Registration Is Open for IPO’s 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR IPO’S 2025 ANNUAL MEETING IN SAN DIEGO, CA

Registration is now open for IPO’s Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA from September 7-9, 2025. This must-attend event brings together IP professionals from corporations, law firms, government, academia, and service providers from around the world to discuss strategies, trends, and best practices. The annual meeting offers a mix of educational programs, committee meetings, networking opportunities, and exhibits. Attendees can choose from 30 education sessions that will cover patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, AI, corporate IP management, and more. Visit the website for additional information and to register.

LAST CALL TO REGISTER FOR IPO’S EUROPEAN PRACTICE CONFERENCE TO BE HELD THURSDAY, JUNE 25 IN PARIS

This Friday (June 20) is the last day to register for IPO’s one-day conference on “IP Developments in a Changing World” in Paris on Wednesday, June 25 organized by IPO’s European Practice Committee. Topics include trends and developments in AI, discovery/saisie, EPO developments, EU developments, and extraterritoriality/injunctions. The conference includes presentations from in-house and outside counsel as well as experts from the courts. Visit the conference website for more information or to register.

TODAY ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL™: PATENT OFFICE STATISTICS AND TRENDS AROUND THE WORLD

Tune in today at 10:00a.m. ET for a webinar that will examine trends relating to patent application backlogs, examination timelines, examination procedures and guidelines, and examiner performance at patent offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The speakers will explore the potential consequences of these trends for applicants and patent practitioners, including strategic considerations for preparing applications and expectations relating to examination.

IP Chat Channel™ webinars are free for IPO members. Advance registration is required. CLE offered in most states.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING IPO EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Thank you to all the generous supporters who donated to IPOEF’s mid-year fundraising campaign! The Foundation was able to raise almost $12,000 to support programs that empower students, teachers, and innovators through IP education. Programs such as IP Buddy, the IP Education for Next Gen Innovators toolkit, and the IP is Everywhere campaign are possible because of your support. Missed the campaign? You can still support IPOEF and donate today. Every contribution counts.

IPO CLOSED TOMORROW, JUNE 19

IPO will be closed and we will not publish the Daily News tomorrow, June 19 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday in the U.S. Normal operations will resume on Friday, June 20.