Events

When music is used on digital music services, more than one type of royalty is generated and paid to creators. Are you collecting all of the royalties you should be? Understanding the types of royalties generated and how to collect them can be difficult because it is complex. At The MLC, we’ve mapped it out […]

This webinar, titled Taking the Initiative on IP Protection, is the second in a series hosted by the Washington Legal Foundation. It features Karyn Temple, Senior EVP and Global General Counsel, Motion Picture Association; and Jan van Voorn, EVP and Chief of Global Content Protection, Motion Picture Association, who will “delve into the motion picture industry’s comprehensive […]

During this Copyright Society webinar, panelists “will address the future of collective management and compare developments in Canada with collective management approaches in other jurisdictions.” Speakers include Lucie Guibault,  professor of intellectual property law and associate director of the Law and Technology Institute at the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada; Kathleen […]

From October 6-8, the Entertainment Law and Sports Forum will host its 44th Annual Conference. This year’s event will include sessions on a wide spectrum of entertainment and sports topics, such as Breaking into the Industry; Box Seats to Business: Sports Law and the Business; Music Licensing in the Age of Social Media: Trends & Legal […]

On August 29, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register Notice requesting comments “that identify online and physical markets to be considered for inclusion in the 2022 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (Notorious Markets List).” The Notorious Markets List “identifies examples of online and physical markets that reportedly engage in or facilitate […]

On October 12, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith. The question presented before the court is “Whether a work of art is “transformative” when it conveys a different meaning or message from its source material (as this Court, the Ninth Circuit, and other courts of appeals […]

The American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) will present its annual Intellectual Property Fall Institute, which is a virtual CLE event. This three day forum will focus on “the latest developments and hottest topics in the intellectual property arena as presented by leading practitioners.” Panels will be “conducted by expert practitioners who […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting a free event to share resources with aspiring inventors and entrepreneurs titled the Hispanic Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, which is hosted by the USPTO Office of Innovation Outreach. The event is designed to enable experienced innovators to share how they brought their ideas to the marketplace, how […]

On October 12 at 2 p.m. ET at Mondo.NYC, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) will host a series of panels titled Issues Facing the Modern Music Business in 2022. RIAA will close the day's panels with a keynote conversation featuring Mitch Glazier, RIAA CEO; Waleed Diab, Global Head of Recorded Music Business Development, YouTube; and […]

As part of the American University Washington College of Law series, Intellectual Property (IP) and the Supreme Court, there will be a discussion by selected amici who will offer post-argument reflections on the Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmithcase, which the U.S. Supreme Court will hear earlier that day. For additional information and to register, please click here.

As part of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s series on E-commerce for Native American Artists & Craftspeople, it will host a webinar focused on “protecting businesses through use of intellectual property rights and the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.” The session will include a discussion about the new Copyright Claims Board and the benefits it […]

On August 16, the International Trade Administration (ITA) published a notice requesting comments on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Export Competitiveness. ITA is looking to gain insight on the current global AI market and stakeholder concerns regarding international AI policies, regulations, and other measures that may impact U.S. exports of AI technologies. Comments are due by October 17.