2024 IPO Annual Meeting

Sponsorship Opportunities

For sponsorship information or questions, contact Clara Stanfield.  Sponsorship opportunities are open to IPO Members only. For more information about joining IPO, click here.

Exhibitor Opportunities

For exhibitor information or questions, contact Clara Stanfield. Please note that exhibit opportunities are open to IPO members only. For more information on joining IPO, click here.

IPO’s Standing IP Committees host business meetings during IPO’s Annual Meeting. Business meetings are open to ALL registered attendees of the annual meeting. You do not need to be a member of the committee to attend.  This gives attendees a look into what committees do and will help members decide if they want to join a committee themselves. Committees play an integral role in policy development at IPO by researching and providing analysis on current IP issues and producing recommendations for the Board of Directors. To learn more about IPO’s committees, visit the Committee page.

Sunday, September 22, 2024

2:15-3:15pm CT

• AI, Data & New Emerging Technologies
• Asian Practice (note: this committee meeting is scheduled from 2:15pm-4:15pm)
• Canadian Practice
• Corporate IP Management & Operations
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• International Trademark Law & Practice
  Guest Speaker: Debbie Roenning, World Intellectual Property Organization
• Latin American Practice
• Software Related Inventios
• US Patent Law & Litigation
• US Trademark Office Practice

3:30-4:30pm CT

• Copyright & Related Rights
• European Practice
• Green IP
• Industrial Designs
• International Patent Law & Trade
  Guest Speaker: Matt Bryan, World Intellectual Property Organization
• IP Licensing & Related Issues
• LeadershIP Development
• Patent Agents
• Patent Search
• Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Issues
• Trade Secrets
• U.S. Patent Office Practice
• U.S. Post-Grant Patent Office Practice
• U.S. Trademark Law & Litigation
• Women in IP Law

Attendee CLE Forms are due no later than October 4, 2024 to meetings@ipo.org !

There is a list of states that have CLE requirements under the CLE tab in the IPO Annual Meeting App. In order to receive CLE credit, attendees must complete the following TWO steps:

Sign in for September 23 and 24 via the Meeting App and indicate which sessions you attended. Complete and submit a Certificate of Attendance for EACH state you are requesting credit in.

CLE credit is not offered for the opening session and fireside chat on Sunday, the keynote address on Monday, and the workshops on the “2024 Corporate IP Management Survey” and “USPTO’s Federal Trademark Search System” on Monday.

All forms must be submitted to IPO no later than Friday, October 4, 2024. IPO will process all CLE forms and email a copy to the email address we have on file.

For questions about CLE, please contact meetings@ipo.org.

Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 E Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601 USA

IPO has reserved a block of rooms at Hyatt Regency Chicago hotel , where IPO’s Annual Meeting is taking place. In order to receive the IPO group rate of $289/night + taxes for a single/double room, reservations must be made by September 6, 2024 or until the room block is sold out, whichever comes first. After Sept. 6,  rooms will be subject to availability at the standard hotel rate, if available. Hotel Cancellation Policy: 72 hours prior to 11:59pm local time the day of arrival to check in to avoid one night fee.

Please note: IPO does not use a third-party reservation service. If you are contacted by a third-party claiming to be IPO or the hotel to make a room reservation – do not give out your information. Please report any incidents to IPO Meetings.

IPO MEETING POLICIES

Attendee List Policy

Registration constitutes an agreement by the registrant for IPO to list the registrant’s name, organization, and location on the attendee list. The attendee list is available to registrants via the IPO Annual Meeting App, which will open to attendees about 2 weeks prior to the start of the meeting. An email with attendee’s unique username/password for the Annual Meeting App will be emailed to attendees.

Meeting Photo Waiver and Release Policy

Registration and attendance at, or participation in, IPO meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant for IPO to use and distribute (both now and in the future), the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in photographs and audio/filming of such events and activities. These photos, audio, or film are for IPO use only and may appear on the IPO Website, newsletter, conference brochures, social media outlets, or other future IPO promotional material. This also includes photos uploaded by attendees using the IPO meeting platform or use of the public chat and forum platforms. For concerns about your image or likeness being used in this manner, please contact meetings@ipo.org.

Health & Safety

Please be advised that travel to and attendance at in-person events involve the risk of contracting communicable diseases. We ask that you not attend the IPO Annual Meeting if you are experiencing any symptoms associated with COVID or other communicable diseases or have tested positive per CDC Guidelines. Be sure to take note of the IPO Know Before You Go email prior to traveling – this will contain the latest updates and information as to what is expected on-site. The email will be sent to registered attendees approximately two weeks prior to the meeting.

Registration and Badge Ethics. Only persons registered for this conference are admitted access to the sessions, materials, and Meeting Platform. Sharing of badges and/or materials is prohibited.

Cancellation Policy. Cancellations received by Friday, August 23, 2024, will be subjected to a $100 processing fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations received on or after August 23, 2024. Attendees are responsible for making their own hotel/travel arrangements and cancellations. These deadlines for cancellation apply to all registrants. Course materials via the mobile app will be available to those unable to attend who cancel on or after August 19. Refunds will not be given for no-shows. If a registrant is unable to attend, another person from the same organization may substitute upon written request. Please note that fees are not transferable to another IPO meeting or a person that is not from the same organization as the original registrant. We cannot apply a refund credit to another IPO meeting or event. Name badge sharing or splitting is strictly prohibited. IPO reserves the right to cancel this event without liability, and the total amount of any and all liability of the organizers will be limited to a refund of the registration fee. Any fees associated with the cancellation of travel or housing reservations are the exclusive responsibility of conference attendees.