The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is pleased to announce that the 2023 CIPLA Lobster Bake and Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at Penfield Pavilion II (Jacky Durrell Pavilion) on Penfield Beach in Fairfield, CT. The Lobster Bake will serve as CIPLA’s Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. The […]

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 6-9 PM at The Elm City Club, New Haven The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is pleased to announce its first meeting in the 2023-2024 schedule.  The Truth about Design Patents Please join us for a presentation on this topic, facilitated by Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Director, IP and Information Law Program, Benjamin N. Cardozo […]

  The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is pleased to announce its second meeting in the 2023-2024 schedule. Please join us for a presentation on this topic, facilitated by Mr. David Kappos.    Presentation Summary We are welcoming former Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), David […]

Please mark your calendars for UConn’s Meet and Greet with IP Professionals. This event will take place Wednesday, November 15 in Janet Blumberg Hall in Hosmer Hall, UConn Law beginning at 6:00 p.m. The law school is located at 55 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT 06105. The event will provide an opportunity for intellectual property focused […]

Please join us for a presentation on this topic, facilitated by USPTO Office of Enrollment and Discipline Staff Attorney Dahlia Girgis.    Presentation Summary Attorney Dahlia Girgis from the USPTO will discuss professional responsibility and practice, including the life cycle of a complaint or grievance, overview of the disciplinary process, candor before the USPTO, signatures, inequitable […]

Please join us for a presentation on this topic, facilitated by Eleanor M. Lackman of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP. Presentation Summary Our guest speaker Attorney Eleanor M. Lackman of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP will discuss the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court case Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, which held […]

The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is pleased to announce that the 2024 CIPLA Lobster Bake and Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 18 June 2024 at Penfield Pavilion II (Jacky Durrell Pavilion) on Penfield beach in Fairfield, CT.  Directions to Penfield Beach can be found here. The Lobster Bake will also serve as CIPLA’s Annual Meeting. The […]

CIPLA is excited to extend an invitation on behalf of the Joint Patent Practice Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (JPP) to the in-person JPP seminar September 10, 2024. CIPLA is proud to be a Founding Organization of the JPP.  Register now at 40th Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar – JPPCLE (eventsmart.com) More information available at https://jppcle.org/   LOCATION: New […]

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6-9 PM at The Elm City Club, New Haven   CIPLA is excited to extend an invitation to hear PTAB Judge Thomas Giannetti speak about IPR statistics and persuasive arguments at an in-person dinner September 25, 2024.  The event will be at the Elm City Club in New Haven, CT.   We […]

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Wednesday, December 11, 2024 Amarante’s Sea Cliff 62 Cove Street New Haven, CT 06512 US. CIPLA is excited to announce that we are co-hosting a Distinguished IP Practitioner’s Dinner with the Janet Bond Arterton American Inn of Court. Please join us for an evening honoring the Honorable Janet Bond Arterton […]