The Intellectual Property Law Institute is a space for the leading legal minds involved with intellectual property law, as it pertains to the LGBTQ+ community, to share ideas and network. Participants will share their collective wisdom and discuss cutting-edge legal strategies. To create an environment that encourages the free flow of information, registration is limited. The meeting will be closed and the proceedings will not be recorded. The Intellectual Property Law Institute is open to all, including law students.

The LGBT Bar is no longer requiring Institute registration forms for interested attendees. You will be able to sign up for this Institute on the 2021 Lavender Law® advance registration form. If you have already registered for Lavender Law® but did not indicate on your registration that you will attend the Institute, please fill out this Google Form.

2021 Program and Schedule

Friday, July 30, 2021 starting at 11am ET/10am CT/8am PT
Please note that the schedule below is listed in Eastern Time.

Time	Program
11:00am-11:05am	Opening Remarks (Brian Winterfeldt)
11:05am-11:40am	First Keynote Address A prominent member of government or industry will offer an overview of key IP developments in 2021.
11:40am-12:30pm	Legislative and Regulatory Updates for Brand Owners 2021 and 2021 have seen an unprecedented number of legislative and regulatory updates in the trademark and copyright space. The Trademark Modernization Act (TMA), passed in late 2020 and due to be implemented in late 2021, has the potential to change a number of requirements and best practices for trademark practice in the United States. The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act will provide a number of updates to copyright procedures, and the proposed Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce Act (SHOP SAFE Act), which has been introduced in Congress but not yet passed, seeks to reduce the impact of counterfeiting in digital spaces. This session will explore each of these impending and proposed pieces of legislation, and their impact on how organizations may protect their IP going forward. Download CLE Materials. Moderator: Brian Winterfeldt (Winterfeldt IP Group) Speakers: David Rome (Winterfeldt IP Group), Christina Mitropoulos (American Apparel & Footwear Association)
12:30pm-12:35pm	Break
12:35pm-1:25pm	IP and the Public Interest in the COVID-19 Era To combat the COVID-19 pandemic, governments, researchers, and pharmaceutical companies worked tirelessly to create and distribute effective vaccines at an extremely rapid pace. However, invention in this time of crisis also poses interesting questions for the parties involved. Who will own the rights to the patents for the vaccines and related technology? How will governments, companies, and other organizations balance the public interest with the need to recoup substantial investments in developing new technology? How can the IP practitioners involved navigate these issues in a way that is both ethical and business-minded? Download CLE Materials. Moderator: David Tsai (Pillsbury) Speakers: Angela Lim (Viz.ai, Inc.)
1:25pm-1:35pm	Break
1:35pm-2:25pm	Innovations in Digital Brand Protection The COVID-19 era resulted in a dramatic increase in online shopping and e-commerce, but also provided many new opportunities for scammers, counterfeiters, and other bad actors to increase the volume and sophistication of infringement. This session will explore how the digital brand protection landscape changed during the pandemic, and discuss strategies for developing and executing enforcement programs to combat these bad actors. Download CLE Materials. Moderator: Brian Winterfeldt (Winterfeldt IP Group) Speakers: Griffin Barnett (Winterfeldt IP Group), Fred Felman (Appdetex)
2:25pm-2:30pm	Closing Remarks (Brian Winterfeldt)