Annual Joint USCO ABA-IPL Meeting

Virtual Event

The U.S. Copyright Office Affairs Committee and the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law Section (ABA-IPL) will host their annual joint event, providing “a unique opportunity to interact with leaders from across the Copyright Office's divisions and administrative functions.” The event will also provide an opportunity to meet new Office leadership. You must be an ABA member […]

USPTO: Innovation Through the Unexpected: Creating Butterflies from Pebbles

Virtual Event

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is hosting “an interactive fireside chat with women entrepreneurs and technology business leaders. From converting one of the oldest industries to the digital age, to overcoming a worldwide cybersecurity attack, to recovering from an unexpected power outage caused by a historic weather event, […]

WIPO Webinar: Copyright Infrastructure—Rights Data and Identifiers in the Text Publishing Industry

Webinar

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will host an online webinar featuring Piero Attanasio, Head of Public Affairs for Associazione Italiana Editori (AIE) and a Member of the International Publishers Association’s (IPA) Copyright Policy Working Group, who will facilitate a discussion of Copyright Infrastructure–Rights Data and Identifiers in the Text Publishing Industry. Registration for this event […]

USPTO Webinar: Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium (Part Three): From Inspiration to Commercialization

Webinar

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting the third in a series of three Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposiums during the month of March, titled From Inspiration to Commercialization. The event will feature Georgia Grace Edwards, CEO and Co-Founder of SheFly Apparel; and Ceata E. Lash, Founder, Inventor and Co-CEO, PuffCuff LLC. The speakers will talk about “how […]

Copyright Society, YLD/BESLA, Copyright Alliance: Black in Copyright (Part II)

Virtual Event

The Copyright Alliance, Copyright Society and the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) will host part two of a three-part series, titled Black in Copyright. The event will feature a “moderated discussion focused on Black creators.” Through this discussion, the event “will provide awareness about the Black experience in Copyright […]

Deadline for Section 710 Declarants to Submit Deposits to USCO

Deadline

On February 3, Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter announced that the U.S. Copyright Office will extend the time period for copyright registration applicants who filed electronic applications with declarations under section 710 of the Copyright Act to submit their deposits to the Office. For such applicants, deposit copies must be received on or before March 31, 2022, […]

Hip Hop and the Law

Webinar

The Roger Williams University School of Law Intellectual Property Law Association (IPLA), in partnership with the Black Law Students Association, the Criminal Law Society, the Multicultural Law Students Association, the Criminal Law Society, the Asian American Law Students Association, and the Feinstein Center for Pro Bono & Experimental Education, will host an event on Zoom “to discuss […]

Save the Date: The 34th Annual Horace S. Manges Lecture

Lecture

In 2022, Judge M. Margaret McKeown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit will deliver the 34th Annual Horace S. Manges Lecture. Additional information and a registration link will be shared when they become available.

Columbia University’s Kernochan Center: The 34th Annual Horace S. Manges Lecture

Columbia Law School, New York, NY

In 2022, Judge M. Margaret McKeown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit will deliver the 34th Annual Horace S. Manges Lecture on Art, Music, and Mash-ups—A View from the Bench on Creativity and Copyright. Please email Samara Weiss at ssw2125@columbia.edu with any questions. All attendees must be prepared to show proof of vaccination (including a booster shot) at […]

CIPU: IPAS 2022

University of California, Berkeley and online

On April 5, the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) will host the fifth annual Intellectual Property Awareness Summit (IPAS) 2022, featuring The Future of IP as its theme. The event will include two keynotes and four panel sessions, spanning topics such as “Entrepreneurship and Diversity,” “The IP Awareness Disconnect,” “The Rise of Virtual Property,’ and “Looming IP […]

2022 ABA-IPL Section Annual Meeting: IPLSPRING

Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC

The American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law Section (ABA-IPL) is hosting its IPLSPRING conference, featuring a variety of CLE program sessions, a discussion of critical issues in IP law, and the opportunity to network with colleagues throughout the three day event. Program topics and highlights include IP Protection for Software; Expungement and the Reexamination of […]

Society of Composers & Lyricists and EA Music: Game Changers Seminar Series Level 1: Breaking the Game Score Entry Barrier for Non-Gamers

Panel

Composers Stephanie Economou, Bobby Tahouri, Tori Letzler, and Esin Aydingoz (moderator) will participate in a panel discussion on “how non-gamers break through those entry barriers to fully experience and appreciate these modern music masterpieces and the composers who create them.” The conversation will center upon “how to break through the blockades to the game scoring […]