IPPI: The IP Policy Institute
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IPPI at The University of Akron School of Law. Committed to fostering rigorous, fact-based scholarship that examines IP's vital role in promoting innovation & creativity. www.uakron.edu/law/IPPI
LAST CHANCE to register! We've extended the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute registration deadline to Thursday, February 12, 5 PM ET. ➡️ 6.25 hours Ohio CLE CONFIRMED. Learn more and register at blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...!
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
LAST CHANCE to register! We've extended the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute registration deadline to Thursday, February 12, 5 PM ET. ➡️ 6.25 hours Ohio CLE CONFIRMED. Learn more and register at blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...!
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
Early bird pricing for IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute goes through this coming Wednesday, January 14!
Check out the conference website for more details: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
Check out the conference website for more details: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED for IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL, on Feb. 26, 2026! Early bird registration coming soon; 5 hours CLE pending.
View the agenda/confirmed speakers ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
View the agenda/confirmed speakers ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
January 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Early bird pricing for IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute goes through this coming Wednesday, January 14!
Check out the conference website for more details: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
Check out the conference website for more details: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
Early Bird Registration NOW OPEN for IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute: IP & National Success! Learn more & register: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
➡ Register by Jan. 3 for early bird rate (full rate begins Jan. 4)
➡ Registration Deadline: Jan. 25
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
➡ Register by Jan. 3 for early bird rate (full rate begins Jan. 4)
➡ Registration Deadline: Jan. 25
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED for IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL, on Feb. 26, 2026! Early bird registration coming soon; 5 hours CLE pending.
View the agenda/confirmed speakers ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
View the agenda/confirmed speakers ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
December 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Early Bird Registration NOW OPEN for IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute: IP & National Success! Learn more & register: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
➡ Register by Jan. 3 for early bird rate (full rate begins Jan. 4)
➡ Registration Deadline: Jan. 25
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
➡ Register by Jan. 3 for early bird rate (full rate begins Jan. 4)
➡ Registration Deadline: Jan. 25
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
IPPI'S 2025 WINTER PROGRESS REPORT is now available! This edition details events, professional activities, writing, & more by IPPI & members of our network from Sept-Nov 2025: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2025... #IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #IP #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation
December 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
IPPI'S 2025 WINTER PROGRESS REPORT is now available! This edition details events, professional activities, writing, & more by IPPI & members of our network from Sept-Nov 2025: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2025... #IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #IP #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED for IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL, on Feb. 26, 2026! Early bird registration coming soon; 5 hours CLE pending.
View the agenda/confirmed speakers ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
View the agenda/confirmed speakers ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED for IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL, on Feb. 26, 2026! Early bird registration coming soon; 5 hours CLE pending.
View the agenda/confirmed speakers ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
View the agenda/confirmed speakers ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...
#IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026
LAST CHANCE TO APPLY! Submit your 2026-2027 Edison Fellowship proposal by 5:00 PM EST Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Open to U.S. applicants. Learn more & apply ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/wp-c...
#Edison #Fellowship #IPLaw #Innovation #Policy #Creativity #Copyright #Patent #Trademark #Economics
#Edison #Fellowship #IPLaw #Innovation #Policy #Creativity #Copyright #Patent #Trademark #Economics
Call for Applications for 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowships!
IPPI invites U.S. applicants (U.S. residents/citizens currently residing in the U.S. or abroad) for a non-resident fellowship program. (1/2)
IPPI invites U.S. applicants (U.S. residents/citizens currently residing in the U.S. or abroad) for a non-resident fellowship program. (1/2)
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
LAST CHANCE TO APPLY! Submit your 2026-2027 Edison Fellowship proposal by 5:00 PM EST Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Open to U.S. applicants. Learn more & apply ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/wp-c...
#Edison #Fellowship #IPLaw #Innovation #Policy #Creativity #Copyright #Patent #Trademark #Economics
#Edison #Fellowship #IPLaw #Innovation #Policy #Creativity #Copyright #Patent #Trademark #Economics
New IPPI Fact Sheet by Professor Kristen Jakobsen Osenga on the Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/wp-c...
#RESTORE #IntellectualProperty #PatentLaw #Patents (1/3)
#RESTORE #IntellectualProperty #PatentLaw #Patents (1/3)
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New IPPI Fact Sheet by Professor Kristen Jakobsen Osenga on the Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/wp-c...
#RESTORE #IntellectualProperty #PatentLaw #Patents (1/3)
#RESTORE #IntellectualProperty #PatentLaw #Patents (1/3)
Last week, IPPI affiliates submitted two amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in Cox v. Sony: mailchi.mp/uakron.edu/a....
#Copyright #IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #SCOTUS (1/3)
#Copyright #IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #SCOTUS (1/3)
October 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Last week, IPPI affiliates submitted two amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in Cox v. Sony: mailchi.mp/uakron.edu/a....
#Copyright #IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #SCOTUS (1/3)
#Copyright #IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #SCOTUS (1/3)
One month left to apply for a 2026-2027 Edison Fellowship!
Applications are due 5:00 PM EST on Sunday, November 23, 2025.
#ThomasEdison #IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #Copyright #Patent #Trademark #TradeSecrets #Economics
Applications are due 5:00 PM EST on Sunday, November 23, 2025.
#ThomasEdison #IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #Copyright #Patent #Trademark #TradeSecrets #Economics
Call for Applications for 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowships!
IPPI invites U.S. applicants (U.S. residents/citizens currently residing in the U.S. or abroad) for a non-resident fellowship program. (1/2)
IPPI invites U.S. applicants (U.S. residents/citizens currently residing in the U.S. or abroad) for a non-resident fellowship program. (1/2)
October 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
One month left to apply for a 2026-2027 Edison Fellowship!
Applications are due 5:00 PM EST on Sunday, November 23, 2025.
#ThomasEdison #IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #Copyright #Patent #Trademark #TradeSecrets #Economics
Applications are due 5:00 PM EST on Sunday, November 23, 2025.
#ThomasEdison #IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #Copyright #Patent #Trademark #TradeSecrets #Economics
Check out IPWatchdog for a NEW ARTICLE on Bartz v. Anthropic by IPPI Faculty Chair Prof. Mark F. Schultz, "Anthropic Settlement Signals AI Innovation Can Thrive Within Existing Copyright Framework":
ipwatchdog.com/2025/10/15/a...
#Copyright #AI #IP #IntellectualProperty #Anthropic
ipwatchdog.com/2025/10/15/a...
#Copyright #AI #IP #IntellectualProperty #Anthropic
Anthropic Settlement Signals AI Innovation Can Thrive Within Existing Copyright Framework
The $1.5 billion settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic, recently granted preliminary approval, is the largest copyright settlement in American legal history. That's impressive, but more important, it shows...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Check out IPWatchdog for a NEW ARTICLE on Bartz v. Anthropic by IPPI Faculty Chair Prof. Mark F. Schultz, "Anthropic Settlement Signals AI Innovation Can Thrive Within Existing Copyright Framework":
ipwatchdog.com/2025/10/15/a...
#Copyright #AI #IP #IntellectualProperty #Anthropic
ipwatchdog.com/2025/10/15/a...
#Copyright #AI #IP #IntellectualProperty #Anthropic
IPPI warmly welcomes Takeshi S. Komatani, Ph.D., LL.D., LL.M, as a Practitioner in Residence!
October 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
IPPI warmly welcomes Takeshi S. Komatani, Ph.D., LL.D., LL.M, as a Practitioner in Residence!
We are pleased to announce IPPI Scholar Zvi Rosen's new role as IPPI's Copyright Fellow! Prof. Rosen is an Assoc. Prof. at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law & an expert on copyright history & AI authorship issues. He will work with IPPI on copyright events/writing, including upcoming policy briefs.
October 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We are pleased to announce IPPI Scholar Zvi Rosen's new role as IPPI's Copyright Fellow! Prof. Rosen is an Assoc. Prof. at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law & an expert on copyright history & AI authorship issues. He will work with IPPI on copyright events/writing, including upcoming policy briefs.
"Machines 'Copy,' Humans 'Learn'": NEW OP-ED from The Well News on copyright & AI by Sandra Aistars, Distinguished Counselor in Residence & Prof. of Law with IPPI at The University of Akron School of Law: www.thewellnews.com/opinions/mac...
#copyright #AI #generativeAI #genAI #machinelearning #law
#copyright #AI #generativeAI #genAI #machinelearning #law
Machines ‘Copy,’ Humans ‘Learn’
<p>I am a copyright professor, yet for the past several years I have been “copying” other artists’ works. Like artists since the Renaissance, I am drawing studies of masterworks in order to better und...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Machines 'Copy,' Humans 'Learn'": NEW OP-ED from The Well News on copyright & AI by Sandra Aistars, Distinguished Counselor in Residence & Prof. of Law with IPPI at The University of Akron School of Law: www.thewellnews.com/opinions/mac...
#copyright #AI #generativeAI #genAI #machinelearning #law
#copyright #AI #generativeAI #genAI #machinelearning #law
New IPPI Fact Sheet on the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 (PERA) by Prof. Kristen Jakobsen Osenga: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/wp-c...
#PERA #IntellectualProperty #PatentLaw #Patents (1/3)
#PERA #IntellectualProperty #PatentLaw #Patents (1/3)
October 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New IPPI Fact Sheet on the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 (PERA) by Prof. Kristen Jakobsen Osenga: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/wp-c...
#PERA #IntellectualProperty #PatentLaw #Patents (1/3)
#PERA #IntellectualProperty #PatentLaw #Patents (1/3)
Call for Applications for 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowships!
IPPI invites U.S. applicants (U.S. residents/citizens currently residing in the U.S. or abroad) for a non-resident fellowship program. (1/2)
IPPI invites U.S. applicants (U.S. residents/citizens currently residing in the U.S. or abroad) for a non-resident fellowship program. (1/2)
October 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Call for Applications for 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowships!
IPPI invites U.S. applicants (U.S. residents/citizens currently residing in the U.S. or abroad) for a non-resident fellowship program. (1/2)
IPPI invites U.S. applicants (U.S. residents/citizens currently residing in the U.S. or abroad) for a non-resident fellowship program. (1/2)
IPPI's 2025 Fall Progress Report is now available! This edition details events, professional activities, writing, & more by IPPI & members of our network from June through August: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2025...
#IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #IP #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation
#IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #IP #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation
September 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
IPPI's 2025 Fall Progress Report is now available! This edition details events, professional activities, writing, & more by IPPI & members of our network from June through August: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2025...
#IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #IP #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation
#IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #IP #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation
On Wed 9/24, IPPI & the Centro de Propiedad Intelectual e Innovación (CPINN) at Universidad de 'San Andrés' (UDESA) will co-host an in-person "Life Sciences Innovation Forum" in Buenos Aires on how Argentina can accelerate growth in life sciences/improve patient access to innovative meds. (1/2)
Life Sciences Innovation Forum
This forum shall explore how Argentina might accelerate growth in its life sciences sector while improving patient access to innovative medicines. It will examine the critical role of strong intellect...
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September 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On Wed 9/24, IPPI & the Centro de Propiedad Intelectual e Innovación (CPINN) at Universidad de 'San Andrés' (UDESA) will co-host an in-person "Life Sciences Innovation Forum" in Buenos Aires on how Argentina can accelerate growth in life sciences/improve patient access to innovative meds. (1/2)
Podcast Alert: Melanie Whittington, Ph.D., Head of the Leerink Center for Pharmacoeconomics, interviews IPPI's Joshua Kresh & Prof. Emily Michiko Morris on the critical need to protect IP for biopharmaceutical innovation & their research on evergreening & patent thickets. (1/2)
September 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Podcast Alert: Melanie Whittington, Ph.D., Head of the Leerink Center for Pharmacoeconomics, interviews IPPI's Joshua Kresh & Prof. Emily Michiko Morris on the critical need to protect IP for biopharmaceutical innovation & their research on evergreening & patent thickets. (1/2)
SAVE THE DATE for IPPI's inaugural Winter Institute on Feb. 26, 2026, in Lake Buena Vista, FL! Held in partnership with The University of Akron School of Law's Winter Institute 2026, IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute will explore the theme of "IP and National Success." (1/2)
September 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
SAVE THE DATE for IPPI's inaugural Winter Institute on Feb. 26, 2026, in Lake Buena Vista, FL! Held in partnership with The University of Akron School of Law's Winter Institute 2026, IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute will explore the theme of "IP and National Success." (1/2)
Check out the latest from IPPI's blog! IPPI Scholar & Akron Law Assistant Professor of Law Michael Doane writes on the Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act in his new blog post "TPLFA: Protecting Predatory Infringers": blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2025...
#TPLFA #patent #litigation #USPTO
#TPLFA #patent #litigation #USPTO
August 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Check out the latest from IPPI's blog! IPPI Scholar & Akron Law Assistant Professor of Law Michael Doane writes on the Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act in his new blog post "TPLFA: Protecting Predatory Infringers": blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2025...
#TPLFA #patent #litigation #USPTO
#TPLFA #patent #litigation #USPTO
IPPI is pleased to welcome Prof. Bruce Boyden, Assoc. Prof. at Marquette University Law School, as an IPPI Senior Scholar. We look forward to working with him & drawing from his expertise in copyright law to further IPPI's work in support of creative industries & individuals. (1/2)
August 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
IPPI is pleased to welcome Prof. Bruce Boyden, Assoc. Prof. at Marquette University Law School, as an IPPI Senior Scholar. We look forward to working with him & drawing from his expertise in copyright law to further IPPI's work in support of creative industries & individuals. (1/2)
IPPI welcomes Prof. Sandra Aistars as Distinguished Counselor in Residence & Professor of Law! Her invaluable expertise & experience represent a significant strengthening of our copyright scholarship capabilities & reinforcing our commitment to advancing IP policy research & education. (1/2)
August 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
IPPI welcomes Prof. Sandra Aistars as Distinguished Counselor in Residence & Professor of Law! Her invaluable expertise & experience represent a significant strengthening of our copyright scholarship capabilities & reinforcing our commitment to advancing IP policy research & education. (1/2)
This week, IPPI & Geneva Network convened the inaugural Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation in Washington, D.C. Led by Profs. Mark F. Schultz & Emily Michiko Morris, academic & industry leaders in healthcare #innovation, #IP, & #LifeSciences from around the world...(1/2)
August 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This week, IPPI & Geneva Network convened the inaugural Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation in Washington, D.C. Led by Profs. Mark F. Schultz & Emily Michiko Morris, academic & industry leaders in healthcare #innovation, #IP, & #LifeSciences from around the world...(1/2)
IPPI is pleased to welcome Dr. Michael D. Smith, J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Information Technology and Marketing at Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College, as an IPPI Sr. Scholar! Check out Prof. Smith's bio to learn about his research: tinyurl.com/MichaelSmith... (1/2)
July 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
IPPI is pleased to welcome Dr. Michael D. Smith, J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Information Technology and Marketing at Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College, as an IPPI Sr. Scholar! Check out Prof. Smith's bio to learn about his research: tinyurl.com/MichaelSmith... (1/2)
TODAY (7/16) @ 12:00 PM ET: Tune in to a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training."
www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac... (1/2)
www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac... (1/2)
TIME CHANGE: Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
www.judiciary.senate.gov
July 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
TODAY (7/16) @ 12:00 PM ET: Tune in to a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training."
www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac... (1/2)
www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac... (1/2)