Upcoming events

    • 23 Jan 2025
    • 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    • The Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles 90071
    Register




    Washington in the West Registration 


    By registering for this event you are guaranteeing your spot. Refunds will not be issued unless received by cancellation date. Please see cancellation policy for details.

    Thursday, January 23, 2025

    8:30 am - Registration & Sponsor Showcase, Tiffany Room

    9:00 am - Patent Track, Roman Room

    9:00 am - Trademark Track, Corinthian Room

    4:00 pm - Networking Reception, Tiffany Room

    The Washington in the West 2025 will be held at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.  This year, Washington in the West will include several options:

    PATENT TRACK - Roman Room

    • The State of Subject Matter Eligibility for Software Inventions in 2024
    • IPR Litigation Year In Review – A Look At Recent Trends From PTAB Judges And Practitioners
    • The Skinny on Skinny Labels: Legal Challenges in Generic Drug Litigation
    • Tailoring Patent Portfolio Strategies in Different Industries – a Global Perspective
    • Loping toward a Brighter Future: Patents in the New Era of Administrative Law

    TRADEMARK TRACK - Corinthian Room

    • Trademark Tactics: Mastering the Art of Prosecution and Avoiding Examining Attorney Pet Peeves
    • From Fakes to #Dupes — Brand Protection Strategies in the New Era
    • Trademarks and ADR: Anatomy of a Trademark Mediation
    • US-China Trademark Engagement – What US Brand Owners Need to Know
    • In-House Counsels Spill It All – Tips for Outside Counsels and Best Practices for Trademark Protection

    **Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (provider #2083) certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of up to 5.5 hours.

    VALEPARKING at the Biltmore Hotel is available.  


    CANCELLATION POLICY:

    Cancellations must be received by email to office@laipla.net by close of business.  Last date to request a cancellation is Friday, January 17, 2025.

    For any questions or assistance with registration, please email office@laipla.net.


    • 13 Feb 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • The Cicada Restaurant, 617 S Olive, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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    Judges’ Night with the Honorable Leonard P. Stark of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Honorable Guests From the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

    The Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA) invites you to our annual Judges’ Night reception and dinner at the Cicada Restaurant in Downtown LA on February 13, 2025.

    Judges’ Night honors members of the judiciary who handle all types of intellectual property matters and features an interactive discussion of current IP topics with a panel of prominent judges and scholars. We are extremely pleased to announce that this year’s guests of honor and panelists will be the Honorable Leonard P. Stark of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, as well as honorable guests from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. 

    **Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (provider # 2083) will seek approval from the State Bar of California for MCLE credit in the amount of 1.0 hour.

     PRICING

    Tables:
    Tables seat 10 total – 8 guests with an additional 2 seats reserved for a judge and guest or for in-house counsel (if available)

    Member* Table: $2,500

    Non-Member Table: $3,000 

    Individual Pricing:

    Judge (plus one guest, e.g., law clerk): FREE

    Government: $150 

    Member*: $250 

    Non-Member: $300 

    LAIPLA Student Members: $115

    Non-LAIPLA Student Members: $125 

    * Members of LAIPLA are eligible for the discounted Member rate.

    If registering for a table, please select appropriate registration rate and enter main table contact as registration. Once registration is completed, please email a complete list of remaining (7) attendees including names, emails, phone numbers and entrees to office@laipla.net.

    *By registering for this event you are guaranteeing your seat. Refunds will not be issued unless received by cancellation date. Please see cancellation policy for details.

    PARKING:

    Pershing Square Parking Garage is located one block from The Cicada.  The street address is 532 S. Olive Street, Los Angeles

    LIMITED PARKING will be available in the lot directly across from The Cicada at 618 S. Olive Street. 

    CANCELLATION POLICY:

    Cancellations must be received by the pre-registration deadline of Friday, February 17th.

    For any questions or assistance with registration, please email office@laipla.net.

    • 27 Feb 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • TopGolf, 400 Pacific Coast Highway, El Segundo 90245
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    Thursday, February 27, 2025

    6:00 pm Registration and Reception 

    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm  Golf Under the Lights

    Your registration covers:

    • Entrance into the TopGolf
    • Drinks and Appetizers
    • Golf!  No prior experience necessary and we have the golf clubs!  Come give it a try!

    PARKING - plenty of free parking in the front of TopGolf


    • 02 May 2025
    • 12:00 PM
    • 04 May 2025
    • 12:30 PM
    • Surf and Sand Resort, 1555 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
    Register


    REGISTRATION IS OPEN

    Join us at Surf & Sand Resort

    1555 S. Coast Highway

    Laguna Beach, CA 92651

    Basic Registration Fees: Registration fee is $1395 for LAIPLA Members; $1595 for Non-Members.  Registration Fee includes admission for registrant to the following:

    • Friday, Saturday, and Sunday MCLE credit for up to 10 hours
    • Friday reception, Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner and Sunday breakfast

    Spouse/Guest Add-On ($250) includes admission for a guest to the following:

    • Saturday Cocktail Reception and Dinner 

    Hotel Reservations:  Limited availabiity.   Our guest room block will open Monday, January 6, 2025.

    LAIPLA has negotiated special discounts, available only to registered LAIPLA attendees and their guests.  This includes:

    • Waived Resort Fee
    • Complimentary Overnight Valet Parking
    • 10% discount, weekday spa treatments

    For more information on the Surf & Sand Resort, please visit www.surfandsandresort.com

    Additional Activities may be added and not included in the basic registration rate.


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    Additional Hotel Information:

    Check-in time at The Surf & Sand Resort is 4:00 pm

    Check-out time at The Surf & Sand Resort is 11:00 am.

    Cancellation Policy - By registering for this event you are guaranteeing your reservation. There are no cancellation refunds for this event. Registrations may only be transferred to someone at the Registrant's Firm or Company. All transfers must be made through the LAIPLA office at office@laipla.net.




Past events

10 Dec 2024 LAIPLA Members Only Annual Holiday Experience
05 Dec 2024 Trademark Ctte: An Evening at the Arts District Brewery
21 Nov 2024 Women in IP: Fall Mixer and Cider Tasting
20 Nov 2024 2024 LAIPLA Courthouse Lunch
19 Nov 2024 SOFTWARE AND AI LICENSING: Protect Your IP, Manage Risks, and Succeed
12 Nov 2024 TechTainment™ 2024 - LAIPLA
12 Nov 2024 TechTainment™ 2024 - ASU
06 Nov 2024 LAIPLA Goes Bowling!
17 Oct 2024 Turn The Intangible into Tangible: Guessing the Who's Who in IP
19 Sep 2024 Welcome Back Mixer 2024
23 Jul 2024 To November and Beyond: Protecting and Leveraging Biopharma Patent Rights
26 Jun 2024 Small Firms' Roundtable: Leveraging Tech Strength Against the Goliaths
25 Jun 2024 COPYRIGHT REBIRTH: Navigating the Power of Termination
12 Jun 2024 LAIPLA Members Only TopGolf Under the Lights
03 May 2024 LAIPLA Spring Seminar 2024
02 May 2024 Get the Scoop on the In-House -- Outside Counsel Relationship
20 Mar 2024 Ethical Challenges Facing the Patent and Intellectual Property Bar
12 Mar 2024 WIP "Sip & Paint"
28 Feb 2024 Judges' Night 2024
24 Feb 2024 Hiking the Ferndell Trail
25 Jan 2024 Washington in the West 2024 - Sponsor Special
25 Jan 2024 Washington in the West 2024
17 Jan 2024 New Year's Party 2024
14 Dec 2023 2023 LAIPLA Courthouse Lunch
05 Dec 2023 LAIPLA Members Only Annual Holiday Experience
15 Nov 2023 TechTainment 9.0
15 Nov 2023 TechTainment 9.0 - Speaker & Sponsor Registration
09 Nov 2023 Connect and Mingle with your Colleagues - No Speed Limits!
27 Oct 2023 Launching Alternative Engineering Trajectories
26 Oct 2023 An Evening at Theory to benefit Working Wardrobes
19 Oct 2023 Copyright and Music: The Basics and Beyond
11 Oct 2023 LAIPLA Patent Committee OKTOBERFEST Happy Hour
28 Sep 2023 Celebrities & The Law - The Legal Issues of the Rich & Famous
19 Sep 2023 Welcome Back Mixer 2023
11 Jul 2023 Getting (and Keeping) "Your" Invention - Pitfalls and Best Practices in Patent Inventorship
28 Jun 2023 AI and the Legal Landscape: Adapting to the Changing Times
08 Jun 2023 A Night of Networking & Axe Throwing
25 May 2023 Young Lawyers Happy Hour/Meet & Greet
05 May 2023 LAIPLA Spring Seminar 2023
26 Apr 2023 Women in IP: Floral Arrangement Workshop
14 Apr 2023 Bike Shed Bash
29 Mar 2023 Washington in the West 2023
23 Feb 2023 Judges' Night 2023
07 Feb 2023 IP and the First Amendment - Two Sides of the Same Coin or Constitutional Priciples in Conflict?
27 Jan 2023 STATE BAR TRUST ACCOUNTING RULES
25 Jan 2023 New Year's Party 2023
15 Dec 2022 Virtual Speed Mentoring
06 Dec 2022 An Introduction to Litigation Financing: How It May Affect Your Case
16 Nov 2022 Exploring Sentience and Implicit Bias in AI: What IP Counsel Needs to Know
10 Nov 2022 TechTainment 8.0
10 Nov 2022 TechTainment 8.0 - LLS
26 Oct 2022 2022 LAIPLA Courthouse Program
22 Sep 2022 Welcome Back Mixer 2022
23 Jun 2022 Washington in the West 2022
21 May 2022 LAIPLA Spring Seminar 2022
12 May 2022 Young Lawyers Happy Hour/Meet & Greet
28 Apr 2022 LAIPLA: Spring Mezcal Social with a Tasting of IP
26 Apr 2022 Intellectual Property Rights in the Metaverse
24 Mar 2022 Judges' Night 2022
10 Feb 2022 Valentine's Chocolate Tasting
18 Jan 2022 Miramax v. Tarantino - The Value of NFT IP Rights Are No Pulp Fiction
01 Dec 2021 2021 LAIPLA Courthouse Lunch
16 Nov 2021 Successful Women in IP
10 Nov 2021 Patent Law at the Supreme Court: Where We Are and Where We're Going
04 Nov 2021 TechTainment 7.0
28 Sep 2021 Welcome Back Mixer 2021
23 Jun 2021 LAIPLA and SFIPLA Invite You to Women in IP: BEYOND THE ROBE - Fireside Chat with Hon. Virginia A. Phillips and Hon. Lucy Koh
16 Jun 2021 Oh, The Places You May (Or May Not?) Boldly Go! Fair Use after Warhol, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, and Google v. Oracle
25 May 2021 Protecting Trade Secrets: Translating Principle Into Practice
05 May 2021 Cinco de Mayo - Mezcal Tasting with the Small Firm Outreach Committee
22 Apr 2021 An Evening at the (Virtual) Theatre with LAIPLA: A Showing of "The Last Draftsman" & Trivia Night
21 Apr 2021 Young Lawyers Happy Hour/Meet & Greet
16 Mar 2021 Updates on the Trademark Modernization Act and Best Practices for Trademark Prosecution and Enforcement
01 Mar 2021 LAIPLA Spring 2021 Law School Road Show
25 Feb 2021 Judges' Night Gala 2021
28 Jan 2021 Washington in the West 2021
13 Jan 2021 Google LLC v Oracle America Inc - Copyright Battle
21 Dec 2020 LAIPLA Invites you to a Special Winter Fundraiser, with an Address by Senator Chris Coons (D-Del)
02 Dec 2020 Projecting Credibility & Confidence Over Zoom
01 Dec 2020 LAIPLA Goes to Court
17 Nov 2020 TechTainment 6.0
10 Nov 2020 LAIPLA Law School Road Show - Southwestern Law School
28 Oct 2020 Young Lawyers Happy Hour/Meet & Greet
28 Oct 2020 Pooling in a Pandemic: the Value and Prospects of the Open COVID Pledge
27 Oct 2020 LAIPLA Law School Road Show - Loyola Law School
15 Oct 2020 How Recent Developments at the PTAB Affect Litigation Strategy
01 Oct 2020 PPPlease Forgive Me? The Small Firm's Guide to PPP Loan Forgiveness
16 Sep 2020 Rebranding Culturally Insensitive Trademarks
10 Sep 2020 Welcome Back Mixer
25 Jun 2020 Women in IP -GENIUS OF WOMEN - Fireside Chat with Author Janice Kaplan
10 Jun 2020 LAIPLA Annual Meeting: The Intersection of Patents and Trade Secrets - Understanding Strategic Decisions in IP Protection and Assertion
16 May 2020 LAIPLA Spring Seminar 2020
23 Apr 2020 Spring Annual Meeting: The Intersection of Patents and Trade Secrets - Understanding Strategic Decisions in IP Protection and Assertion
31 Mar 2020 Young Lawyers Happy Hour
26 Feb 2020 Judges' Night Gala 2020
30 Jan 2020 Washington in the West 2020
11 Dec 2019 LAIPLA Goes to Court
05 Dec 2019 LAIPLA Members Only Annual Holiday Experience
12 Nov 2019 Young Lawyers Happy Hour
08 Nov 2019 Small Firm / Solo Practitioner Fall Program
07 Nov 2019 Women in IP - Women Winemakers Wine Tasting
30 Oct 2019 Fall Patent Dinner - INNOVATION v COMPETITION
03 Oct 2019 LAIPLA TechTainment 5.0
12 Sep 2019 Annual Welcome Back Mixer
20 Jun 2019 Digital Age Summer Luncheon
04 Jun 2019 Women in IP - Fireside Chat on Mentoring and Gender with Ida Abbott
26 Apr 2019 LAIPLA Spring Seminar 2019
28 Mar 2019 Young Lawyers Happy Hour
05 Mar 2019 Spring Annual Meeting: “Effective IP Strategies and Practical Tips for doing Business in Foreign Jurisdictions"
27 Feb 2019 Judges' Night Gala 2019
21 Feb 2019 Solo & Small Firm Outreach Event with Live Scan
07 Feb 2019 Solo & Small Firm Outreach Event with Live Scan
29 Jan 2019 Washington in the West 2019
13 Dec 2018 LAIPLA Goes to Court
08 Nov 2018 LAIPLA TechTainment 4.0
06 Nov 2018 Young Lawyers Happy Hour- Patent Pilot Program
26 Oct 2018 Small Firm / Solo Practitioner Fall Program
23 Oct 2018 Women in IP Fall Event: A Screening of RBG
04 Oct 2018 Fall Patent Dinner
04 Oct 2018 Young Lawyers Fall Program
12 Sep 2018 Annual Welcome Back Mixer
05 Jun 2018 Women in IP Spring Event - Flowers and Wine Mixer
04 May 2018 LAIPLA Spring Seminar 2018
11 Apr 2018 Spring Annual Meeting: “NAVIGATING THE ITC: Bringing and Litigating ITC Actions"
01 Mar 2018 Judges' Night Gala 2018
27 Feb 2018 Young Lawyers Spring Social
25 Jan 2018 Washington in the West 2018
14 Dec 2017 LAIPLA Holiday Extravaganza 2017
01 Dec 2017 LAIPLA Goes to Court
17 Nov 2017 LAIPLA TechTainment 3.0
26 Oct 2017 Women in IP Fall Event - Cara Alter’s Aim High: Empowering Women in Leadership
19 Oct 2017 Small Firm / Solo Practitioner Fall Program
19 Oct 2017 Fall Patent Dinner
19 Oct 2017 Young Lawyers Fall Program
14 Sep 2017 2017-2018 Welcome Back Mixer
01 Jun 2017 Women in IP Spring Event: "Playing Big"
05 May 2017 LAIPLA Spring Seminar 2017
21 Apr 2017 Digital Piracy Luncheon
18 Apr 2017 Annual Meeting and Patent Litigation Dinner
17 Mar 2017 Small Firm/Solo Practitioner Networking Event
01 Mar 2017 Judges' Night Gala 2017
15 Feb 2017 Cancelled - TTAB Comes to Los Angeles 2017
26 Jan 2017 Washington in the West 2017
02 Dec 2016 LAIPLA Goes to Court
01 Dec 2016 LAIPLA Holiday Experience 2016
04 Nov 2016 LAIPLA TechTainment 2.0: Technology + Entertainment
26 Oct 2016 Women in IP - Fall "Paint & Sip" Mixer Event
22 Sep 2016 2016 - 2017 Welcome Back Mixer
15 Jun 2016 Women in IP Presents: An Evening Oceanside Chat by the Strand
10 Jun 2016 LAIPLA Spring Seminar 2016
24 May 2016 Annual Meeting & Patent Litigation Dinner
24 May 2016 Young Lawyers: Patent Litigation Strategies from the Law Clerk’s Perspective
13 Apr 2016 LAIPLA Techtainment: Technology + Entertainment
08 Apr 2016 Spring Patent Luncheon
01 Mar 2016 Judges' Night Gala 2016
08 Feb 2016 Small Firm/Solo Practitioner Winter Event
22 Jan 2016 Washington in the West
08 Dec 2015 LAIPLA Members Only Annual Holiday Experience
04 Dec 2015 LAIPLA Goes to Court
13 Nov 2015 TTAB Comes to Los Angeles
03 Nov 2015 Small Firm/Solo Practitioner Fall Event
20 Oct 2015 Fall Patent Litigation Dinner
20 Oct 2015 Young Lawyers Event
24 Sep 2015 Welcome Back Mixer

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