IPO EDUCATION FOUNDATION PROGRAMS

2010 Events

Foundation Awards Dinner to Honor the 37th National Inventor of the Year and the 3rd Distinguished IP Professional
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC
June 10, 2010

The Inventor of the Year award recognizes America’s most outstanding recent inventors and increases public awareness of current inventors and how they benefit the nation’s economy and quality of life.

The Distinguished IP Professional award is given to an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in the intellectual property community and a lifetime commitment to invention and innovation.

Annual Conference on Patent and Trademark Law and Practice (PTO Day)
Washington, DC
December 6, 2010

Sponsored by the IPO Education Foundation in cooperation with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, this conference brings together experts from the Office and the private bar to discuss current developments.

2009 Events

5th International Judges Conference on Intellectual Property Law
Washington, DC
April 19-21, 2009
This educational conference will bring together more than 85 internationally recognized judges who decide patent cases and patent attorneys in corporate and private practice to discuss new issues in IP law.

Foundation Awards Dinner
Washington, DC
May 28, 2009

Distinguished IP Professional: The award is given to an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in the intellectual property community and a lifetime commitment to invention and innovation.

National Inventor of the Year: The award recognizes America’s most outstanding recent inventors and increases public awareness of current inventors and how they benefit the nation’s economy and quality of life.

Philip S. Johnson, Foundation President, presents
Hon. Pauline Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit with the Distinguished IP Professional Award

Annual Conference on Patent and Trademark Law and Practice (PTO Day)
Washington, DC
December 7, 2009
Sponsored by the IPO Education Foundation in cooperation with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, this conference brings together experts from the Office and the private bar to discuss current developments.

2008 Events

Dean Kamen, DEKA Research & Development Corporation, presents the 35th National Inventor of the Year Award to Dr. Ihor Lys, Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, Inc.

Foundation Awards Dinner to Honor the 35th Annual National Inventor of the Year
and 1st Distinguished IP Professional
Washington, DC
June 10, 2008

Tribute Video for Distinguished IP Professional Hon. Alan D. Lourie
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Press Release - June 2
Press Release - June 16

The award recognizes America’s most outstanding recent inventors and
increases public awareness of current inventors and how they benefit
the nation’s economy and quality of life.

Annual Conference on Patent and Trademark Law and Practice (PTO Day)
Washington, DC
December 1, 2008

Patent Interferences Rules and Practice
Washington, DC
December 2, 2008

Judge Arthur Gajarsa presents the
2008 Scholarship awards on behalf of the IPO Education Foundation.

Donald W. Banner Corporate Intern Scholarship Information
Awards Ceremony: December 3, 2008
Scholarship Application

IPO Foundation awards two $10,000 scholarships to outstanding law students who have completed internships in a corporate intellectual property law department.

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2007 Events

Hon. M. K. Sharma, Hon. Ou Xiuping, Hon. Randall R. Rader

Patent Rights in India & China
Washington, DC
June 11-12, 2007
The program included panel discussions directed to both patent creation and enforcement within China and India and a moot court patent appeal hearing.
Article on Foundation Conference

Annual Conference on Patent and Trademark Law and Practice (PTO Day)
Washington, DC
December 3, 2007

Other Programs Sponsored by the IPO Education Foundation

4th International Judges Conference on Intellectual Property Law
Washington, DC
Oct. 23 – 26, 2005
This educational conference brings together internationally recognized judges who decide patent cases with patent attorneys in corporate and private practice to discuss new issues in intellectual property law.

Corporate IP Management in China and the U.S.
Seminar Co-Sponsored with the Patent Protection Association of China (PPAC)
Beijing, China
Nov. 8 – 9, 2005
A seminar for American and Chinese corporate legal counsel to exchange ideas and to compare experiences on intellectual property practices.