The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will be holding its 44th Annual Meeting on September 11-13, 2016 in New York, NY.  Among the presentations being offered at the annual meeting are:

• The U.S. Courts' Influence on Patent Law — Case Law Update
• Protection of Trade Secrets and Cybersecurity
• Are Patents Under Attack Using Competition Laws?
• AI — Created Intellectual Property: Issues and Future Directions
• Using IP Portfolio Metrics to Demonstrate Value and Alignment to Internal Business Clients
• Function Claiming in the United States: Evolving Law and Best Practice
• Patent Litigation Trends — The Effects of PTAB Proceedings, Rules Amendments, and U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
• Corporate Patent Portfolio Strategies in Europe
• IPRs, CBMs, and the PTAB: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?
• Global Perspective on Patent Eligibility
• Ethics

In addition, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, 8th District of New York, will present a keynote address on September 13, and European Patent Office President Benoît Battistelli will present a keynote address on September 13.

A program for the meeting, including an agenda, descriptions of the scheduled sessions, and list of speakers, can be obtained here.

The registration fee for the meeting is $500 (government/academic), $995 (IPO members), or $1,475 (non-members).  Those interested in registering for the meeting can do so here.