“IIPSJ’s annual conferences played an important role in developing a social justice perspective in intellectual property law and policy. The Institute’s mission is a vital one”- Honorable Raymond T. Chen

 

For the 21st Annual IP and Social Justice CLE Program, key attendee sessions included our Annual IP Year in Review, Social Justice Luncheon Plenary Sessions: Increasing Diversity in Innovation and HUSL-ing In-house at JPMC, as well as the Annual Donald R. Dunner Judicial Panel, which included insights and reflections from the Honorable Leonard P. Stark, Judge with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Honorable Patricia Tolliver Giles, Judge with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Honorable Scott R. Boalick, Chief Administrative Patent Judge with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the Honorable Susan G. Braden, Former Chief Judge (ret.) with the United States Court of Federal Claims.

The IP and Social Justice CLE Conference benefits from participation from all demographics within the IP legal community: attorneys in private practice, in-house counsel corporate departments, government agencies, and public interest NGOs, as well as members of the judiciary and government officials.

The IP and Social Justice CLE Program was co-hosted by law firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, with Finnegan Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Esther H. Lim being presented with the IP Social Justice Lifetime Achievement Award.

The 2024 CLE sessions were:

  • Key Highlights of 2023: Patent, Trademark, and Copyright
  • Donald R. Dunner Judicial Panel
  • Increasing Diversity in Innovation
  • HUSL-ing In-house at JPMC
  • Inclusive Innovation and Cutting-Edge IP Strategies
  • How to Help the Trial Court Judge Understand Patent Law
  • Embracing the Future of AI, Cybersecurity, and Privacy
  • Updates on College Athletes’ NIL & Celebrities’ Right of Publicity
  • Ethics

View the IP and Social Justice CLE session videos here.

 

Howard University School of Law alumni and professors at the 2024 IP and Social Justice CLE program

 

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