World IP Day 2016 Houston

World IP Day is an annual event sponsored by WIPO each year on April 26th. In the US, events take place during the week leading up to the 26th in various host cities around the country. These events are community based, and the planning teams for the event often include local leaders and attorneys. The US events are often in collaboration with the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Here is a video message from the USPTO for the 2015 World IP Day featuring then USPTO Deputy Director, Russell Slifer: World IP Day message from USPTO.

Where: University of Houston Law Center (BLB 109)
When: Thursday evening, April 21, 2016 (program from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; reception following)

SCHEDULE:
6:00 p.m. – 6:10 p.m.	Welcome and introductions
6:10 p.m. – 6:40 p.m.	Keynote speaker Prof. Jacqueline Lipton Baker Botts Professor of Law Co-Director; Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law UHLC Bio Page • CV
6:40 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Panel discussion Moderator: Prof. Lipton Jeff C. Dodd Andrews Kurth LLP Firm Bio page Prof. John Harvey University of Houston Honors College Director, Center for Creative Work UH Bio page Saima Kadir Houston Public Library Digital Strategies Virtual Library Services Manager
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.	Reception

To RSVP or for further information, contact
ipil@uh.edu or 713.743.2180
One Hour of CLE Credit

For Houston’s celebration of World IP day in April 2016, numerous individual volunteers formed a team to work with the AIPLA to implement the event. Several organizations were also sponsors via their help on the team, including: IPIL/HOUSTON, HIPLA, and Ramey & Schwaller .

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