lively and thought-provoking discussion about various aspects of design patents. The 14th Annual Virtual Design Day will be hosted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), where USPTO design examiners and managers, design patent practitioners, and industrial designers will provide insights. -
AIPLA Rapid Response Webinar: The Supreme Court’s Decision in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.: Hear from the Experts
April 21, 2021 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM
This expert panel will provide an overview of the decision, the positions of the parties and amici, and thoughts on the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision and what it may mean for you and your clients. Whether you are a copyright practitioner, a patent practitioner, a software developer or implementer, or you practice in a related area, you won’t want to miss out on this informative session. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: Year In Review: Trademark, Trade Secret, Patent, Copyright, Design Rights
April 14, 2021 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | 1.5 CLE Credits Available
This webinar will feature five prominent speakers to discuss Trademark, Trade Secret, Patent, Copyright, and Design Rights decisions that had significant impacts in the industry. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: Your Competitor Got A Patent - Now What? Can you Invalidate it in Europe and the US
April 8, 2021 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | 1.5 CLE Credits Available
The webinar is a fourth part of a five-part-series designed to provide a comprehensive review of various aspects of the US and EP patent prosecution - from patent eligibility issues, via examination and appeal, to post-grant reviews and litigation. The corresponding laws are explained and illustrated using practical examples pointing to the hurdles that the prosecutors in each of the jurisdictions struggle to overcome. -
AIPLA Virtual Water Cooler - Monthly Meetups
April 7 to May 5, 2021
Join us on the 1st Wednesday of April and May at 3 pm eastern/ noon pacific at the "Water Cooler". -
2021 Patent Prosecution Boot Camp (PPBC)
March 23 to 26, 2021
AIPLA’s Patent Prosecution Boot Camp is a comprehensive, CLE-accredited virtual seminar that includes instructional lecture-style sessions with practical tips on US and international patent preparation and prosecution, as well as hands-on interactive workshops that will walk you through drafting claims and responding to office actions. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: The Data Protection Risks of Predictive AI Models
March 17, 2021 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | 1.5 CLE Credits Available
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been employed in most industries. Often, for instance, a predictive AI model is used to infer meaningful information from complex datasets. A predictive AI model can be trained to infer the optimal treatment of a disease for a given patient or to detect the existence of a disease in the patient. This webinar will discuss the unique data protection risks that arise out of employing predictive AI models in various industries. This webinar will also discuss techniques for safeguarding against the unintentional leakage of sensitive training data by these predictive AI models. -
AIPLA Trade Secrets Masters Series – Part I: How to Settle Trade Secret Disputes with Jim Pooley
March 9, 2021 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM | No CLE credits
Trade secret disputes are the messy divorces of the IP world. Strong emotions abound on both sides. Helping our clients get the best result is not just about winning at trial, but about digging in to know what’s going on and leading the parties to a business solution. This session will address the dynamics of settling trade secret fights, whether company to company or departing employees. -
AIPLA Career & Practice Management Discussion Series - Protecting Trade Secrets in an Anti-Noncompete Era
March 2, 2021 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Noncompetition agreements have historically offered powerful protection against misappropriation of trade secrets. But noncompetes have fallen out of favor with many judges, state legislators, and even our new President, all of whom decry these agreements as being unfair to workers and improperly restrictive of their mobility in the labor market. This panel will discuss these challenges and potential solutions. -
AIPLA CLE Webinar: Damages 2020 Year-in-Review: Lessons and Litigation Strategies
February 24, 2021 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | 1.5 CLE Credits Available
This year’s distinguished 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, in-house counsel, and testifying experts. In a conversational format, our panel will address issues of high importance from several of 2020’s most interesting IP damages cases. -
AIPLA Practice Innovation Webinar Series: Law Firm Patent Practice Innovation
February 16, 2021 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | No CLE credits
Forward-thinking patent practice leaders discuss technology procurement and implementation, modern fee structures, and operations innovations around lean practice management, staffing, and strategic outsourcing.