I am very excited to be going to the AIPLA Annual Meeting this year!  Please click below for an announcement on the Women in IP blog that I run.

 

AIPLA Annual Meeting, October 24-26, 2013 in Washington D.C..

I have been working with the AIPLA Women in IP Committee to help organize their upcoming Free webinar which will take place on Tuesday November 13, 2012 from 3-4 pm EST.

 

Please see the link below for details.

 

Upcoming Webinar-Forks in the Road: The Many Paths of Success in IP Law.

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is trying something new for its 2013 Mid-Winter Institute which will be held in Tampa, Florida on January 30-February 2, 2013.  For a description of the program see the  AIPLA 2013 Mid-Winter Institute flyer.

The focus of the meeting will be on why Intellectual Property is THE business asset of the 21st Century.  IP attorneys and company executives will work side by side to present how they work together to face the challenges presented by today’s economy and protect IP in the global marketplace.

Here are some of the advantages of attending the meeting, alone or with a client:

• attend the sessions and think through best practices and procedures to determine how to best maximize IP protection
• learn directly from business executives and leaders why IP protection is so important to companies today
• the conference will provide an intense primer on IP protection, including patent, copyright, trademark, as well as trade secret protection
• this is a great opportunity to network with in-house or law firm attorneys and to learn from each other how to best maximize IP protection
• learn how a working knowledge of IP has benefited business executives, CEOs and CTOs straight from the source
• learn how IP matters to Angel and Venture investors
• learn about global IP issues in biotechnology, chemistry, high-tech fields and other technical areas
• learn how start-ups can best maximize the value of their IP and attract investors

If you want to receive more information from the AIPLA on the 2013 Mid-Winter Institute as it becomes available, click here.  I am one of the organizers and will attend the Mid-Winter Institute.  I look forward to seeing you there!

Click the link to the AIPLA Women in IP Law blog for an announcement on the 2012 AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington D.C:

2012 AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. Announcement.

I am going to be the moderator for this AIPLA Women in IP webinar on September 18th, sponsored by Drinker Biddle:

Upcoming Free Webinar for Women in IP Law Committee Members on September 18th-Engaging the Room YOUR Way.

The webinar by the AIPLA Women in IP Law Committee: “Overcoming Client Development Challenges for Women Lawyers” was a great success. We have planned our next webinar: “Engaging the Room YOUR Way” with Karen B. Kahn, Managing Partner of Threshold Advisors, LLC for September 18, 2012. However, we need your support to make this and future webinars happen. Please contact Yelena Morozova (yxm@cll.com) or Debora Plehn-Dujowich (Debora.Plehn-Dujowich@dbr.com) about sponsorship opportunities. As a sponsor, your firm name would be prominently displayed in all webinar announcements and your firm would be thanked during the webinar itself.  Thank you. Below is a short description of the webinar:

Does the avalanche of invitations to seminars, conferences, charity events, and holiday parties excite you or fill you with dread?

Hundreds of lawyers report that they find going to these events to be sheer torture and a waste of time. Many times, you don’t have a real choice – you have to go to certain events as part of your job and/or family responsibilities. Instead of focusing on the negative, can you find ways to make these events fun and productive? For example you can earn CLE credit and expand your relationship network at the same event. With many seminars, conferences and holiday events looming on the horizon, we are pleased to present a practice webinar that provides specific instruction about how attendance at gatherings can lead to the acquisition of new knowledge, relationships, opportunities and actual enjoyment.

For more information, check out the AIPLA Women in IP blog here.

Many apologies for the recent silence. I have been working on a new blog for the American Intellectual Property Association (AIPLA) Women in IP Committee. I am happy to announce that the blog is up and running.  Visit www.womeninip.wordpress.com for news, announcements, articles, book reviews and inspiration!

The blog was officially unveiled at the AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute in Las Vegas this week, during the Women in IP Breakfast that was sponsored by my firm, Drinker Biddle & Reath.  The breakfast was a great success, and I really enjoyed the entire meeting.  It allowed me to connect with other IP attorneys and to make valuable new friendships and connections.