IP policy events
| December | 2025 | ||
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9
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19th annual USPTO-GIPC IP attaché roundtable | Washington, DC US | 8:30 a.m. ET
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| September | 2025 | ||
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10
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USPTO Hour: International perspectives on intellectual property | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET
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| May | 2025 | ||
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7
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International Design Forum | Alexandria, VA US | 1:00 p.m. ET
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| April | 2025 | ||
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29
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Public Hearing on the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge | Alexandria, VA US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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29
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Strategies for protecting and enforcing intellectual property concerning China: What Houston-area businesses need to know | Houston, TX US | 8:00 a.m. CT
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| March | 2025 | ||
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27
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Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium: Necessity-driven innovation | Virtual | 3:00 p.m. ET
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| January | 2025 | ||
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23
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Anti-piracy symposium | Virtual and Alexandria, VA US |
8:30 a.m. ET
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| December | 2024 | ||
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10
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18th annual USPTO-GIPC IP attaché roundtable | Washington, DC US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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3
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2024 Patents for Humanity and Trademarks for Humanity awards ceremony | Virtual | 9:30 a.m. ET
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| November | 2024 | ||
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21
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Women's Entrepreneurship: Navigating the small business innovation research journey | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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| October | 2024 | ||
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3
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China IP legislation and case law update | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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| August | 2024 | ||
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21
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Women's Entrepreneurship: Collaborating for success and navigating the innovation ecosystem | Virtual and Denver, CO US |
2:00 p.m. MT
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5
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Public roundtable: AI and protections for use of an individual’s name, image, likeness, or reputation | Alexandria, VA US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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| July | 2024 | ||
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17
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Women Entrepreneurs: Leading women share their journeys to success | Memphis, TN US | 5:30 p.m. CT
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| June | 2024 | ||
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28
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Trade secrets protection and enforcement practice in China | Alexandria, VA US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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18
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From vision to value: Women impacting STEM through intellectual property | 1:30 p.m. ET
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| May | 2024 | ||
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22
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Dialogue on intellectual property and space commercialization | Alexandria, VA US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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10
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Industrial design protection in the United States and Europe: A primer for small businesses | 10:00 a.m. ET
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| April | 2024 | ||
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24
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Women transforming industries: Recognizing the power of intellectual property | Fairfax, VA US | 12:00 p.m. ET
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| March | 2024 | ||
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26
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Strategies for protecting and enforcing intellectual property in China: What Illinois businesses need to know | Chicago, IL US | 8:30 a.m. CT
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6
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Women's Entrepreneurship - Global initiatives and opportunities for women | Alexandria, VA US | 1:45 p.m. ET
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| February | 2024 | ||
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21
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Women's Entrepreneurship Series – Leading with purpose: Women making a difference | St. Louis, MO US | 5:00 p.m. CT
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| January | 2024 | ||
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10
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Women's Entrepreneurship Series: Leading women leading change | Las Vegas, NV US | 2:00 p.m. PT
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| December | 2023 | ||
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12
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17th annual USPTO-GIPC IP attaché roundtable | Washington, DC US | 8:30 a.m. ET
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| November | 2023 | ||
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30
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Roundtable discussion: Tribes, intellectual property, and consumer protection | Alexandria, VA US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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16
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China IP: Legislation and case law update | 10:00 a.m. ET
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| October | 2023 | ||
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30
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Strategies for protecting and enforcing intellectual property regarding China: What Green Bay and Wisconsin businesses need to know | Green Bay, WI US | 8:30 a.m. CT
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13
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Strategies for protecting intellectual property in China: What San Diego businesses need to know | San Diego, CA US | 8:30 a.m. PT
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3
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Roundtable: Future strategies in anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy | Alexandria, VA US | 10:00 a.m. ET
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| September | 2023 | ||
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20
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Public listening session: Innovating ideas on standards and intellectual property | Alexandria, VA US | 1:00 p.m. ET
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19
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Leveraging design protections for small and medium-sized businesses workshop | Detroit, MI US | 12:30 p.m. ET
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| August | 2023 | ||
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8
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Southeast Asia IP Roadshow 2023 | Virtual | 7:00 p.m. ET
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2
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Stakeholder listening session: U.S. intellectual property priorities abroad | Seattle, WA US | 3:00 p.m. PT
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| June | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
15
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China IP Road Show in Texas: Strategies for protecting intellectual property in China | Dallas, TX US | 8:30 a.m. CT
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| May | 2023 | ||
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4
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Standard essential patent (SEP)/FRAND disputes: How SMEs can utilize mediation | 11:30 a.m. ET
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| April | 2023 | ||
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26
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World Intellectual Property (IP) Day 2023 – Capitol Hill | Washington, DC US | 4:30 p.m. ET
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19
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Strategies for protecting intellectual property in China: What Nebraska businesses need to know | Omaha, NE US | 8:30 a.m. CT
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| March | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
23
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China IP Road Show in Minnesota: Strategies for protecting intellectual property in China | Minneapolis, MN US | 8:30 a.m. CT
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| February | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
16
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Watch the Patents for Humanity COVID-19 awards ceremony | 1:00 p.m. ET
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9
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China IP: Quarterly legislation and case law update | 10:00 a.m. ET
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| January | 2023 | ||
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18
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Women's Entrepreneurship event: How to identify and protect your intellectual property (IP) for business success | Naples, FL US | 12:00 p.m. ET
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| December | 2022 | ||
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13
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16th annual USPTO-GIPC IP attaché roundtable | Virtual | 8:30 a.m. ET
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8
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What you need to sell your arts and crafts online: Create new products and expand your sales through merchandising | 3:00 p.m. ET
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| November | 2022 | ||
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10
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What you need to sell your arts and crafts online: Growing sales internationally | 3:00 p.m. ET
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8
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International perspectives: Intellectual property, small and medium-sized enterprises, and global markets | Durham, NC US | 10:00 a.m. ET
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| October | 2022 | ||
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25
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China IP: Quarterly legislation and case law update | Virtual | 10:00 a.m. ET
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13
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What you need to sell your arts and crafts online: Protecting your business: Intellectual Property and the Indian Arts and Crafts Act | 3:00 p.m. ET
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6
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What you need to sell your arts and crafts online: Seasonal marketing | 3:00 p.m. ET
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| September | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
8
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U.S.–China 2022 developments in trademark law and practice perspectives | Virtual | 8:00 p.m. ET
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8
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What you need to sell your arts and crafts online: Conflict management and contracts for visual artists | 3:00 p.m. ET
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| August | 2022 | ||
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26
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Advancing research on inventor demographics | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. ET
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11
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What you need to sell your arts and crafts online: Social media and photography | 3:00 p.m. ET
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| July | 2022 | ||
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28
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China IP: Quarterly legislation and case law update | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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14
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What you need to sell your arts and crafts online: Developing a marketing plan for your art business for Native American visual artists and craftspeople | 3:00 p.m. ET
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12
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Detroit listening session with Director Kathi Vidal | Virtual and Detroit, MI US |
4:30 p.m. ET
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| June | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
9
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What you need to sell your arts and crafts online: Pricing your art products online, for Native American visual artists and craftspeople | 3:00 p.m. ET
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9
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Texas listening session with Director Kathi Vidal | Virtual and Dallas, TX US |
11:20 a.m. CT
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| May | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
12
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What you need to sell your arts and crafts online: Building your identity, for Native American visual artists and craftspeople | 3:00 p.m. ET
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11
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USPTO Trade Secrets Symposium 2022: Trending cross-border issues | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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| April | 2022 | ||
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14
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What you need to sell your arts and crafts online: An e-commerce primer for Native American visual artists and craftspeople | 3:00 p.m. ET
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| March | 2022 | ||
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24
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China IP: Quarterly legislation and case law update | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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| February | 2022 | ||
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24
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Biopharma patents in China: Litigation, licensing, and patent linkage | Virtual | 9:30 a.m. ET
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22
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IPR protection beyond U.S. borders: Preventing infringing exports from China | Virtual | 3:00 p.m. ET
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10
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What you need to sell your arts and crafts online: An introduction to entrepreneurship for Native American visual artists (Session 1) | 3:00 p.m. ET
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| December | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
14
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15th annual USPTO-GIPC IP attaché roundtable | Virtual | 8:30 a.m. ET
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2
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E-commerce and China: Strategies for fighting online counterfeits, Part 2 | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. ET
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| November | 2021 | ||
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16
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International exchange: Promoting the inclusion of women in intellectual property | Virtual | 4:00 p.m. ET
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| October | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
28
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E-commerce and China: Strategies for fighting online counterfeits, Part 1 | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. ET
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| September | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
30
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China IP: Quarterly legislation and case law update | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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| August | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
20
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Fourteenth Annual Conference on Innovation Economics | Virtual | 11:00 a.m. ET
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5
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IP enforcement: Overview for artists and creative organizations | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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| June | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
30
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Beyond registration: Taking your copyright and trademark rights to the next level | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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24
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China IP: Quarterly legislation and case law update | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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9
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The important role of IP attachés: A career panel for law students | Virtual | 10:30 a.m. CT
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8
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Protecting and enforcing your clients’ intellectual property overseas: A conversation with the USPTO’s IP attachés | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. CT
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| May | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
13
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Copyright and the visual arts: Current issues | Virtual | 12:00 p.m. ET
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| April | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
26
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World Intellectual Property Day 2021 | Virtual | 3:00 p.m. ET
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| March | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
26
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USPTO symposium on entity resolution | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. ET
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24
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USPTO symposium on entity resolution | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. ET
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22
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USPTO symposium on entity resolution | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. ET
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18
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China IP Basics, Part 2: Enforcing your intellectual property rights | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. ET
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4
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Protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights in Southeast Asia: what small businesses need to know | Virtual | 7:00 p.m. ET
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| February | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
18
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Copyright basics and considerations for entrepreneurs and small businesses | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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9
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International forum on protection of industrial designs | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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4
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China IP Basics, Part 1: Protecting your patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. ET
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| December | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
15
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Understanding patenting in China | Virtual | 10:00 a.m. ET
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15
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The 14th annual USPTO-GIPC IP attaché roundtable | 8:30 a.m. ET
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3
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Trends in trademarks at the USPTO and the Israel Patent Office | Virtual | 10:00 a.m. ET
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| October | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
22
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Copyright basics and considerations for entrepreneurs | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. PT
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20
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How the U.S. government can help companies protect and enforce their IP in China | Virtual | 10:00 a.m. ET
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| September | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
23
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Promoting innovation in the life science sector and supporting pro-competitive collaborations: The role of intellectual property | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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17
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Watch the 2020 Patents for Humanity awards ceremony | Virtual | 2:00 p.m. ET
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15
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Safeguarding Trade Secrets in China’s Changing IP Landscape | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. ET
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| July | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
23
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Using overlapping IP rights to protect your products in China | Virtual | 10:30 a.m. ET
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| June | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
19
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IP basics and USPTO resources for SBIR/STTR applicants and support organizations | 12:00 p.m. ET
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16
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Top trademark and copyright cases in China: What rights holders need to know | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. ET
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16
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Copyright basics and considerations for entrepreneurs and small businesses - Virtual only | 1:00 p.m. ET
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9
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Trademarks Webinar Series: Madrid Protocol | Virtual | 3:00 p.m. ET
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| May | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
7
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Highlights from the field: Current IP developments in China | 9:00 a.m. ET
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| April | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
7
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Developing the Digital Marketplace for Copyrighted Works (Fourth Public Meeting) - POSTPONED | Alexandria, VA US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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| March | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
25
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China IP Road Show: Clearwater- POSTPONED | Clearwater, FL US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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19
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China IP Road Show: Minneapolis - POSTPONED | Minneapolis, MN US | 12:00 p.m. CT
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| February | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
26
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Copyright basics and considerations for entrepreneurs | Denver, CO US | 11:00 a.m. MT
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26
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Copyright basics and considerations for entrepreneurs | San Jose, CA US | 10:00 a.m. PT
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26
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Copyright basics and considerations for entrepreneurs | Dallas, TX US | 12:00 p.m. CT
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26
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USPTO roundtable on IP enforcement: what Alabama rights holders need to know | Huntsville, AL US | 1:00 p.m. CT
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19
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Cincinnati entrepreneurs: Learn valuable IP basics | Cincinnati, OH US | 10:00 a.m. ET
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5
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Texas regional office director and assistant director speak at State Bar of Texas annual meeting | Houston, TX US | 8:00 a.m. CT
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| December | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
10
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IP attaché roundtable | Washington, DC US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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4
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Learn about the USPTO IP Attaché Program | New Orleans, LA US | 2:00 p.m. CT
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| November | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
20
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China’s shifting IP landscape and the consequences for rights holders | Alexandria, VA US | 9:45 a.m. ET
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| October | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
3
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China IP Road Show: Strategies for IP protection in China — what U.S. businesses need to know | Princeton, NJ US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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| September | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
19
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Webinar: Understanding China’s design patents ─ CANCELED | Alexandria, VA US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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19
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Trending Issues in Trade Secrets: 2019 | Alexandria, VA US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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| May | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
10
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World Intellectual Property Day - Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV US | 8:00 a.m. PT
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9
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China IP Road Show: Strategies for IP protection in China — what Pittsburgh-area businesses need to know | Pittsburgh, PA US | 9:00 a.m. ET
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6
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Attend the PIUG 2019 Annual Conference | Alexandria, VA US | 11:25 a.m. ET
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| April | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
25
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Attend the 2019 Conrad Foundation Innovation Summit | Merritt Island, FL US | 12:15 p.m. ET
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| March | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
28
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Developing the Digital Marketplace for Copyrighted Works (Third Public Meeting) | Virtual and Alexandria, VA US |
9:00 a.m. ET
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20
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Key issues shaping the IP landscape: panel featuring USPTO Deputy Director Laura Peter | Washington, DC US | 2:00 p.m. ET
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