Intellectual Property Law

The IP Law Section is excited to present its flagship The Patent Office Comes to California symposium on June 4, 2024, in-person at and via live-stream from the USPTO’s Silicon Valley Regional Office! Read more

The Intellectual Property Law Section of the California Lawyers Association will host the Copyright Office Comes to California program at the Oracle Conference Center in Redwood Shores, California. Our hybrid event is one of the premier IP conferences in California, offering access to representatives of the Copyright Office, including Register Perlmutter. Read more

Dear IP Section Member, As some know, I am a near-native San Franciscan, moving to the City by the Bay when I was six. This, of course, makes the result of Super Bowl 58 somewhat painful. I have been thinking about the game and have reached the following conclusions. First, do not bet (figuratively, of course) against Mahomes and Swift. You will lose. Second, the halftime show, with Usher and company, was awesome. Third, I probably had too much rocky… Read more

With great sadness we share news of the passing of former Vanguard Award winner and UCI Law Professor Dan Burk on February 4, 2024. He was the Distinguished and Chancellor’s Professor of Law, as well as a founding faculty member of UCI Law and the first Chancellor’s Professor at the Law School. He left a global legacy on issues related to intellectual property, including the areas of patent, copyright, electronic commerce, and biotechnology law. Our hearts go out to his… Read more

The U.S. Copyright Office has published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to update its regulations by adding a new registration option for frequently updated news websites. The proposed rule will enable online news publishers to register a group of updates to a news website as a collective work. The accompanying deposit will be composed of identifying material representing sufficient portions of the works rather than the complete contents of the website. For more information, please click here. Read more

The Copyright Office is adopting a final rule amending the procedures for “smaller claims” proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board. In response to public comments, this final rule modifies a rule published on May 17, 2022. The final rule sets forth regulations governing smaller claims, which are claims seeking damages of $5,000 or less. Relative to standard CCB proceedings, smaller claims involve more limited discovery, optional written submissions, and informal conferences that call for discussion of the evidence and issues presented. The… Read more

Application deadline: March 15, 2024 Each year the IP Section offers attorneys in California an opportunity to contribute to the legal profession by volunteering to serve on its Executive Committee. This gives IP Section members a great opportunity to get more involved with the Section, to network with colleagues, and to work on programs and other projects of interest. Our Executive Committee: communicates recent developments and current issues in IP law and practice to its section membership and facilitates interaction among… Read more

I started hiking in earnest in May 2020, two months after the world, or at least the San Francisco area, came to an abrupt halt due to COVID-19. At that time, hiking was one of the few pandemic-friendly social activities besides sitting in a friend’s backyard six feet away from each other. As some may recall, in May 2020, San Francisco’s mandate extended to outdoor activities. We complied, somewhat begrudgingly, during our hike from Ocean Beach, at the end of Sloat Boulevard, to Mount Davidson, shrouded in fog, of course, and back, via a pitstop at El Toreador, on West Portal, for a steaming hot burrito on a characteristically cold San Francisco night.  Read more

The Intellectual Property Law Section is excited to present IP and Emerging Technologies Conference on March 22, 2024! Read more

The IP Law Section is excited to present IP and Emerging Technologies as a full-day virtual symposium on March 22, 2024. Our stellar line-up of highly-sought speakers will discuss hot topics, including UGC and AI content moderation, Privacy enhancing technologies for lawyers, AI policy and legislation updates and more. We are expecting over 100 attendees at this event. Sponsorship requests are considered on a first-come, first-served basis; thus, we encourage you to respond as soon as possible. From there, you… Read more