Events

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) is a professional development training program designed to support elementary, middle, and high school teachers as they increase their knowledge of intellectual property (IP) creation and protection. The program, which is open to K-12 teachers nationwide, is designed to help learning professionals inspire the […]

The House Judiciary Committee IP Subcommittee (HJC IP) will hold a hearing titled Is There a Right to Repair? Once additional information is available, including a link to watch the hearing via livestream, it will be posted here.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) will hold an open meeting via webcast on July 19. “The primary purpose of the meeting is for Committee Members to discuss each NAIAC working group’s goals and deliverables.” For additional information (including an agenda) and to register […]

The Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance (KYIPA) and the U.S. Copyright Office will host a virtual presentation on copyright basics. The event will cover what's protected by copyright, the basics of the registration process, and Copyright Office resources that are available to creators. This event is offered for free to anyone looking to learn more about […]

On July 26, the U.S. Copyright Office will host a webinar on International Perspectives on AI and Copyright Law. During the event, international experts will discuss how various countries are approaching copyright and AI considerations such as authorship, training, exceptions and limitations, and infringement. They will also provide an overview of legislative developments in various […]

The MLC is hosting an interactive webinar geared toward music publishers and administrators to explain what the organization does, how it works, how publishers and administrators can collect the royalties due to them, and to answer questions from attendees. For additional information and to register to attend, please click here.

The U.S. Copyright Office will host its final monthly webinar designed 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 transfer their copyrights to someone else electronically. This session will “cover announcements about the module, important reminders, frequently asked questions, and a […]

BIPOC Podcast Creators will present a live one-hour webinar titled Copyright for Podcasters: What Every Podcaster Needs to Know, conducted by Copyright Alliance’s Copyright Counsel Rachel Kim. For more information and to register to attend, please click here. Registrants will have access to a recording of the webinar following the event.

On September 28, Professor Matthew Sag from Emory University School of Law will speak at the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property’s (PIJIP) 12th Annual Peter A. Jaszi Distinguished Lecture. The lecture will follow a full day of discussions about the law and technology of generative artificial intelligence. A works-in-progress event featuring new legal academic work […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Department of Commerce (DOC), in collaboration with Hanscom Air Force Base, will host an Entrepreneurship Essentials Workshop and Resource Fair. The event will feature remarks by Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Kathi Vidal, USPTO Director; and numerous other experts in business and IP protection. The event will […]

This conference, hosted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the U.S. Intellectual Property Alliance (USIPA), and the Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2), is the second annual event dedicated to help increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in innovation. It will focus on “best practices” from leading companies, universities, law firms, and government […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host an event to share the latest developments in the Office’s “international engagements in multilateral and bilateral forums on IP, and how they affect the interests of U.S. stakeholders. Attendees will also learn about USPTO resources available to stakeholders as they expand into international markets.” The event […]