Section of Intellectual Property Law
From its strength within the American Bar Association, the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) advances the development and improvement of intellectual property laws and their fair and just administration. The Section furthers the goals of its members by sharing knowledge and balanced insight on the full spectrum of intellectual property law and practice, including patents, trademarks, copyright, design, and trade secrets.
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IPLSPRING 2024 ABA-IPL Section Annual Meeting – April 17-19, 2024 at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel Washington, DC.
2024-2025 ABA-IPL Appointments
An Invitation from the Chair-Elect for Leadership Recommendations: An opportunity to volunteer or nominate others to leadership positions
Meet ABA-IPL’s Sponsor!
Stout is a global investment bank and advisory firm specializing in corporate finance, accounting and transaction advisory, valuation, financial disputes, claims, and investigations.
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ABA lawyer and associate members can join the ABA-IPL Section for $105. FREE for law students.
Be A Friend to ABA-IPL
The ABA-IPL Section recognizes that many of our supporters wish to support the Section in whatever way they can, and therefore, we developed a new “Friend of the ABA-IPL Section” support option in the amount of $250 - $1000. This opportunity is available for firms with less than 25 attorneys. Members may also participate and be recognized as individuals, rather than as a member of their organization. Friends of the ABA-IPL Section will be given the opportunity to renew support each year.
LANDSLIDE® Magazine
September/October 2023
Colleges, Universities, and Academia | Tribal Cultural Property Law, Geographic Source Indicators in Hawai‘i, Pitfalls of Claim Construction
New - IssueABA-IPL Committee Orientation Series
Save your spot!
Attend an upcoming ABA-IPL Committee Orientation call to learn more about Section Division and Committee opportunities.
Register - To AttendSpecial Member Benefit!
All ABA-IPL Section live webinars are FREE to Section members through August 31, 2023. Don’t forget to sign-up and check them out.
ABA-IPL Podcasts
Access this new series FREE to ABA-IPL members. Hear from trademark, patent, and copyright law experts in these featured non-CLE recordings.
Interested in joining an ABA-IPL Committee?
Section members can join any committee. Participate in one or more substantive committees and gain a deeper understanding of current issues.
ABA-IPL Communities
Join this new, exclusive online community site for ABA-IPL Section members to connect and interact through interactive discussions, content sharing and much more.
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Featured Books
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A Comprehensive Patent Practice Form Book: A Practitioner's Guide to Administrative Domestic and International Application Procedure
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The Practitioner's Guide to the PCT, Second Edition
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The Tech Contracts Handbook: Cloud Computing Agreements, Software Licenses, and Other IT Contracts for Lawyers and Businesspeople, Third Edition
ABA Communities
Join this new, exclusive online community site for ABA-IPL Section members to connect and interact through interactive discussions, content sharing and much more.
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Law Firm Sponsorship Opportunities
For companies looking to promote their business to intellectual property law practitioners, the IPLSPRING Conference, the IP Fall Institute and other CLE programs provide a direct avenue for engagement. We also offer opportunities for Section-wide sponsorship. For law firms, sponsorship is a low net-cost opportunity to show support for the Section’s work.
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Judicial Intern Opportunity Program
ABA-IPL Section encourages you to contribute to the efforts of the Judicial Intern Opportunity Program.
Learn - MoreIP is All Around Us® Video Series
The IP Is All Around Us® series highlights patent, trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property in real life situations. Produced by ABA-IPL's Young Lawyers.
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