International Intellectual Property Society
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The International Intellectual Property Society (IIPS) is an organization of intellectual property (IP)
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Since October 12, 2009, the IIPS has held observer status at WIPO
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Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
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Lawyer
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s interested in learning about international IP law. IIPS meetings qualify for CLE
Continuing Legal Education
Continuing legal education is professional education of lawyers that takes place after their initial admission to the bar. In many states in the United States, CLE participation is required of attorneys to maintain their license to practice law...
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Since October 12, 2009, the IIPS has held observer status at WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
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Notable Speakers
- Chief JudgeChief judgeChief Judge is a title that can refer to the highest-ranking judge of a court that has more than one judge. The meaning and usage of the term vary from one court system to another...
Paul MichelPaul Redmond MichelPaul Redmond Michel was an American federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 1988 until 2010, and served as its chief judge from 2004 until his retirement....
, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit-Vacancies and pending nominations:-List of former judges:-Chief judges:Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the court was initially created, Congress had to resolve which chief judge of the predecessor courts would become the first chief judge... - John DollJohn J. DollJohn J. Doll was the Acting United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office since the resignation of Jon W. Dudas on January 20, 2009. Before that, he was Commissioner for Patents at the USPTO...
, U.S. Commissioner for Patents (Dec 2006) - Justin HughesJustin HughesJustin Hughes is a Professor of Law of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law specializing in intellectual property law.Hughes has been at Cardozo since 2000 and teaches courses in intellectual property law, international trade and internet law...
, Professor of Law and Director of the Intellectual Property Law Program at the Cardozo School of LawBenjamin N. Cardozo School of LawThe Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the law school of Yeshiva University, located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The school is named for Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. Cardozo's success as a young school has been remarkable, leading some to characterize Cardozo as a...
(Oct 2007, Dec 2008, June 2010) - Dr. Laura DeNardisLaura DeNardisLaura DeNardis, American author and Internet scholar, is the Executive Director of the Yale Information Society Project and a Lecturer and Research Scholar at Yale Law School...
, Executive Director of the Information Society ProjectInformation Society ProjectThe Information Society Project at Yale Law School is an intellectual center studying the implications of the Internet and new information technologies for law and society...
at Yale Law SchoolYale Law SchoolYale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
(Feb 2008) - Dr. Beth Simone NoveckBeth Simone NoveckBeth Simone Noveck was the United States deputy chief technology officer for open government and led President Obama's Open Government Initiative. Based at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy until January 2011, she is an expert on technology and institutional innovation...
, Director of the Institute for Information Law and Policy at New York Law SchoolNew York Law SchoolNew York Law School is a private law school in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. New York Law School is one of the oldest independent law schools in the United States. The school is located within four blocks of all major courts in Manhattan. In 2011, New York Law School...
(Mar 2008) - David KapposDavid KapposDavid "Dave" J. Kappos is the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office . Prior to being confirmed to this post by the U.S. Senate on August 7, 2009, Kappos was the vice president and assistant general counsel, intellectual...
, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual PropertyUnder Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual PropertyThe Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, within the United States Department of Commerce, is the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office...
and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark OfficeUnited States Patent and Trademark OfficeThe United States Patent and Trademark Office is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.The USPTO is based in Alexandria, Virginia,...
(Dec 2009) - Benoît BattistelliBenoît BattistelliBenoît Battistelli is a French civil servant and current president of the European Patent Office . Before taking up this post, he was head of the French National Intellectual Property Institute .- Career :...
, president of the European Patent OfficeEuropean Patent OfficeThe European Patent Office is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation , the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the Organisation while the Administrative Council acts as its supervisory body as well as, to a limited extent, its legislative...
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See also
- Intellectual property organizationIntellectual property organizationIntellectual property organizations are organizations that are focused on copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property law concepts....
- WIPOWorld Intellectual Property OrganizationThe World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
, an UN body which frequently collaborates with the IIPS. - IPOIntellectual Property Owners AssociationThe Intellectual Property Owners Association is a trade association that is composed of owners of intellectual property and other parties interested in intellectual property law...
- AIPLAAmerican Intellectual Property Law AssociationThe American Intellectual Property Law Association is a national bar association that was formed in 1897 to improve intellectual property laws and educate the public about such issues....