Events

The Copyright Society will host a panel titled Steals, Deals, and Newly Spliced Reels, featuring experts who will “discuss and demonstrate the creation of remixes and mashups, as well as structuring catalog acquisition deals with an eye toward new uses such as licensing iconic artists' works for biopics and music documentaries.” Speakers include John P. Luneau, Primary […]

On April 26, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of proposed rulemaking(NPRM)“regarding a new expedited registration option and a conforming amendment to the Office’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations, under the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act.” Comments are due by May 26. 

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting a conversation about innovation with National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee and optical biosensor industry leader Frances Ligler. The event will also feature Drew Hirshfeld, who is performing the functions and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. Ligler […]

The Florida chapter of the Copyright Society will host a conversation between Professor Anjali Vats (Boston College) and Dean Deidre Keller (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University School of Law) via a live webinar. The event will “Build on themes from the Race and Copyright in Crisis session at the 2021 Race + IP Conference,” and will “address […]

The Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property (CPIP) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School has again partnered with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to host the fourth annual WIPO-CPIP Summer School on Intellectual Property. The two-week summer school program offers an “opportunity to senior students, young professionals, and government officials to acquire […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will host a webinar to provide details on the 2021 National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) nomination process. The NMTI is “the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement, bestowed by the President of the United States.” The webinar will cover nomination guidelines and procedures. Attendees are invited to […]

The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Copyright Society—in partnership with the CBA Intellectual Property Law Section, Stanford Law School, ABA Law Section, and the Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the USPTO—will host the 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Law Institute. The event will feature “updates from national and international IP and tech law […]

The UIC John Marshall Law School’s Center for IP, information & Privacy Law will host the 12th Annual Ethics in the Practice of Intellectual Property Law Conference, featuring a breadth of speakers and panels. Terrica will speak at 2:15 p.m. CT on a panel titled A Conversation on Implicit Bias and IP as Social Change, along with […]

The ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law will honor “three stars who have risen to the top of their profession,” including Karyn Temple,Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel of the Motion Picture Association and former Register of Copyrights at the U.S. Copyright Office. The featured speaker for the event is Bismarck Myrick, Director of […]

At the request of the Copyright Royalty Board, the U.S. Copyright Office announced that it is extending the deadline for the Board’s initial determination in the Web V webcaster rate setting proceeding by up to an additional 60 days. According to the announcement, “the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorizes the Register […]

Adobe will host a webinar titled The Impact of Digital Workflows in the New Hybrid Workplace, featuring Forbes’ Rich Karlgaard, IDC research director Amy Loomis, and Adobe’s Simon Longbottom to “discuss how to thrive in a hybrid work world, delivering superior customer and employee experiences, and the role of digital workflows as a driver of growth and competitive advantage.” For additional information and to […]

The Authors Guild (AG) is hosting a webinar titled All About Advances: What Authors Should Expect When Negotiating with a Publisher, which is dedicated to helping authors better understand the negotiation process, including a discussion on “common dollar ranges and payment structures, what happens if a book does not earn out, and more.” A Q&A will follow the […]