Events

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting an in-person discussion with several of its intellectual property (IP) attachés at the University of Central Florida’s Digital Learning Center. The IP attachés are posted to 12 locations overseas and work to improve intellectual property (IP) systems internationally by advocating for policies, laws, and regulations that […]

California Lawyers for the Arts is hosting a free Copyright Claims Board (CCB) informational session via Zoom. The event will feature Monica McCabe, Copyright Claims Officer, and Whitney Levandusky, Supervisory Copyright Claims Attorney, as speakers. The session will address the purpose and features of the CCB, how a CCB proceeding works, how to prepare for […]

The Authors Guild will host a panel on May 19 at 2:30 p.m. MT during the 2024 Santa Fe International Literary Festival, where bestselling author Diana Gabaldon, novelist and short story writer Roxana Robinson, and bestselling journalist and author Douglas Preston will discuss Fourteen Days, a collaborative novel sponsored by the Authors Guild and co-written by thirty-six […]

The MLC is hosting a webinar to share information on its royalty distributions to members, and to answer any questions that attendees may have. The webinar will cover the timing and cadence of royalty payments, explain the royalty rates used, and review each of the royalty statement documents that will accompany payments. For additional information […]

The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL), in partnership with the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA), and the New York Songwriters Collective, will host Songwriters Night in NYC. Performance submissions for works to be performed at the event are open to SCL members only and must be submitted here by Friday, May 3. Additional information is available here.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is hosting a free event for those who are interested in learning about the intersection of IP and the commercial space sector. This one-day program will bring together industry experts, policy advisors, and IP professionals for an overview of the current landscape in space commercialization; an examination of IP […]

For anyone looking to learn key copyright concepts, how copyright is different than other types of intellectual property, and how it applies in everyday situations, please be sure to join the Copyright Society for its Copyright 101 event. For additional information and to register to attend, please click here.

The U.S. Copyright Office will hold its next webinar to keep the public updated on the Office’s optimized Recordation System. Separate from the Office’s registration application, the new recordation module allows users to electronically transfer their copyrights to someone else. The webinars will “cover announcements about the module, important reminders, frequently asked questions, and a live Q&A […]

The Authors Guild will host its 32nd Annual Foundation Gala at Pier Sixty in New York City. During the event, W. Paul Coates and Black Classic Press will be honored with the Authors Guild Foundation Publisher Award for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community; Heather Cox Richardson will receive the Baldacci Award for Literary Activism; and […]