Golden Gate Bridge at night

Events

Upcoming Events:

Past events:

Date/Time Event
Tue 03/12/2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
TOP 7 WORRIES FOR VENDORS IN CONTRACTS ABOUT SOFTWARE, AI AND OTHER IT - TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH
Tue 02/13/2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTRACTS: DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING - TUESDAY, FEB 13TH
Wed 01/31/2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
SFIPLA Presents IP Ethics: Avoiding Ethical Missteps in IP Practice in 2024 - Wednesday, January 31st
Wed 01/31/2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - JANUARY SERIES - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31ST
Wed 01/24/2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - JANUARY SERIES - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH
Wed 01/17/2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - JANUARY SERIES - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH
Wed 01/10/2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - JANUARY SERIES - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10TH
Tue 12/05/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SERIES - TUESDAY, DEC 5TH
Tue 11/28/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SERIES - TUESDAY, NOV 28TH
Tue 11/14/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SERIES - TUESDAY, NOV 14TH
Tue 11/07/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SERIES - TUESDAY, NOV 7TH
Thu 10/12/2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
KEY LIABILITY TERMS IN CONTRACTS ABOUT AI, THE CLOUD AND OTHER SOFTWARE: WARRANTY, INDEMNITY, LIMIT OF LIABILITY, AND MORE - THURDAY, OCT 12TH
Wed 10/11/2023
12:30 pm - 5:30 pm
USPTO - Patent Pro Bono Program: Pathways to Inclusive Innovation, Wednesday, Oct. 11th
United States Patent & Trademark Office Headquarters, Alexandria Virginia
Fri 09/29/2023
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
ASU School of Law - IP-Con 2023: The Coming Vortex - Friday, September 29
Oracle Conference Center, Redwood Shores CA
Thu 09/28/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - SEPTEMBER SERIES - THURSDAY, SEP 28TH
Thu 09/21/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - SEPTEMBER SERIES - THURSDAY, SEP 21ST
Thu 09/14/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - SEPTEMBER SERIES - THURSDAY, SEP 14TH
Tue 09/12/2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
TOP 6 MISTAKES IN SAAS AND CLOUD SERVICES AGREEMENTS - TUESDAY, SEPT. 12TH
Thu 09/07/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - SEPTEMBER SERIES - THURSDAY, SEP 7TH
Wed 08/30/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
A DISCUSSION OF PATENT POOLS, HOSTED BY VIA LICENSING ALLIANCE – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30
Via Licensing Alliance LLC, San Francisco California
Mon 07/31/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
NONCOMPETES: SO GOES CALIFORNIA, SO GOES THE COUNTRY? – MONDAY, JULY 31
Fri 07/28/2023
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
26TH ANNUAL SFIPLA JOB FAIR - FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2023
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Thu 07/13/2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY WEBINAR SESSION - THURSDAY, JULY 13TH
Thu 06/08/2023 - Fri 06/09/2023
All Day
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL - ADVANCED IP/TECH MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION COURSE - JUNE 8-9, 2023
Stanford Law School, Paul Brest Hall, Stanford California
Wed 06/07/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
CHATGPT AND GENERATIVE AI: HARNESSING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSESSING RISKS – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7
Wed 05/31/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
THE WIDE WORLD OF IP – A DISCUSSION OF THE VARIED POSSIBILITIES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CAREERS – WEDNESDAY, MAY 31
Tue 05/16/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - TUESDAY, MAY 16TH
Tue 05/09/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - TUESDAY, MAY 9TH
Tue 04/25/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH
Tue 04/18/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - TUESDAY, APRIL 18TH
Wed 04/12/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
UPDATES AND INSIGHTS ON IP ISSUES IN NFTs - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12TH
Tue 04/04/2023
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY WEBINAR SESSION - TUESDAY, APRIL 4TH
Thu 03/30/2023
10:00 am - 10:30 am
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY VIRTUAL SESSION - THURSDAY, MARCH 30TH
Wed 03/01/2023
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
LES Silicon Valley Chapter - In-Person Meeting (Palo Alto) – Wed. Mar 1st, 11am-1:30pm
Sheraton Hotel Palo Alto, Palo Alto CA
Thu 01/12/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
SFIPLA Presents IP Ethics: Avoiding Ethical Missteps in IP Practice in 2023 - Thursday, January 12th
Thu 12/08/2022
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA HOLIDAY PARTY -- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022
La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, San Francisco CA
Wed 11/16/2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
2022 PATENT YEAR-IN-REVIEW - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, San Francisco CA
Fri 10/21/2022
8:00 am - 6:30 pm
2022 Global FRAND & SEP Symposium - Friday, October 21, 2022
Computer History Museum, Mountain View CA
Wed 08/17/2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
SFIPLA/USPTO COLLABORATIVE SEARCH PILOT PROGRAM - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
Sat 07/30/2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
25TH ANNUAL SFIPLA JOB FAIR - SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2022
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Thu 07/28/2022
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
MINORITY BAR COALITION - SUMMER MIXER - THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022
Drake’s Dealership (outdoor patio), Oakland CA
Thu 07/21/2022
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
CHOOSE YOUR CAREER – WHERE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CAN TAKE YOU – THURSDAY, JULY 21
Fri 06/17/2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
FROM COLORED COINS TO CRYPTO KITTIES TO BEEPLE: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES FROM THE FIRST DECADE OF NFTS – FRIDAY, JUNE 17
Tue 06/14/2022
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA SUMMER HAPPY HOUR @ GOTT’S
Sat 05/21/2022 - Sun 05/22/2022
All Day
LAIPLA - SPRING SEMINAR RETREAT - SATURDAY, MAY 21-SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2022
Thu 05/12/2022
All Day
SFIPLA / NYIPLA NAVIGATING RUSSIAN IP ISSUES - THURSDAY, MAY 12
Wed 05/11/2022
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
A DISCUSSION OF THE UTILITY OF SURVEYS IN PATENT CASES – WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
Mon 04/04/2022
8:00 am - 9:00 am
THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT IS (FINALLY) COMING – HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! - MONDAY, APRIL 4
Tue 03/01/2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
WHEN YOUR BRAND NEEDS A CHANGE -- LESSONS IN REBRANDING- TUESDAY, MARCH 1
Tue 01/25/2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
IP Ethics - Avoiding Ethical Missteps in IP Practices live via ZOOM - Tuesday, January 25th
Wed 12/15/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The State of Play for Privacy Law in California and Nationwide - Wednesday, December 15th
Wed 10/27/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Creativity and Copyright: Navigating the Complex Intersection between Technology, Music, and Copyright Law - Wednesday, October 27th
Wed 09/08/2021 - Fri 09/10/2021
All Day
SFIPLA ANNUAL SEMINAR 2021
Mon 08/30/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Patent Venue Strategies and Trends - Monday, August 30th
Fri 07/23/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
What IP Lawyers Need to Know about §230 - Friday, July 23rd
Wed 06/23/2021
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
LAIPLA/SFIPLA Women in IP: Beyond the Robe – Fireside Chat - Wednesday, June 23rd
Tue 05/18/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Understanding the Trademark Post-Registration Audit Program and Practical Tips to Prepare for an Audit - Tuesday, May 18th
Wed 04/28/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Practical Considerations for Protecting Medical Diagnostics IP - Wednesday, April 28th
Tue 04/27/2021 - Thu 04/29/2021
12:00 pm - 2:20 pm
IP Law Section of the California Lawyers Association presents “Copyright Office Comes to California Conference” - Tues., April 27 and Thurs., April 29, 2021
Wed 03/31/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
IP Law and the Environment - Wednesday, March 31st
Tue 02/23/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The CASE Act: What's next? Considerations of Implementation and Impact of the Copyright Claims Board live via ZOOM - Tuesday, February 23rd
Tue 01/26/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
IP Ethics: Avoiding Ethical Missteps in IP Practices live via ZOOM - Tuesday, January 26th
Thu 12/10/2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Constitutionality of Overlapping Design Patent and Trade Dress Protection live via ZOOM - Thursday, December 10th
Tue 12/08/2020
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
SFIPLA presents an encore of “Virtual” Trivia Night - Tuesday, December 8th
Tue 11/17/2020 - Thu 11/19/2020
All Day
LAIPLA presents TechTainment 6.0- November 17 –19, 2020
Wed 10/28/2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Can AI Invent? (After DABUS) live via ZOOM - Wednesday, October 28th
Wed 10/07/2020
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
SFIPLA presents “Virtual” Trivia Night - Wednesday, October 7th
Wed 09/23/2020
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Trademark Law and Its Challenges: 2020 (US and Europe) via Zoom Webinar - Wednesday, September 23rd
Thu 08/27/2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Eliminating Bias in IP Departments live via ZOOM - August 27th
Sat 08/01/2020
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
23rd Annual SFIPLA Job Fair - August 1, 2020
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Tue 07/21/2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Mark Lemley presents Patent Law Year in Review live via ZOOM - July 21st
Tue 02/11/2020 - Wed 02/12/2020
All Day
Stanford Law School Advanced Patent and Technology Mediation and Arbitration Course- February 11-12, 2020
Stanford Law School, Paul Brest Hall, Stanford California
Thu 01/23/2020
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 - SFIPLA HOT TOPIC SERIES--(COMPETENCE CREDIT)
Cooley LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 12/12/2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA HOLIDAY MIXER -- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019
Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco CA
Fri 12/06/2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The IP Section of California Lawyers Association and Reed Smith of SF - Fireside chat "Protecting America's Technology" with Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) - Friday, December 6
Reed Smith, San Francisco CA
Tue 11/05/2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Show Me The Money (or Not)!: A Discussion of IP Damages Trends in Patent and Lanham Act Cases - Tuesday, November 5th
Duff & Phelps, San Francisco
Tue 10/29/2019
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kilburn & Strode & Berkeley Center for Law & Technology - AI Patentability Summit - Tuesday, October 29
Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto, Palo Alto CA
Fri 10/25/2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
GGU School of Law - The 18th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in IP Law and Policy - Friday, October 25
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Tue 10/22/2019
All Day
2nd Annual Berkeley-Tsinghua Conference on Transitional IP Litigation - Tuesday, October 22
Clark Kerr Center, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA
Fri 09/20/2019 - Sun 09/22/2019
All Day
SFIPLA Annual Meeting at Indian Springs in Calistoga (Sep 20-22, 2019)
Indian Springs Resort & Spa, Calistoga CA
Wed 08/28/2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Best Practices in IP Mediations - Wednesday, August 28th
Durie Tangri LLP, San Francisco CA
Sat 07/27/2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
22nd Annual SFIPLA Job Fair - July 27, 2019
University of San Francisco, San Francisco CA
Thu 07/25/2019
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cybersecurity and Privacy - July 25th
Venable, San Francisco CA
Thu 06/20/2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
SVIPLA Presents “Changing Landscape of IP: Emerging Practices” (June 20, 2019) - SILICON VALLEY
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Palo Alto CA
Tue 06/18/2019
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Patent Prosecution and Litigation before the USPTO with the Director of the Silicon Valley Office, John Cabeca - June 18th
Polsinelli, San Francisco CA
Tue 05/21/2019
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
ABA Section of IP Law's Spring Luncheon - Tues., May 21st (San Francisco)
Keker & Van Nest, San Francisco CA
Thu 05/16/2019
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association - Get Prepared! How to Anticipate, Preserve and Protect Your Company's or Client’s Trade Secrets, Thursday, May 16th (Palo Alto)
Greenberg Traurig, LLP, East Palo Alto California
Mon 05/13/2019
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Musicians, memes and mandatory exceptions – A quick tour of EU copyright reform - Monday, May 13th
Polsinelli, San Francisco CA
Fri 04/26/2019 - Sun 04/28/2019
All Day
LAIPLA - Spring Seminar Retreat - April 26-28, 2019
Terranea Oceanfront Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes California
Thu 04/25/2019
12:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Intellectual Property Beyond Brexit (Palo Alto) – Thurs., April 25th
Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto, Palo Alto CA
Wed 04/17/2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The California Chapter of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals – Wed., April 17th
DocuSign, San Francisco CA
Wed 04/03/2019
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Breakfast with the Trademark Office - Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco CA
Thu 03/21/2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
SVIPLA Presents “Considerations for Building an International Patent Portfolio” (March 21, 2019) - SILICON VALLEY
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Palo Alto CA
Wed 03/13/2019
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
BREXIT Impact on European IP Strategy (Palo Alto) – Wed. Mar 13th, 4-6pm + Reception
Greenberg Traurig, LLP, East Palo Alto California
Thu 01/10/2019
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA NEW YEAR MIXER AND IP ETHICS PRESENTATION -- JANUARY 10, 2019
Venable, San Francisco CA
Wed 11/28/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Ethics & Technology in the Law Office - Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Thu 11/08/2018
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
SOLD OUT!!! An Evening with Under Secretary Andrei Iancu, USPTO Director, at the Dolby Cinema - Thursday, November 8, 2018
Dolby Cinema, San Francisco California
Tue 10/30/2018
8:00 am - 6:30 pm
IAM - SOFTWARE IP CONFERENCE - OCTOBER 30, 2018 IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Golden Gate Club at the Presidio, San Francisco CA
Fri 10/26/2018
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
GGU School of Law - The 17th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in IP Law and Policy - Friday, October 26
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Tue 10/16/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Functional Claiming: How-To’s and Avoiding Pitfalls - Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Winston & Strawn LLP, San Francisco CA
Fri 09/21/2018 - Sun 09/23/2018
All Day
SFIPLA Annual Meeting at Indian Springs in Calistoga (Sep 21-23, 2018)
Indian Springs Resort & Spa, Calistoga CA
Thu 09/13/2018
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Golden Gate University - McCarthy Institute Grand Opening Reception - September 13, 2018
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Wed 08/22/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
IP Litigation for Driverless Car, AI and Other New Industries - Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, San Francisco CA
Wed 07/25/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Six Common Mistakes in Cloud Computing Agreements - July 25, 2018
Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco CA
Sun 06/10/2018 - Tue 06/12/2018
All Day
IAM - IPBC GLOBAL 2018 - JUNE 10-12, 2018, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco CA
Thu 04/26/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Future of Intellectual Property
Polsinelli, San Francisco CA
Thu 03/22/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Digital Scraping Update: The Impact of Recent Decisions in the Northern District and Ninth Circuit
Venable, San Francisco CA
Tue 03/20/2018
All Day
2018 USC Gould School of Law Intellectual Property Institute
Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica CA
Fri 02/23/2018
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
GGU School of Law - The 16th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in IP Law and Policy - February 23
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Tue 01/23/2018
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA NEW YEAR MIXER AND MCLE ON COMPETENCY -- JANUARY 23, 2018
Cooley, San Francisco CA
Fri 12/01/2017
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Creating Title in Digital Assets: Bitmark and its Potential Application to California’s Resale Royalty Act
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Wed 11/15/2017
1:00 pm - 5:20 pm
Bloomberg Law 2nd Annual Big Law Business Summit – West (November 15, 2017)
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco, San Francisco California
Tue 11/14/2017
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
IP Protection in China: What Silicon Valley Rights Holders Need to Know (November 14, 2017)
U.S.P.T.O. – Silicon Valley Regional Office, San Jose California
Thu 11/09/2017
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Nuts and Bolts of EU Trademarks, IP Enforcement and Litigation
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Wed 10/11/2017 - Thu 10/12/2017
All Day
ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law - IP West 2017 (October 11-12, 2017)
Hilton Long Beach Hotel, Long Beach California
Fri 09/22/2017 - Sun 09/24/2017
All Day
SFIPLA Annual Meeting at the Lodge in Sonoma (Sep 22-24, 2017)
The Lodge at Sonoma, Sonoma CA
Tue 09/05/2017
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Slants in Concert and Conversation - Tuesday, September 5, 2017
UC Hastings, San Francisco CA
Sat 07/15/2017
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
20th Annual SFIPLA Job Fair
University of San Francisco, San Francisco CA
Wed 06/07/2017
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Winning Cases Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act
Fenwick West LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 05/18/2017
8:00 am - 5:45 pm
IAM - IP SOFTWARE SUMMIT - MAY 18, 2017 IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Golden Gate Club at the Presidio, San Francisco CA
Wed 05/17/2017 - Fri 05/19/2017
All Day
AIPLA 2017 Spring Meeting - May 17-19, San Diego, CA
San Diego Marriott, San Diego CA
Tue 05/16/2017
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Implications of Brexit on the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court, and Recent UK Court Developments
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Wed 04/19/2017
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Storm in the Harbor: Decisions and Debates On Copyright Liability For Internet Companies
Shartsis Friese LLP, San Francisco CA
Tue 03/21/2017
All Day
2017 USC Gould School of Law Intellectual Property Institute
Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica CA
Fri 01/13/2017
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Neurodiversity at Work and the Legal Profession: Understanding and Eliminating Bias Around Brain Difference
Cooley, San Francisco CA
Thu 12/08/2016 - Fri 12/09/2016
All Day
17th Annual Berkeley - Stanford Advanced Patent Law Institute
Four Seasons Hotel, East Palo Alto CA
Wed 12/07/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
How to Win a Trade Dress Case After Apple v. Samsung
Shartsis Friese LLP, San Francisco CA
Wed 11/16/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Mappings and Cartoons and Games, Oh My! Pokémon Go and IP Issues
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco CA
Mon 10/31/2016
8:45 am - 5:00 pm
Protecting Your IP Overseas: WIPO Services and Initiatives - October 31
City Hall of San Jose, San Jose CA
Fri 10/28/2016
9:00 am - 5:15 pm
GGU School of Law - The 15th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in IP Law and Policy - October 28
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Thu 10/06/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Copyright Office's Section 512 Study
Munger Tolles, San Francisco CA
Fri 09/16/2016 - Sun 09/18/2016
All Day
SFIPLA Annual Meeting at the Lodge in Sonoma (Sep 16-18, 2016)
The Lodge at Sonoma, Sonoma CA
Tue 08/23/2016
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
SFIPLA End-of-Summer Mixer
Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco CA
Tue 07/19/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The New Defend Trade Secrets Act: Key Features and Best Practices
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco CA
Sat 07/16/2016
9:00 am
19th Annual SFIPLA Job Fair
University of San Francisco, San Francisco CA
Thu 06/02/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Infringement Claims After Akamai: Prosecuting and Litigating Patents Under a New Standard
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 04/28/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Intersection of Copyright Law and Privacy Law
Munger Tolles, San Francisco CA
Fri 04/15/2016
5:00 pm
SFIPLA Job Fair Student Registration/Employer Selection Deadline
Thu 04/14/2016 - Fri 04/15/2016
8:30 am - 6:00 pm
20th Annual BCLT/BTLJ Symposium - Software IP
UC Berkeley, Chevron Auditorium, International House, Berkeley CA
Wed 04/13/2016
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Not your grandparents’ judiciary: a forum with Chief Justice of California Tani Cantil-Sakauye
110 Boalt Hall, Berkeley CA
Thu 03/24/2016
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SVIPLA Dinner Meeting - Design Patents & Global Considerations
Sofitel Hotel, Redwood City CA
Wed 03/23/2016
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Patent Disputes for Our Time: New Realities, New Approaches - State Bar IP Committee Program
State Bar of California, San Francisco Office, San Francisco CA
Mon 03/14/2016
9:00 am
SFIPLA Job Fair Student Registration Opens
Fri 03/11/2016
6:00 pm
SFIPLA Job Fair Employer Registration Deadline
Tue 03/08/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Beyond Bullet Points: Visual Presentation of an IP Case
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Fri 02/26/2016
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Programming the Law: Privacy, Security and Innovation - UC Hastings Event
UC Hastings, San Francisco CA
Fri 02/19/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
International Patent Practice Update - Hot Topics in Europe and Asia
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Tue 02/09/2016
All Day
2016 USC Gould School of Law Intellectual Property Institute
Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica CA
Tue 01/26/2016
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Key Trademark Cases from 2015 - INTA Roundtable
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Tue 01/12/2016
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Social Mixer and CLE: Patent Practice - Staying Cool When Ethics Issues Heat Up - presented by Michelle Galloway
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 12/10/2015 - Fri 12/11/2015
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
16th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute
Tue 11/03/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Protecting Your IP: Don’t Forget a Privacy Program (presented by Sharon Anolik)
DLA Piper, San Francisco CA
Thu 10/22/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Indemnities in Tech Contracts: Tackling Data Breaches, Patent Trolls, IP Gremlins, and Other Monsters (presented by David Tollen)
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 09/24/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Ethical Issues in Third Party Litigation Funding Agreements (presented by Meredith Carter)
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Tue 08/25/2015
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Special Membership Meeting and End-of-the-Summer Mixer
Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco CA
Mon 08/17/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Maximizing Value In Financial Transactions Involving Strategic Patent Portfolios
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Sat 08/08/2015
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
18th Annual SFIPLA Bay Area Job Fair
UC Hastings, San Francisco CA
Thu 07/30/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Blurred Lines of IP Protection (Presented by Frank Goldberg and Jed Wakefield)
Fenwick & West, San Francisco CA
Wed 07/29/2015
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Q&A Session with USPTO Director Michelle Lee
Cooley, San Francisco CA
Tue 06/16/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Recent Developments in Patent Damages (presented by John Hansen & Jim Pampinella)
Aptus Court Reporting, San Francisco CA
Fri 06/05/2015 - Sun 06/07/2015
6:00 pm - 1:00 pm
SFIPLA 2015 Annual Seminar at the Hotel Healdsburg
Hotel Healdsburg, Healdsburg CA
Wed 06/03/2015
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Protecting Your IP in the Age of the Collaborative Economy (SFCED Event)
Bloomberg, San Francisco CA
Tue 04/28/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Claim Construction after Teva Pharmaceuticals (Presented by Michael Carlson & Robert McFarlane)
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 03/26/2015
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
UC Hastings IP Association Happy Hour (March 26, 2015 at UC Hastings)
UC Hastings Skyroom, 24th Floor, San Francisco CA
Thu 03/26/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Do "Groundless Threat" Statutes Work to Prevent IP Bullying? (Presented by Prof. William Gallagher)
Golden Gate University, Room 3214, San Francisco CA
Fri 03/20/2015
8:45 am - 6:00 pm
Regulating the Disruption Economy: Tech Startups as Regulatory Reformers (UC Hastings event)
UC Hastings, San Francisco CA
Fri 02/20/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Patent Landscape After Alice and Myriad (presented by William Gaede and Fabio Marino)
Morgan Lewis, San Francisco CA
Thu 01/15/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Ethics Update for IP Attorneys (Presented by John Steele)
Morgan Lewis (formerly Bingham), San Francisco CA
Tue 12/09/2014
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
A Look Inside Comic Art, Creativity and the Law (Presented by Prof. Marc Greenberg)
Golden Gate University, Room 5310, San Francisco CA
Thu 11/20/2014
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Former Employees as Competitors: Trade Secret and Data Forensics Issues (Presented by Jiyun Lee and Andrew Crain)
Bar Association of San Francisco Conference Center, San Francisco CA
Fri 11/14/2014
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
USPTO First Cybersecurity Partnership Meeting, Fri. Nov. 14, 2014
Silicon Valley USPTO, Palo Alto CA
Thu 10/30/2014
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Current Initiatives & Updates from the Silicon Valley USPTO (BASF Event)
Keker & Van Nest, San Francisco CA
Mon 10/20/2014
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA Fall Membership Mixer - Mon. Oct. 20 at 6 PM
Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco CA
Thu 10/16/2014
12:00 pm
An Insider’s Perspective on a Multifaceted Product Design Trade Dress Case (presented by Ken Germain)
Bar Association of San Francisco Conference Center, San Francisco CA
Wed 09/17/2014
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Inter Partes Review in the USPTO (Presented by Richard Bone)
Durie Tangri LLP, San Francisco CA
Wed 09/17/2014
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership (USPTO event)
San Jose State University, San Jose CA
Wed 08/13/2014
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Free webinar: Alice Corp v. CLS Bank: Impact and Strategies on Prosecution and Litigation
Thu 07/17/2014
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Is the Cronut the Next Big Mac or Whopper? Or is it Simply a Generic Portmanteau? (Presented by Jesse Creed)
Munger Tolles, San Francisco CA
Fri 06/06/2014 - Sun 06/08/2014
All Day
2014 SFIPLA Annual Seminar, Hotel Healdsburg
Hotel Healdsburg, Healdsburg CA

For earlier events, click here: Previous SFIPLA Events

Upcoming events:

Past events:

Date/Time Event
Tue 03/12/2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
TOP 7 WORRIES FOR VENDORS IN CONTRACTS ABOUT SOFTWARE, AI AND OTHER IT - TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH
Tue 02/13/2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTRACTS: DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING - TUESDAY, FEB 13TH
Wed 01/31/2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
SFIPLA Presents IP Ethics: Avoiding Ethical Missteps in IP Practice in 2024 - Wednesday, January 31st
Wed 01/31/2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - JANUARY SERIES - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31ST
Wed 01/24/2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - JANUARY SERIES - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH
Wed 01/17/2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - JANUARY SERIES - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH
Wed 01/10/2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - JANUARY SERIES - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10TH
Tue 12/05/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SERIES - TUESDAY, DEC 5TH
Tue 11/28/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SERIES - TUESDAY, NOV 28TH
Tue 11/14/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SERIES - TUESDAY, NOV 14TH
Tue 11/07/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SERIES - TUESDAY, NOV 7TH
Thu 10/12/2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
KEY LIABILITY TERMS IN CONTRACTS ABOUT AI, THE CLOUD AND OTHER SOFTWARE: WARRANTY, INDEMNITY, LIMIT OF LIABILITY, AND MORE - THURDAY, OCT 12TH
Wed 10/11/2023
12:30 pm - 5:30 pm
USPTO - Patent Pro Bono Program: Pathways to Inclusive Innovation, Wednesday, Oct. 11th
United States Patent & Trademark Office Headquarters, Alexandria Virginia
Fri 09/29/2023
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
ASU School of Law - IP-Con 2023: The Coming Vortex - Friday, September 29
Oracle Conference Center, Redwood Shores CA
Thu 09/28/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - SEPTEMBER SERIES - THURSDAY, SEP 28TH
Thu 09/21/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - SEPTEMBER SERIES - THURSDAY, SEP 21ST
Thu 09/14/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - SEPTEMBER SERIES - THURSDAY, SEP 14TH
Tue 09/12/2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
TOP 6 MISTAKES IN SAAS AND CLOUD SERVICES AGREEMENTS - TUESDAY, SEPT. 12TH
Thu 09/07/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - SEPTEMBER SERIES - THURSDAY, SEP 7TH
Wed 08/30/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
A DISCUSSION OF PATENT POOLS, HOSTED BY VIA LICENSING ALLIANCE – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30
Via Licensing Alliance LLC, San Francisco California
Mon 07/31/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
NONCOMPETES: SO GOES CALIFORNIA, SO GOES THE COUNTRY? – MONDAY, JULY 31
Fri 07/28/2023
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
26TH ANNUAL SFIPLA JOB FAIR - FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2023
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Thu 07/13/2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY WEBINAR SESSION - THURSDAY, JULY 13TH
Thu 06/08/2023 - Fri 06/09/2023
All Day
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL - ADVANCED IP/TECH MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION COURSE - JUNE 8-9, 2023
Stanford Law School, Paul Brest Hall, Stanford California
Wed 06/07/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
CHATGPT AND GENERATIVE AI: HARNESSING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSESSING RISKS – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7
Wed 05/31/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
THE WIDE WORLD OF IP – A DISCUSSION OF THE VARIED POSSIBILITIES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CAREERS – WEDNESDAY, MAY 31
Tue 05/16/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - TUESDAY, MAY 16TH
Tue 05/09/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - TUESDAY, MAY 9TH
Tue 04/25/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH
Tue 04/18/2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY MASTER CLASS - TUESDAY, APRIL 18TH
Wed 04/12/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
UPDATES AND INSIGHTS ON IP ISSUES IN NFTs - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12TH
Tue 04/04/2023
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY WEBINAR SESSION - TUESDAY, APRIL 4TH
Thu 03/30/2023
10:00 am - 10:30 am
TECH CONTRACTS ACADEMY VIRTUAL SESSION - THURSDAY, MARCH 30TH
Wed 03/01/2023
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
LES Silicon Valley Chapter - In-Person Meeting (Palo Alto) – Wed. Mar 1st, 11am-1:30pm
Sheraton Hotel Palo Alto, Palo Alto CA
Thu 01/12/2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
SFIPLA Presents IP Ethics: Avoiding Ethical Missteps in IP Practice in 2023 - Thursday, January 12th
Thu 12/08/2022
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA HOLIDAY PARTY -- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022
La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, San Francisco CA
Wed 11/16/2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
2022 PATENT YEAR-IN-REVIEW - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, San Francisco CA
Fri 10/21/2022
8:00 am - 6:30 pm
2022 Global FRAND & SEP Symposium - Friday, October 21, 2022
Computer History Museum, Mountain View CA
Wed 08/17/2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
SFIPLA/USPTO COLLABORATIVE SEARCH PILOT PROGRAM - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
Sat 07/30/2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
25TH ANNUAL SFIPLA JOB FAIR - SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2022
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Thu 07/28/2022
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
MINORITY BAR COALITION - SUMMER MIXER - THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022
Drake’s Dealership (outdoor patio), Oakland CA
Thu 07/21/2022
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
CHOOSE YOUR CAREER – WHERE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CAN TAKE YOU – THURSDAY, JULY 21
Fri 06/17/2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
FROM COLORED COINS TO CRYPTO KITTIES TO BEEPLE: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES FROM THE FIRST DECADE OF NFTS – FRIDAY, JUNE 17
Tue 06/14/2022
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA SUMMER HAPPY HOUR @ GOTT’S
Sat 05/21/2022 - Sun 05/22/2022
All Day
LAIPLA - SPRING SEMINAR RETREAT - SATURDAY, MAY 21-SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2022
Thu 05/12/2022
All Day
SFIPLA / NYIPLA NAVIGATING RUSSIAN IP ISSUES - THURSDAY, MAY 12
Wed 05/11/2022
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
A DISCUSSION OF THE UTILITY OF SURVEYS IN PATENT CASES – WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
Mon 04/04/2022
8:00 am - 9:00 am
THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT IS (FINALLY) COMING – HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! - MONDAY, APRIL 4
Tue 03/01/2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
WHEN YOUR BRAND NEEDS A CHANGE -- LESSONS IN REBRANDING- TUESDAY, MARCH 1
Tue 01/25/2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
IP Ethics - Avoiding Ethical Missteps in IP Practices live via ZOOM - Tuesday, January 25th
Wed 12/15/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The State of Play for Privacy Law in California and Nationwide - Wednesday, December 15th
Wed 10/27/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Creativity and Copyright: Navigating the Complex Intersection between Technology, Music, and Copyright Law - Wednesday, October 27th
Wed 09/08/2021 - Fri 09/10/2021
All Day
SFIPLA ANNUAL SEMINAR 2021
Mon 08/30/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Patent Venue Strategies and Trends - Monday, August 30th
Fri 07/23/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
What IP Lawyers Need to Know about §230 - Friday, July 23rd
Wed 06/23/2021
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
LAIPLA/SFIPLA Women in IP: Beyond the Robe – Fireside Chat - Wednesday, June 23rd
Tue 05/18/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Understanding the Trademark Post-Registration Audit Program and Practical Tips to Prepare for an Audit - Tuesday, May 18th
Wed 04/28/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Practical Considerations for Protecting Medical Diagnostics IP - Wednesday, April 28th
Tue 04/27/2021 - Thu 04/29/2021
12:00 pm - 2:20 pm
IP Law Section of the California Lawyers Association presents “Copyright Office Comes to California Conference” - Tues., April 27 and Thurs., April 29, 2021
Wed 03/31/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
IP Law and the Environment - Wednesday, March 31st
Tue 02/23/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The CASE Act: What's next? Considerations of Implementation and Impact of the Copyright Claims Board live via ZOOM - Tuesday, February 23rd
Tue 01/26/2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
IP Ethics: Avoiding Ethical Missteps in IP Practices live via ZOOM - Tuesday, January 26th
Thu 12/10/2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Constitutionality of Overlapping Design Patent and Trade Dress Protection live via ZOOM - Thursday, December 10th
Tue 12/08/2020
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
SFIPLA presents an encore of “Virtual” Trivia Night - Tuesday, December 8th
Tue 11/17/2020 - Thu 11/19/2020
All Day
LAIPLA presents TechTainment 6.0- November 17 –19, 2020
Wed 10/28/2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Can AI Invent? (After DABUS) live via ZOOM - Wednesday, October 28th
Wed 10/07/2020
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
SFIPLA presents “Virtual” Trivia Night - Wednesday, October 7th
Wed 09/23/2020
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Trademark Law and Its Challenges: 2020 (US and Europe) via Zoom Webinar - Wednesday, September 23rd
Thu 08/27/2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Eliminating Bias in IP Departments live via ZOOM - August 27th
Sat 08/01/2020
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
23rd Annual SFIPLA Job Fair - August 1, 2020
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Tue 07/21/2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Mark Lemley presents Patent Law Year in Review live via ZOOM - July 21st
Tue 02/11/2020 - Wed 02/12/2020
All Day
Stanford Law School Advanced Patent and Technology Mediation and Arbitration Course- February 11-12, 2020
Stanford Law School, Paul Brest Hall, Stanford California
Thu 01/23/2020
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 - SFIPLA HOT TOPIC SERIES--(COMPETENCE CREDIT)
Cooley LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 12/12/2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA HOLIDAY MIXER -- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019
Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco CA
Fri 12/06/2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The IP Section of California Lawyers Association and Reed Smith of SF - Fireside chat "Protecting America's Technology" with Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) - Friday, December 6
Reed Smith, San Francisco CA
Tue 11/05/2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Show Me The Money (or Not)!: A Discussion of IP Damages Trends in Patent and Lanham Act Cases - Tuesday, November 5th
Duff & Phelps, San Francisco
Tue 10/29/2019
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kilburn & Strode & Berkeley Center for Law & Technology - AI Patentability Summit - Tuesday, October 29
Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto, Palo Alto CA
Fri 10/25/2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
GGU School of Law - The 18th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in IP Law and Policy - Friday, October 25
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Tue 10/22/2019
All Day
2nd Annual Berkeley-Tsinghua Conference on Transitional IP Litigation - Tuesday, October 22
Clark Kerr Center, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA
Fri 09/20/2019 - Sun 09/22/2019
All Day
SFIPLA Annual Meeting at Indian Springs in Calistoga (Sep 20-22, 2019)
Indian Springs Resort & Spa, Calistoga CA
Wed 08/28/2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Best Practices in IP Mediations - Wednesday, August 28th
Durie Tangri LLP, San Francisco CA
Sat 07/27/2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
22nd Annual SFIPLA Job Fair - July 27, 2019
University of San Francisco, San Francisco CA
Thu 07/25/2019
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cybersecurity and Privacy - July 25th
Venable, San Francisco CA
Thu 06/20/2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
SVIPLA Presents “Changing Landscape of IP: Emerging Practices” (June 20, 2019) - SILICON VALLEY
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Palo Alto CA
Tue 06/18/2019
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Patent Prosecution and Litigation before the USPTO with the Director of the Silicon Valley Office, John Cabeca - June 18th
Polsinelli, San Francisco CA
Tue 05/21/2019
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
ABA Section of IP Law's Spring Luncheon - Tues., May 21st (San Francisco)
Keker & Van Nest, San Francisco CA
Thu 05/16/2019
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association - Get Prepared! How to Anticipate, Preserve and Protect Your Company's or Client’s Trade Secrets, Thursday, May 16th (Palo Alto)
Greenberg Traurig, LLP, East Palo Alto California
Mon 05/13/2019
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Musicians, memes and mandatory exceptions – A quick tour of EU copyright reform - Monday, May 13th
Polsinelli, San Francisco CA
Fri 04/26/2019 - Sun 04/28/2019
All Day
LAIPLA - Spring Seminar Retreat - April 26-28, 2019
Terranea Oceanfront Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes California
Thu 04/25/2019
12:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Intellectual Property Beyond Brexit (Palo Alto) – Thurs., April 25th
Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto, Palo Alto CA
Wed 04/17/2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The California Chapter of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals – Wed., April 17th
DocuSign, San Francisco CA
Wed 04/03/2019
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Breakfast with the Trademark Office - Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco CA
Thu 03/21/2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
SVIPLA Presents “Considerations for Building an International Patent Portfolio” (March 21, 2019) - SILICON VALLEY
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Palo Alto CA
Wed 03/13/2019
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
BREXIT Impact on European IP Strategy (Palo Alto) – Wed. Mar 13th, 4-6pm + Reception
Greenberg Traurig, LLP, East Palo Alto California
Thu 01/10/2019
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA NEW YEAR MIXER AND IP ETHICS PRESENTATION -- JANUARY 10, 2019
Venable, San Francisco CA
Wed 11/28/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Ethics & Technology in the Law Office - Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Thu 11/08/2018
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
SOLD OUT!!! An Evening with Under Secretary Andrei Iancu, USPTO Director, at the Dolby Cinema - Thursday, November 8, 2018
Dolby Cinema, San Francisco California
Tue 10/30/2018
8:00 am - 6:30 pm
IAM - SOFTWARE IP CONFERENCE - OCTOBER 30, 2018 IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Golden Gate Club at the Presidio, San Francisco CA
Fri 10/26/2018
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
GGU School of Law - The 17th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in IP Law and Policy - Friday, October 26
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Tue 10/16/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Functional Claiming: How-To’s and Avoiding Pitfalls - Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Winston & Strawn LLP, San Francisco CA
Fri 09/21/2018 - Sun 09/23/2018
All Day
SFIPLA Annual Meeting at Indian Springs in Calistoga (Sep 21-23, 2018)
Indian Springs Resort & Spa, Calistoga CA
Thu 09/13/2018
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Golden Gate University - McCarthy Institute Grand Opening Reception - September 13, 2018
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Wed 08/22/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
IP Litigation for Driverless Car, AI and Other New Industries - Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, San Francisco CA
Wed 07/25/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Six Common Mistakes in Cloud Computing Agreements - July 25, 2018
Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco CA
Sun 06/10/2018 - Tue 06/12/2018
All Day
IAM - IPBC GLOBAL 2018 - JUNE 10-12, 2018, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco CA
Thu 04/26/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Future of Intellectual Property
Polsinelli, San Francisco CA
Thu 03/22/2018
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Digital Scraping Update: The Impact of Recent Decisions in the Northern District and Ninth Circuit
Venable, San Francisco CA
Tue 03/20/2018
All Day
2018 USC Gould School of Law Intellectual Property Institute
Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica CA
Fri 02/23/2018
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
GGU School of Law - The 16th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in IP Law and Policy - February 23
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Tue 01/23/2018
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA NEW YEAR MIXER AND MCLE ON COMPETENCY -- JANUARY 23, 2018
Cooley, San Francisco CA
Fri 12/01/2017
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Creating Title in Digital Assets: Bitmark and its Potential Application to California’s Resale Royalty Act
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Wed 11/15/2017
1:00 pm - 5:20 pm
Bloomberg Law 2nd Annual Big Law Business Summit – West (November 15, 2017)
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco, San Francisco California
Tue 11/14/2017
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
IP Protection in China: What Silicon Valley Rights Holders Need to Know (November 14, 2017)
U.S.P.T.O. – Silicon Valley Regional Office, San Jose California
Thu 11/09/2017
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Nuts and Bolts of EU Trademarks, IP Enforcement and Litigation
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Wed 10/11/2017 - Thu 10/12/2017
All Day
ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law - IP West 2017 (October 11-12, 2017)
Hilton Long Beach Hotel, Long Beach California
Fri 09/22/2017 - Sun 09/24/2017
All Day
SFIPLA Annual Meeting at the Lodge in Sonoma (Sep 22-24, 2017)
The Lodge at Sonoma, Sonoma CA
Tue 09/05/2017
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Slants in Concert and Conversation - Tuesday, September 5, 2017
UC Hastings, San Francisco CA
Sat 07/15/2017
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
20th Annual SFIPLA Job Fair
University of San Francisco, San Francisco CA
Wed 06/07/2017
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Winning Cases Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act
Fenwick West LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 05/18/2017
8:00 am - 5:45 pm
IAM - IP SOFTWARE SUMMIT - MAY 18, 2017 IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Golden Gate Club at the Presidio, San Francisco CA
Wed 05/17/2017 - Fri 05/19/2017
All Day
AIPLA 2017 Spring Meeting - May 17-19, San Diego, CA
San Diego Marriott, San Diego CA
Tue 05/16/2017
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Implications of Brexit on the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court, and Recent UK Court Developments
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Wed 04/19/2017
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Storm in the Harbor: Decisions and Debates On Copyright Liability For Internet Companies
Shartsis Friese LLP, San Francisco CA
Tue 03/21/2017
All Day
2017 USC Gould School of Law Intellectual Property Institute
Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica CA
Fri 01/13/2017
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Neurodiversity at Work and the Legal Profession: Understanding and Eliminating Bias Around Brain Difference
Cooley, San Francisco CA
Thu 12/08/2016 - Fri 12/09/2016
All Day
17th Annual Berkeley - Stanford Advanced Patent Law Institute
Four Seasons Hotel, East Palo Alto CA
Wed 12/07/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
How to Win a Trade Dress Case After Apple v. Samsung
Shartsis Friese LLP, San Francisco CA
Wed 11/16/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Mappings and Cartoons and Games, Oh My! Pokémon Go and IP Issues
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco CA
Mon 10/31/2016
8:45 am - 5:00 pm
Protecting Your IP Overseas: WIPO Services and Initiatives - October 31
City Hall of San Jose, San Jose CA
Fri 10/28/2016
9:00 am - 5:15 pm
GGU School of Law - The 15th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in IP Law and Policy - October 28
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Thu 10/06/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Copyright Office's Section 512 Study
Munger Tolles, San Francisco CA
Fri 09/16/2016 - Sun 09/18/2016
All Day
SFIPLA Annual Meeting at the Lodge in Sonoma (Sep 16-18, 2016)
The Lodge at Sonoma, Sonoma CA
Tue 08/23/2016
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
SFIPLA End-of-Summer Mixer
Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco CA
Tue 07/19/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The New Defend Trade Secrets Act: Key Features and Best Practices
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco CA
Sat 07/16/2016
9:00 am
19th Annual SFIPLA Job Fair
University of San Francisco, San Francisco CA
Thu 06/02/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Infringement Claims After Akamai: Prosecuting and Litigating Patents Under a New Standard
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 04/28/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Intersection of Copyright Law and Privacy Law
Munger Tolles, San Francisco CA
Fri 04/15/2016
5:00 pm
SFIPLA Job Fair Student Registration/Employer Selection Deadline
Thu 04/14/2016 - Fri 04/15/2016
8:30 am - 6:00 pm
20th Annual BCLT/BTLJ Symposium - Software IP
UC Berkeley, Chevron Auditorium, International House, Berkeley CA
Wed 04/13/2016
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Not your grandparents’ judiciary: a forum with Chief Justice of California Tani Cantil-Sakauye
110 Boalt Hall, Berkeley CA
Thu 03/24/2016
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SVIPLA Dinner Meeting - Design Patents & Global Considerations
Sofitel Hotel, Redwood City CA
Wed 03/23/2016
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Patent Disputes for Our Time: New Realities, New Approaches - State Bar IP Committee Program
State Bar of California, San Francisco Office, San Francisco CA
Mon 03/14/2016
9:00 am
SFIPLA Job Fair Student Registration Opens
Fri 03/11/2016
6:00 pm
SFIPLA Job Fair Employer Registration Deadline
Tue 03/08/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Beyond Bullet Points: Visual Presentation of an IP Case
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Fri 02/26/2016
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Programming the Law: Privacy, Security and Innovation - UC Hastings Event
UC Hastings, San Francisco CA
Fri 02/19/2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
International Patent Practice Update - Hot Topics in Europe and Asia
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Tue 02/09/2016
All Day
2016 USC Gould School of Law Intellectual Property Institute
Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica CA
Tue 01/26/2016
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Key Trademark Cases from 2015 - INTA Roundtable
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco CA
Tue 01/12/2016
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Social Mixer and CLE: Patent Practice - Staying Cool When Ethics Issues Heat Up - presented by Michelle Galloway
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 12/10/2015 - Fri 12/11/2015
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
16th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute
Tue 11/03/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Protecting Your IP: Don’t Forget a Privacy Program (presented by Sharon Anolik)
DLA Piper, San Francisco CA
Thu 10/22/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Indemnities in Tech Contracts: Tackling Data Breaches, Patent Trolls, IP Gremlins, and Other Monsters (presented by David Tollen)
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 09/24/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Ethical Issues in Third Party Litigation Funding Agreements (presented by Meredith Carter)
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Tue 08/25/2015
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Special Membership Meeting and End-of-the-Summer Mixer
Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco CA
Mon 08/17/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Maximizing Value In Financial Transactions Involving Strategic Patent Portfolios
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Sat 08/08/2015
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
18th Annual SFIPLA Bay Area Job Fair
UC Hastings, San Francisco CA
Thu 07/30/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Blurred Lines of IP Protection (Presented by Frank Goldberg and Jed Wakefield)
Fenwick & West, San Francisco CA
Wed 07/29/2015
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Q&A Session with USPTO Director Michelle Lee
Cooley, San Francisco CA
Tue 06/16/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Recent Developments in Patent Damages (presented by John Hansen & Jim Pampinella)
Aptus Court Reporting, San Francisco CA
Fri 06/05/2015 - Sun 06/07/2015
6:00 pm - 1:00 pm
SFIPLA 2015 Annual Seminar at the Hotel Healdsburg
Hotel Healdsburg, Healdsburg CA
Wed 06/03/2015
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Protecting Your IP in the Age of the Collaborative Economy (SFCED Event)
Bloomberg, San Francisco CA
Tue 04/28/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Claim Construction after Teva Pharmaceuticals (Presented by Michael Carlson & Robert McFarlane)
Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco CA
Thu 03/26/2015
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
UC Hastings IP Association Happy Hour (March 26, 2015 at UC Hastings)
UC Hastings Skyroom, 24th Floor, San Francisco CA
Thu 03/26/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Do "Groundless Threat" Statutes Work to Prevent IP Bullying? (Presented by Prof. William Gallagher)
Golden Gate University, Room 3214, San Francisco CA
Fri 03/20/2015
8:45 am - 6:00 pm
Regulating the Disruption Economy: Tech Startups as Regulatory Reformers (UC Hastings event)
UC Hastings, San Francisco CA
Fri 02/20/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Patent Landscape After Alice and Myriad (presented by William Gaede and Fabio Marino)
Morgan Lewis, San Francisco CA
Thu 01/15/2015
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Ethics Update for IP Attorneys (Presented by John Steele)
Morgan Lewis (formerly Bingham), San Francisco CA
Tue 12/09/2014
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
A Look Inside Comic Art, Creativity and the Law (Presented by Prof. Marc Greenberg)
Golden Gate University, Room 5310, San Francisco CA
Thu 11/20/2014
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Former Employees as Competitors: Trade Secret and Data Forensics Issues (Presented by Jiyun Lee and Andrew Crain)
Bar Association of San Francisco Conference Center, San Francisco CA
Fri 11/14/2014
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
USPTO First Cybersecurity Partnership Meeting, Fri. Nov. 14, 2014
Silicon Valley USPTO, Palo Alto CA
Thu 10/30/2014
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Current Initiatives & Updates from the Silicon Valley USPTO (BASF Event)
Keker & Van Nest, San Francisco CA
Mon 10/20/2014
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SFIPLA Fall Membership Mixer - Mon. Oct. 20 at 6 PM
Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco CA
Thu 10/16/2014
12:00 pm
An Insider’s Perspective on a Multifaceted Product Design Trade Dress Case (presented by Ken Germain)
Bar Association of San Francisco Conference Center, San Francisco CA
Wed 09/17/2014
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Inter Partes Review in the USPTO (Presented by Richard Bone)
Durie Tangri LLP, San Francisco CA
Wed 09/17/2014
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership (USPTO event)
San Jose State University, San Jose CA
Wed 08/13/2014
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Free webinar: Alice Corp v. CLS Bank: Impact and Strategies on Prosecution and Litigation
Thu 07/17/2014
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Is the Cronut the Next Big Mac or Whopper? Or is it Simply a Generic Portmanteau? (Presented by Jesse Creed)
Munger Tolles, San Francisco CA
Fri 06/06/2014 - Sun 06/08/2014
All Day
2014 SFIPLA Annual Seminar, Hotel Healdsburg
Hotel Healdsburg, Healdsburg CA

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