GLIPA Events
Upcoming IP Events
4ip Council - Retroactivity of the proposed SEP Regulation
4ip Council - Retroactivity of the proposed SEP Regulation
IP and Startups: What, Why, How
IP and Startups: What, Why, How
Hosted by 4IP Council, this webinar is designed to help European SMEs and startups understand the strategic importance of intellectual property. Dr. Martin Bader will address why leveraging IP is vital for innovation-driven businesses, how startups can effectively navigate the patent system, and what steps SMEs should take to make informed decisions about filing for IP rights. Gain valuable insights to protect and enhance your business's growth.
2024 AIPPI World Congress
2024 AIPPI World Congress
Join IP experts from around the world at the 2024 AIPPI World Congress on 19-22 October 2024 in Hangzhou — a mesmerising city embodying China’s unique culture. We will be coming together in person to take part in the making of AIPPI’s 2024 Resolutions. More details about the professional development programme and networking events will be shared in the upcoming months.
FICPI 22nd Open Forum
FICPI 22nd Open Forum
FICPI’s working programme for the 22nd FICPI Open Forum will deliver an intellectual feast, following our popular three stream format covering IP practice management, patents, and trade marks & designs.
Our great line-up of plenary sessions includes "Primal leadership", helping you uncover the hidden drivers of great performance; "Unmasking the mirage" to help navigate the landscape of fake evidence; and “Win:win pricing of legal services”, following last year’s popular IP profitability session.
The FICPI Open Forum promises a journey through the cutting edge of intellectual property – an opportunity not to be missed!
MARQUES 2024 Annual Conference
MARQUES 2024 Annual Conference
This year’s Annual Conference sessions will cover diverse topics including: litigation and public opinion; working in areas outside your comfort zone; understanding local traditions; navigating consumer values; successful online enforcement; how to demonstrate market realities before EUIPO; visual disclaimers in designs; and the latest EU case law on trade marks and designs. There will also be workshops on artificial intelligence, trade secrets, co-branding, copyright in IP enforcement and amicus curiae briefs.
Once again, we will also have a full suite of additional workshops which you can choose to attend on the Thursday afternoon.
Ideas to assets: Forward together with IP
Ideas to assets: Forward together with IP
Into its thirteenth edition, IP Week @ SG 2024 is the world's premier Intellectual Property (IP) event which brings together IP thought leaders, legal experts and innovative enterprises.
This year, IPOS is co-organising “The Value of Intangible Assets” panels on Day 2 of IP Week @ SG (28 August 2024), with the Institute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore (IVAS) and the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC).
Join the IP Week @ SG and unlock the value of your IP and intangible assets!
USPTO’s Invention Con 2024
USPTO’s Invention-Con 2024
Do you want to grow your intellectual property (IP) knowledge and gain access to resources, business experts, and accomplished innovators? Then join the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) free, flagship conference for inventors, makers, and entrepreneurs.
ABPI - 44th International Congress on IP
ABPI - 44th International Congress on IP
The 44th International Congress of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI), the largest event of its kind in Latin America, will take place on August 12 and 13 in Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco.
This year’s theme is “Accelerating into the Future: Intellectual Property and Ethics Amidst Emerging Technologies.” The new tools of the digital economy, such as Artificial Intelligence, have been driving a significant transformation in society and the corporate world. However, these advancements can infringe on personal rights and challenge long-standing IP principles, sparking profound ethical and legal debates.
USPTO’s National Summer Teacher Institute
USPTO’s National Summer Teacher Institute
The National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) is a free, multi-day professional development training opportunity designed to support elementary, middle, and high school teachers as they increase their knowledge of concepts of making, inventing, and intellectual property (IP) creation and protection.
NSTI is designed to help teachers inspire the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs. The program is open to eligible K-12 teachers nationwide. It combines experiential training tools, practices, and project-based learning models.
NSTI 2024 will take place July 21-26, 2024, at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.
WIPO Assemblies
WIPO Assemblies 2024
The Sixty-Fifth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO will take place at the WIPO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
Stakeholder Dialogue - "Emerging Best Practices from IP Offices: Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach"
Stakeholder Dialogue
"Emerging Best Practices from IP Offices: Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach"
GLIPA in Partnership with Innovation Council is hosting a Stakeholder Dialogue “Emerging Best Practices from IP Offices: Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach” in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, July 8th, 2024.
This event will bring together IP offices to share their experiences putting in place frameworks to communicate, engage and collaborate effectively with stakeholders. The discussion will also touch on emerging best practices among IP offices for extending access to IP systems, particularly for people from historically underrepresented groups.
If you are around and are interested to join, please reach out to our Executive Director, Maria Fernanda Hurtado. Limited slots available!
AIPPI D&I Webinar: Increasing Diversity in Innovation
AIPPI D&I Webinar: Increasing Diversity in Innovation
Dive into diversity, inclusion, innovation and more with renowned speakers Idalla Brum, Julio Raffa, Roberta Romano-Götsch and Esteban Santamaria Hernandez on 17 June (13:00-14:00 CEST)!
Examine the current statistics relating to diversity in innovation, particularly, issues surrounding the lack of underrepresented inventors and what various jurisdictions, such as WIPO, the EPO, and Latin America are doing to address this issue.
Don’t miss out on the second webinar of the D&I Committee Webinar Series and register now!
INTA 2024 Annual Meeting
INTA 2024 Annual Meeting
Join us at the 2024 Annual Meeting for robust conversations and the exchange of best practices with 10,000+ colleagues from around the world. Connect with the most influential brand professionals from across industries, over cutting edge legal and business discussions along with various professional development activities!
Corporate Round table - Open AI
Corporate Round table - Open AI
GLIPA, USIPA and its members state IPA organization are excited to announce the IP Corporate Round-table will feature a fireside chat with Gideon Myles, Associate General Counsel – Patents, Trademarks, Open AI. The fireside chat will be held at the Silicon Valley Regional Office of the USPTO and will be live-streamed throughout the world via all the state IPA and GLIPA chapters. This will be a can’t miss event!
WIPR Summit
WIPR Summit
Join leading IP practitioners from across the US for a unique and groundbreaking event
The developing legal landscape both in the USA and globally poses significant challenges for IP professionals. With a constantly evolving regulatory environment, a need to demonstrate value to the business, and emerging threats and instability posed to the industry by AI, stakeholders must constantly adapt to stay ahead of competitors and maximize the value of their IP assets.
World IP Review Summit will return to Chicago in March 2024 for the must-attend event for intellectual property experts in the USA. Join industry leaders as they share case studies and best practices on how they have overcome and capitalized on the biggest obstacles facing the industry from across the IP lifecycle.
WIPO Webinar for IP Practitioners in India
WIPO Webinar for IP Practitioners in India
This event offers IP practitioners the opportunity to hear from and engage with WIPO, CIPA, IP India, and UK IPO experts.
Organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), United Kingdom, in collaboration with Intellectual Property India and the Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom (UK IPO).
Join globally recognized IP experts and practitioners in a virtual tour de force of three core themes at the forefront of today’s IP landscape:
– IP & Artificial Intelligence: Patenting in the Age of Digital Transformation
– IP Ecosystems: International Treaties & Instruments for Patent Protection
– Enhancing Patent Prosecution for IP Offices, IP Attorneys/Agents and Future Developments
AUTM Annual Meeting 2024
AUTM Annual Meeting 2024
Join the Largest Gathering of Tech Transfer Pros
AUTM’s Annual Meeting is where technology transfer professionals from around the globe meet to connect, make deals and gain insights from world-class speakers and panels.
Sixth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference
Sixth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference
The Sixth IPIRA Conference is organized by the IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Network in cooperation with the Foreign Trade University, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Academy, and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Workshop - Introduction to Intellectual Property management and WIPO tools and resources for business (Language - English
Workshop - Introduction to Intellectual Property management and WIPO tools and resources for business (Language -English)
📅 Date: Friday, December 15.
⏰ Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Central Africa time (UTC +2)
🌐 Modality: Online, via Zoom.
Language: English
Delve into intellectual property management and discover the tools and resources that WIPO offers for companies. It will be an interactive and enriching session, ideal for both professionals in the sector and those who are taking their first steps in this field.
Workshop - Introduction to Intellectual Property management and WIPO tools and resources for business (Language - French)
Workshop - Introduction to Intellectual Property management and WIPO tools and resources for business (Language - French)
📅 Date: Thursday, December 14.
⏰ Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Central Afrcia time (UTC +2)
🌐 Modality: Online, via Zoom.
Language: French
Delve into intellectual property management and discover the tools and resources that WIPO offers for companies. It will be an interactive and enriching session, ideal for both professionals in the sector and those who are taking their first steps in this field.
BIP Asia Forum 2023
BIP Asia Forum 2023
Jointly organised by the HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre, BIP Asia Forum brings IP professionals and business leaders from all over the world to discuss the latest developments in the IP world, and to explore business collaboration opportunities. This year’s edition will be held on 7-8 December 2023 (9 am - 5:30 pm HKT).
Physical at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre supplemented with online platform
APAA 20th General Assembly
APAA 20th General Assembly
The APAA Singapore Group looks forward to welcoming Participants to the 20th General Assembly and 74th & 75th Council Meetings of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), to be held from 3 to 7 November 2023 on the tropical and vibrant island of Singapore. We last hosted the APAA conference back in 2008, and are eager and excited to welcome you back to our shores again, where you can experience the unique mix of diverse ethnic traditions, heritage, cuisine and culture, set in a garden metropolis.
AIPLA Annual Meeting 2023
AIPLA Annual Meeting 2023
We are thrilled to welcome you to AIPLA’s 2023 Annual Meeting, a flagship event that brings together the brightest minds in the field of intellectual property law.
The Annual Meeting serves as a platform for exchanging knowledge, sharing insights, and fostering connections within the IP community. This year’s event promises to be an enriching experience, offering a lineup of engaging sessions, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities.
Keynote addresses from renowned industry leaders, including USPTO Director Kathi Vidal, will provide invaluable perspectives. Concurrent sessions led by subject matter experts will offer in-depth analyses on the evolving challenges and opportunities in all areas of IP law.