Chicago IP Day - Feb. 7

The Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance (CIPA) has announced its second "IP Day in Chicago," a one day conference on Wednesday,February 7, 2007, held at Loyola Law Center.

This year's conference will focus on IP and the Supreme Court, in recognition of the extraordinary number of IP cases recently litigated, or soon to be litigated at the Supreme Court. Speakers represent a range of interests, including the IP bar, corporate counsel, and the Solicitor of the USPTO, John Whealan.

The conference will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. in Rubloff Auditorium (located on the first floor of the Loyola Law Center, 25 East Pearson St). The luncheon and reception will be held in the Kasbeer Hall, 15th Floor (same building).

The registration fee is $250 per person and covers the full conference, including a continental breakfast, lunch, and a post-conference reception. In addition, students and full-time faculty may attend free of charge.

Due to limited seating, prompt registration is encouraged. Students and faculty may register by sending their name and institution to cnemes@luc.edu.

Registration forms may be found here.

See program schedule here.