Events

The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding and the Kellogg School of Management’s Center for Research in Technology and Innovation are hosting the 4th Intellectual Property Awareness Summit (IPAS 2021). This year’s theme is Intellectual Property and the Lives It Touches. The event will include four panels and two keynotes spanning topics such as Diversity and Inclusion, China and IP, IP and Business School Education, […]

The Copyright Alliance is pleased to host a second-panel discussion featuring representatives from Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) groups across the country, including Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, The Ella Project: New Orleans, Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts: St. Louis, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts New York, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the […]

As part of its modernization efforts, the U.S. Copyright Office is working with its partners in the Library of Congress’ Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) “to implement a framework for applying agile methodology—which advocates early delivery, continual improvement, and flexible responses to change—at an organization-wide level to holistically manage Enterprise Copyright System (ECS) […]

GIPC and IP Watchdog will host their final Innovation Ecosystem event during the month of April by featuring a keynote discussion to “bring together the themes of the previous sessions and focus on the threads that weave the ecosystems of craftsmanship, creativity, and innovation into the societal and economic fabric that enables us to allocate […]

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) will host a webinar to explain the steps creators must take in order to get paid their mechanical royalties, “including how to add or update contact information, banking details, and tax information using the MLC Portal. The webinar will also walk through the MLC’s royalty distribution statement and explain the […]

On March 26, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry (NOI) regarding the implementing regulations for the CASE Act. The subjects of inquiry will include: Initiating CCB Proceedings, Notice, and […]

On May 11, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) will present the second session of a two-part class titled Introduction to NFTs for Artists and Artist Advocates, which will be led […]

On Friday, May 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, don’t miss a special online event celebrating the remarkable work of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) innovators. Take this opportunity […]

The Authors Guild Foundation will “celebrate authors and the power of literature to transform our society” during its 29th annual gala. Distinguished Honorees include Louise Erdrich, Chris Jackson & One World, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]