WORLD IP DAY 2016

Digital Creativity & Culture Reimagined: Transforming Creativity and Access to Creative Works through the Digital Revolution

Thursday evening, April 21, 2016
University of Houston Law Center

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.

 

OPERATIONAL SPONSORS

IPIL/HOUSTON   Ramey & Schwaller    

FUNDING SPONSORS

Diamond Sponsors   Platinum Sponsor   Gold Sponsors
StoneTurn Group Andrews Kurth
  Salazar Blank Rome
  McKool Smith
 
    Thompson & Knight
       
        Winstead

 


MEDIA AND PROMOTION SPONSORS

HIPLA LES

PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS

AIPLA WIPO USPTO