Events

2025 MIPLA Stampede CLE Program & Annual Meeting, Wed. April 23

When: 4/23/2025 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Registration is open for the annual MIPLA Stampede, being held in-person Wednesday, April 23 at Pinstripes (3849 Gallagher Dr, Edina, MN 55435) in the upstairs ballroom. Attendees may receive up to approximately 6.0 CLE credits including 1.0 ethics credit (CLE code 526961).  This will be another fun and informative IP CLE program, and a great opportunity to network with colleagues from the IP community.

Event registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch, drawings for great door prizes, and a reception/cocktail hour with appetizers and bocce ball at the close of the event!

MIPLA will conduct its annual meeting over lunch. Nominations for the MIPLA board can be submitted to info@mipla.net through Wednesday March 26th, and we have an open position on the Education Committee. MIPLA members can attend the annual meeting portion only via a special limited registration, without having to register for the full CLE event.


Partnership with AIPLA (American IP Law Association) to provide discounted registration to the AIPLA Spring Meeting in Minneapolis May 13-15!

Additionally, if you are a MIPLA member and you are not a member of AIPLA (American IP Law Association), we are pleased to inform you that we have partnered with AIPLA to offer a discounted rate to the AIPLA Spring Meeting being held in Minneapolis May 13-15, 2025! Here is the Spring Meeting application, please fill it out and email it to tsherrill@aipla.org. Please note that the cost for registering for the AIPLA Spring Meeting increases after March 24th, and then increases again on Monday, April 21st.

Download the 2025 Stampede agenda here! Complete session details forthcoming.

Featuring:

• A discussion on engineering a legal career - The Honorable Elizabeth Cowan Wright (Magistrate Judge, District of Minnesota)
• An ethics CLE about building inclusive legal workplaces - Erin Lain (Associate Dean and Professor, Drake Law School)
• Panel discussion on global patent portfolio management - Nick Anderson (Legal Director, Boston Scientific), Victor Jonas (Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Adjunct Professor, U of MN Law School), and Braden Katterheinrich (Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Adjunct Professor, U of MN Law School)
• Top IP Cases of the Year - R. Carl Moy (Director, IP Institute, Professor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law)
• A discussion on privacy, cybersecurity, and AI regulations - Brad Hammer (Partner, Husch Blackwell)
• Developments in litigation finance - Adam Gill (Founder and Managing Director, GLS Capital, LLC)
• Avoiding Global Brand Rollout Killers - Christopher Schulte (Partner and Co-chair of the Trademark Practice Group, Merchant & Gould P.C.) and Danielle Mattessich (Partner and Co-chair of the Trademark Practice Group, Merchant & Gould P.C.)

Cost:

• $175 for MIPLA members; become a member here  
• $250 for non-MIPLA members
• Free for student MIPLA members; become a student member here
• The annual meeting portion is free to attend for MIPLA members (pre-registration under this option requested)

Registration Deadline: To reserve a lunch, you must register for the event by April 16, 2025.

Parking information: Free parking is available in the ramp adjacent to Pinstripes and the Container Store (enter to the left as you enter the parking lot) and in the small surface lot.

Note: the times and titles of individual sessions are subject to change.