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2023 Intellectual Property Institute
Mar 20, 2023 from 11:30 AM - Mar 21, 2023 from 7:30 PM
Register now for the USC Gould School of Law 2023 Intellectual Property on March 20-21, 2023.
https://gould.usc.edu/why/academics/cle/ip/
Join other IP professionals for an unrivaled virtual gathering of national speakers and a sophisticated discussion of emerging issues and best practices in copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret and related fields.
The Intellectual Property Institute has forged a reputation for gathering national speakers to analyze sophisticated topics and provide practical takeaways. Focusing on copyright, patent and trademark law, the Institute takes place over the course of two days and features morning plenary sessions, a keynote address, and tracked sessions.
Special rates are available for early bird registration (before February 21), groups, in house consel, recent Gould Law School Graduates (Classes of 2012-22), government employees and full-time law students.
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