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• 2023 MIPLA Stampede CLE Program & Annual Meeting on Wed. June 7th

  • When
    07 Jun 2023
  •  
    8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Pinstripes - 3849 Gallagher Dr, Edina, MN 55435-5251

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  Register for the 2023 MIPLA Stampede, being held in-person only on Wednesday June 7, 2023 at Pinstripes (3849 Gallagher Dr, Edina, MN 55435). Attendees may receive up to 6.0 CLE credits including 1.0 ethics credit (MN CLE course code: 486250).  Join colleagues from the IP community for this popular and long-running annual event.  Once again, this is sure to be one of the most fun and informative IP CLE programs of the year.

  Event registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and a reception/cocktail hour with bocce ball at the close of the event.  The MIPLA annual meeting will be held during the lunch. MIPLA members can attend the annual meeting via a limited registration, without having to register for the full CLE event. 

  Download the agenda here. Click here for complete session details!

  Featuring:

  • The “Right to Repair” – Katherine Moerke, Minnesota Office of the Attorney General
  • Professional Responsibility and Practice Before the USPTO (1.0 ethics credit to be applied-for) – Dahlia A. George, USPTO Office of Enrollment & Discipline
  • Panel Discussion on Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Immunity in IP Matters – moderated by Felicia Boyd and featuring as panelists Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright, Aaron Myers, Chad Snyder, Cyrus Morton, and Anne Murphy
  • Top Patent Cases Roundup – Lauren Barta & Tim Grimsrud
  • Top Trademark & Copyright Cases Roundup - Cynthia Moyer & John Pickerill
  • Updates and Perspectives on the Current State of Patent Eligibility - Theresa Stadheim & Larina Alton
  • The IP and Other Legal Implications of Using AI-generated Materials – Joey Balthazor

  Cost:

  • $175 for MIPLA members; become a member here  
  • $250 for non-MIPLA members
  • Free for student MIPLA members; become a student member here
  • Annual meeting only - free for MIPLA members (with pre-registration)

  Registration Deadline: In order to reserve a lunch, you must register for the event by May 30, 2023.

  Parking information: Free parking is available in the ramp along the side of The Container Store, adjacent to Pinstripes, and in the small surface lot next to Pinstripes.
  

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• Patent Agent Happy Hour on June 30th

  • When
    30 Jun 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    A-Side Public House, 754 Randolph Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55102

  The Patent Agent Committee will hold a summer Happy Hour at 5:00 pm on June 30^th at A-Side Public House. Please join us to catch up with your fellow committee members and meet the incoming Patent Agent Committee co-chairs, Jorden Johnson and Alina Zdechlik of Mueting Raasch Group. Drinks and light bites will be provided.

  Please RSVP by June 15^th to azdechlik@mrgiplaw.com. 

  Location: A-Side Public House, 754 Randolph Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55102

  Time: 5:00-7:00pm

  
  

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• MIPLA Service Project with Second Harvest Heartland on July 11th

  • When
    11 Jul 2023
  •  
    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Second Harvest Hartland 7101 Winnetka Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

  MIPLA Members and their children ages 8+ are invited to participate in a service project benefiting Second Harvest Heartland.

  At their Brooklyn Park Volunteer Center, volunteers assist with sorting, labeling, weighing and packing various food items to meet immediate needs and help feed our hungry neighbors. The projects vary from day to day and volunteers regularly work with fresh produce, dry goods, bread, and other food donations. This volunteer position requires volunteers to be able to twist and bend down, stand for the duration of their shift, and lift up to 5 pounds. Some, but not many, positions require the ability to lift 40 pounds. We do have a limited number of seated positions available; please let us know if you need accommodations.

  Space is limited! 

  Tuesday, July 11, 2023

  3:30-5pm (please plan to arrive 15 mins early)

  Second Harvest Heartland
  7101 Winnetka Ave N
  Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

  Click here to register you and any participating children (please note the youth waiver form attached). The registration deadline is July 7^th.

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