IIPLA Conference 2024

Registration and a light breakfast with coffee will open at 8:00 am in the lobby and presentations begin at 8:30 am in Room 225. The presentations will transistion to Levitt Auditorium from 11:00 am to 11:15 am.

2024 IIPLA Annual Conference Agenda

8:00 – 8:30 am: Registration and Light Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45 am: Welcome

8:45 – 9:45 am: AI & Patent Practice, Sandeep Jaggi (Intel Cor.)

9:45 – 10:00 am: Break

10:00 – 11: 00 am: Trade Secrets – Investigation Costs, Prof. Ryan Vacca (University of Missouri School of Law)

11:00 – 11:15 am: Room Transition (from Room 225 to Levitt Auditorium)

11:15 am – 12:15 pm: Intersection of IP and Data, Sarah Luth (McKee, Voorhees & Sease),

12:15 – 1:15 pm: Lunch / Business Meeting

1:15 – 2:15 pm: Invention Promotion Companies, Cami Hunter & Paul Brozenec (University of Iowa College of Law Students) [ethics CLE]

2:15 – 3:15 pm: USPTO Patent Pro Bono Program, Derris Banks (Director of Midwest Elijah J. McCoy Regional Office, USPTO)

3:15 – 3:30 pm: Break

3:30 – 4:30 pm: Intersection of AI and IP, Prof. Sayoko Blodgett-Ford (Drake University Law School)

The IIPLA will host a reception Thursday (11/14) evening from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at The Courtyard by Marriott Iowa City (901 Melrose Ave., Iowa City) with appetizers and a cash bar. PLEASE INDICATE IN YOUR REGISTRATION IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE RECEPTION ON 11/14.

*Please RSVP by 11/08 to ensure availability of lunch with your ticket purchase

**Schedule and speakers subject to change, IIPLA will apply for CLE credit

A block of rooms has been reserved at The Courtyard by Marriott Iowa City University Heights, which is within walking distance of the Boyd Law Building. Please see the information below and use the link to book a room there.

Last Day to Book : Friday, November 1, 2024

Courtyard by Marriott Iowa City University Heights

901 Melrose Ave., Iowa City, IA 52246

319-569-6777

Host or Publisher IIPLA