Events

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural Technology Leadership Summit in Washington, DC. The theme of the event is Compute to Compete, featuring discussions around maintaining global leadership, promoting economic growth, and leveraging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum technology in order to establish and maintain a competitive edge. For additional information and to register […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a virtual fireside chat titled Voices of Resilience: Inclusion, Diversity, and Accessibility in the Marketplace. The event will feature a conversation between Lead Administrative Judge Annette Reimers and Tiffany Yu, Founder of Diversability, “an organization on a mission to amplify disabled voices and democratize disability visibility, representation, and […]

The Authors Guild Foundation will once again host the Words, Ideas, and Thinkers (WIT) Festival to explore this year’s theme of The Power of Words: Why Writers Matter. The 2024 festival will feature a lineup of conversations and panels with novelists, playwrights, journalists, translators, poets, critics, historians, and essayists. For additional information, including speakers and panel topics, […]

The Authors Guild Foundation, in partnership with Community Television for the Southern Berkshires (CTSB), will host a livestream discussion with playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America) and journalist/author Rachel Maddow (Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism). Kushner and Maddow will discuss “the American democratic experiment and their collaboration adapting Maddow’s podcast Ultra for Steven Spielberg.” The livestream […]

IP Watchdog will host its fourth annual meeting to bring together the intellectual property community, including business executives, attorneys, inventors, and IP protection representatives. The event will focus on learning and networking opportunities. For additional information (including a list of speakers) and to register to attend, please click here.

The Copyright Society will hold its annual Copyright and Technology Conference both online and at Fordham University Law School in New York City. In its 15th year, the conference focuses on “the dramatic and fast-moving influences that technology has on copyright in the digital age.” Attendees will have the opportunity to network with technologists, attorneys, media […]

The Copyright Society is hosting an event to shed light on the subject of Blanket Licensing for Generative AI. With a growing number of lawsuits being filed against AI tech companies by copyright owners, initiatives are currently underway to create voluntary blanket licenses to protect content, with the goal being to make it as easy as […]

On September 30, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) will host a symposium titled 21st Century Piracy: Current Digital Piracy Harms and Solutions. The event will feature two panel discussions followed by a networking reception. The panels will address the global state of digital piracy, potential solutions, and best practices, as well as consumer […]

The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (MdVLA) will host a virtual workshop on the basics of copyright, trademark, and patent law for all creators and artists. “ who have wondered what it means to share copyright with a co-author on song lyrics, whether it's possible to patent a […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a webinar titled China IP Legislation and Case Law Update, which will be led by senior USPTO attorneys. The program “will provide an opportunity for IP attorneys, businesses, inventors, brand owners, and other stakeholders to access a unique and concise source of information about recently implemented IP-related […]

For Maryland creators who have legal questions or concerns about their works and “short form legal issues,” the Maryland VLA (MDVLA) invites them to make a 30-minute appointment with one of the organization’s volunteer attorneys during its Art Law Clinic. Interested Maryland creators may register here for an appointment for a non-refundable fee of $5.00.

The BIPOC Podcast Creators have partnered with Edison Research to provide attendees with first access to data on Latino podcast audiences ahead of the release of Edison’s 2024 Latino Listener Report. The insights shared will help to shape the strategies of podcast producers, advertisers, and industry leaders. A breakfast of bagels and coffee will be served. […]