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Watson Award Moot Court Competition Previous Honorees Model Patent Prosecution Templates Sample IP Agreements Material Transfer Agreement Page 1 World IP Day Policy & Advocacy Executive Advocacy Legislative Advocacy International Advocacy Judicial Advocacy Become a Member Register for the 2024 Spring Meeting! Join us in Austin, TX - the Live Music Capital of the World - as we explore the intersection between the local technology and music scenes and intellectual property hot topics! AIPLA is first and foremost a membership-based organization. You can learn more about membership and how to join in our Member Center or you can contact Member Services at membership@aipla.org or 703.412.4341. We are here to help! S ee our newest members here: aipla.org/members . Visit AIPLAConnect to interact with your AIPLA communities. Don’t forget to login for full access! Upcoming Events Upcoming Events 2024 Advanced Chemical Patent Practice Institute May 14 to 15, 2024 This advanced course is designed for patent attorneys and patent agents actively practicing in the chemical and related arts and will be presented from both prosecution and litigation perspectives and equips practitioners to prepare and prosecute patent applications, withstand challenges from PTAB and district courts, including such hot button issues as advanced claim drafting, claim construction, written description, enablement, and legislative proposals. Attendees will be armed with strategies and best practices to maximize the scope of patent protection while minimizing challenges to the validity and enforceability of the patents. The program also offers information that will assist in client counseling and making strategic portfolio and business decisions. 2024 Spring Meeting - Austin, TX May 16 to 18, 2024 Join us as we bring IP professionals together to learn and connect. More information coming soon! The 2024 Spring meeting will take place in downtown Austin, at the Hilton Austin. Leadership Meetings on Wednesday, May 15. Programming scheduled May 16-18. 2024 Legal Secretaries & Administrators Conference May 21 to 22, 2024 It can be hard to stay on top of the latest news, procedures, and tools. The Legal Secretaries and Administrators conference can assist. This conference is designed for paralegals, administrators, and other office specialists to hear directly from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This two-day virtual program provides a comprehensive overview of new features and services, best practices for streamlining procedures, and opportunities to ask questions and hear directly from the USPTO. Upcoming Webinars Upcoming Webinars AIPLA CLE Webinar: The Fine Line Between Battling Online Infringers & Engaging in IP Trolling May 29, 2024 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | Up to 90 CLE Minutes In their never-ending battle against Chinese and other international online infringers, some rightsowners have adopted an aggressive enforcement scheme that relies on sealed filings and ex parte TROs. Due to the fact that proceedings occur partially out of public purview, this enforcement scheme has been underdiscussed and has not received much critical scrutiny. This program will explain how the scheme works, document its prevalence, and show why it’s likely an illegitimate enforcement practice. Latest IP News More Updates  Supreme Court Affirms Eleventh Circuit’s Ruling in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Sherman Nealy May 9, 2024 On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. v. Sherman Nealy, et al., affirming the Eleventh Circuit’s ruling that, provided suit is timely filed under the discovery rule, copyright damages are recoverable for infringements occurring prior to the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations. The majority opinion is consistent with the amicus brief filed by AIPLA on December 1, 2023. To read the opinion of the Court, please click here. AIPLA Comments to Copyright Office on Group Registration of Two-Dimensional Artwork April 2, 2024 Arlington, VA. April 1, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the U.S. Copyright Office’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to group registration of two-dimensional artwork. AIPLA Files Amicus Brief with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc. March 21, 2024 Arlington, VA. February 29, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief in support of neither party with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc., a case on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The district court held that the post-GATT patents-in-suit are unenforceable under the doctrine of prosecution laches and found unreasonable and inexcusable delay where 13 years had elapsed between the provisional patent application and presenting the claims at issue. AIPLA Direct More Updates Supreme Court Affirms Eleventh Circuit’s Ruling in Warner Chappell Music,...