Letter from the Chair

Dear IP Section Members,

I am unbelievably excited to have the privilege of serving as your IP Section Chair for the upcoming year! I have had the fortune of working with the Section for around a decade and the opportunity to meet and chat with many of you in person. I hope this year to have the chance to connect with even more of our incredible members.

The CLA IP Section has around 4,000 members and we look to continue to grow and provide top-of-class IP education and networking events to our membership. Since our founding in 1976, the IP Section focused on staying on the cutting edge of IP law and industry in providing information and programming, from new laws to the impact of AI.

Many of you have attended our flagship conference, the IP Institute. If you have not done so, I cannot recommend it enough. The IP Section has been instrumental in growing my network and career over the years, and many of the attorneys I work with regularly today I met through discussions at the Institute – some as a new attorney and many as my own practice grew. We’ve moved the date of the Institute, but members can expect the same incredible content and environment coming March 6-8, 2025, in beautiful Long Beach. I hope to see you there!

We also have a set of networking events upcoming which will take place on November 21st , so keep an eye out for updates on locations in InevitableDisclosures. I have been to a good number of these events and I have never failed to have a great time. In 2025, you can also look forward to two other fantastic full-day programs to enjoy, our Trademark Office Comes to California program and our bi-annual IP in Entertainment and Media Conference.

As I begin my term as Chair, I want to emphasize that I am here to serve our members. If anybody has questions, wants to get involved with our section, or has ideas for improving what we do I am always an email away. The IP Section exists to serve our members and we want nothing more than to support our members’ successes.

All the best,

Jon Lurie

IP Section Chair