2025 IPO ANNUAL MEETING FEATURED SPEAKER: USPTO ACTING DIRECTOR COKE STEWART
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Join IPO at the 2025 Annual Meeting to hear a keynote address by Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office COKE STEWART. As the acting chief executive, she leads one of the largest IP offices in the world. She is also the principal IP advisor to the President and Administration, through the Secretary of Commerce. Ms. Stewart worked at the USPTO for ten years, from 2011 to 2021, and re-joined the agency on January 20, 2025.
During her tenure at the USPTO, Coke has served in many important roles, including as Acting Deputy Under Secretary and Acting Deputy Director, Acting Chief of Staff, Counsel to the Director, Senior Policy Advisor, Acting Deputy Solicitor, and Associate Solicitor. In these roles, she defended agency decisions in federal court and advised multiple administrations on a wide array of legal and policy matters, from patent eligibility to drug pricing to artificial intelligence. Ms. Stewart is a graduate of Duke University cum laude and the University of Virginia School of Law, where she served as Executive Editor of the Virginia Tax Review and Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Law Weekly. The meeting will take place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA from September 7-9. Visit the website for additional information and to register.
IP IS EVERYWHERE: IPOEF’S CAMPAIGN SPOTLIGHTED IN INVENTORS DIGEST MAGAZINE
IPO Education Foundation announced in June its new sponsorship of Inventors Digest magazine and the benefit to IPO members to access this publication for free. The recent July issue features IPOEF’s IP is Everywhere campaign, which shows how IP impacts day to day life – from sports and toys to education and entrepreneurship. Through attending high profile events, social media outreach, and tools like IP Buddy, IPOEF is making learning about IP more approachable, engaging, and fun. Read the full article online to learn more about how the Foundation is raising awareness about the value of IP.
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