Events

The next listening session with Director Kathi Vidal hosted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which will focus on “key issues impacting stakeholders and their businesses,” will be held on May 25 at 10 a.m. PT in San Jose, CA. Registration is now closed.

The New York Chapter of the Copyright Society is hosting a wine tasting that will be held both in-person and virtually. In person registrations are $75 per person, and virtual registrations are free. Those who attend online can order wines poured during the tasting can order wines poured during the tasting and have them shipped […]

On May 5, the U.S. Copyright Office published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on Standard Technical Measures (STMs) and Section 512. “The NOI includes thirteen questions on the topics of existing technical measures, the current 512(i) process, and potential changes to 512(i),” and the Copyright Office is seeking comments "to enhance the public record and to advise […]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosts monthly professional development webinars “for K-12 educators interested in integrating intellectual property (IP), innovation, and invention activities into their STEM/STEAM curriculum. Educators can learn about different types of IP, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.” This month’s webinar features Rosalita Santiago, a K-12 STEM Specialist […]

The Ottawa and Toronto Chapters of the Copyright Society will hold a virtual event titled All for One, One for All: The Future of Collective Management in Copyright. 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, […]

Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is hosting a Facebook Live 30-minute event titled 5 Keys to Awaken Your Great, which is “designed to show how to awaken ‘great’ for breakthrough in business, and in life” through tools shared by keynote and inspirational speaker PeriSean Hall. For more information and to register, please click here.

Those who are looking to learn about patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets may register to attend the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) event. The session will feature (IP) basics “and potential ways to protect your innovation as you transition from idea to product.” The event is offered for free to aspiring innovators and […]

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 […]