Events

For the fifth year in a row, the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are partnering to host the WIPO-U.S. Summer School on Intellectual Property. The two-week course will be held in person in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC. “The program […]

The Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School is once again partnering with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to host their fifth iteration of the WIPO-U.S. Summer School on Intellectual Property. This two-week course (weekdays only) will be held online via Zoom. “The Summer School program provides an opportunity to […]

The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is hosting a Copyright 101 eLearning certificate course “to provide an overview of U.S. copyright law and when permission to use copyrighted materials may be required.” The session is designed for those who are interested in gaining “an overview of U.S. copyright law and when permission to use copyrighted materials […]

The Copyright Society’s Annual Meeting, which will take place in Chicago, will provide members of the copyright and entertainment industries with two and a half days of cutting-edge copyright law panels, networking opportunities, and other events. Featured speakers include Yolanda King of Northern Illinois University College of Law; Jonathan Goins of Lewis Brisbois Bisgarrd & […]

The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) will host its 5th annual AIMP Global Music Publishing Summit in a hybrid format, both online and in-person, and will present a full day of panels and keynotes on business, sync, and creative areas of the independent music publishing industry. The event will include a reception and songwriter showcase presented by NYC3 and Music […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is hosting Part One of its Proud Innovation Series, titled From Ideas to Innovations in celebration of Pride Month. Panel members “will discuss how their education and experiences help them improve technology, rethink challenges, and transform new ideas into realities.” Panelists include Arianna Morales, General Motors R&D Center; Suma Reddy, Future Acres; […]

On June 2, the U.S. Copyright Office announced that the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), which was conceived under the CASE Act, will begin accepting claims on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Starting on June 16, CCB participants will be able to register for eCCB, which is the CCB’s electronic filing and case management system, and file or opt […]

Indie Week is a four-day international conference and networking event hosted by A2IM and “aimed at maximizing the global impact of independent music.” It will feature keynotes, panels, exclusive networking sessions, and more, and has “historically drawn an attendance of over 1200 participants from over 30 countries.” For more information and registration, please click here. For […]

A2IM will host the 2022 Libera Awards, “one of the largest celebrations of Independent music globally,” to celebrate the successes of the independent music community. This year, the 2022 awards will be comprised of an in-person gala and a separate, “free-to-watch broadcast of consumer-facing awards and performances from top independent artists.” There will also be […]

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is hosting a one-day summit to “celebrate the evolution of Black Music and its unique and ever-growing impact on the music industry with collaborative discussions and insightful presentations from some of the leading African American voices in the industry.” For additional information and to register, please click here. Use promo […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is hosting Part Two of its Proud Innovation Series, titled From Enthusiasm to Entrepreneurship in celebration of Pride Month. Panel members “will talk about what it takes to turn individual passions into entrepreneurial successes.” Panelists include Jake Kenyon, Kenyarn, LLC; Robin Williams, Bowtie Behavior; and Phillip Bailey, Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce (moderator). […]

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is hosting a two-hourin-person workshop that will “consist of music business insights, education, and strategies to empower LGBTQ+ songwriters, composers and lyricists with the knowledge and tools to become better self-advocates of their own careers.” The workshop will also provide attendees with a “structured platform to explore some of the issues […]