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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 8h

Last chance to register! This Wednesday, join us for a timely discussion with experts on #copyright case Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg. The webinar will NOT be recorded, so please plan to tune in to the live event.

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 2027-2028 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship Program – IPPI at Akron Law invites applications from U.S applicants for the non-resident Edison Fellowship, designed to develop rigorous scholarship on IP, creativity, & innovation law and policy.

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

IPPI's 2026 FALL PROGRESS REPORT is now available! This issue features events, professional activities, writing, and more by IPPI and members of our network from June through August 2026. Link in comments #IPLaw #IP #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The oral argument in Ninth Circuit's en banc rehearing of Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg is TODAY 9/29 3:30 PM ET: ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/stream.... Please join us WED 10/7 for a timely webinar on "The Future of Copyright's Similarity Doctrine" in light of this case: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Join us on Oct. 7 for a webinar on "The Future of Copyright's Substantial Similarity Doctrine: Insights from the En Banc Rehearing in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg" ✅ Learn more, register, & submit questions: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even... #Copyright #IP #Sedlik #Photography #Tattoo #Art

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

IPPI's 2026 SUMMER PROGRESS REPORT is now available! This issue features events, professional activities, writing, & more by IPPI & members of our network from March through May 2026: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2026... #IPLaw #IP #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Recording now available for June 18 virtual panel discussion on "The Myths and Realities of Pharmaceutical Patents" with Mark Schultz, Emily Michiko Morris, and moderator Chris Israel! ▶️ Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1dl... #IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #Innovation #Patent #Pharmaceuticals

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The Myths and Realities of Biopharmaceutical Patents | June 18, 2026, Virtual Panel Discussion

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Many thanks to Victoria Cundiff, David Gooder, the Hon. Andrei Iancu, Karyn Temple, & Joshua Kresh for speaking on "IP at America's 250th," co-hosted by @council4ip.bsky.social & IPPI as part of the @wipo.int -U.S. Summer School on IP! ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Jb... #America250 #IPLaw #Innovation

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IP at America's 250th | June 10, 2026, Virtual Panel

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Please join us this Thursday, June 18, for an exclusive webinar with IPPI scholars examining the myths and realities of pharmaceutical patents, featuring IPPI's Mark Schultz & Emily Michiko Morris & moderator Chris Israel (Alliance of U.S. Startups and Inventors for Jobs)!

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

IPPI welcomes Jim Harlan, JD/MBA as a Practitioner in Residence! Senior Advisor at The Standard Strategy, Mr. Harlan specializes in guiding clients through intricate innovation, IP, & regulation challenges. (1/4)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Register today & join us on Wed., June 10, 1:00-2:30 PM EDT, for “IP at America’s 250th,” a virtual panel co-hosted by C4IP and #IPPI as part of the WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP! Learn more & register ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #America250 #IPLaw #Innovation #Creativity

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

New Policy Research by IPPI Scholars on Myths of #Patent Thickets & #Evergreening ➡️ In a collection of short papers, Mark Schultz, Douglas Park, & Jennifer Brant challenge common narratives re: #pharma patenting practices with real-world evidence: www.unpackingip.org/ipandbiopharma #IP

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

IPPI warmly welcomes Professor Francesca Ferrari, Professor of Civil Procedure Law at the University of Insubria – Como/Varese, as our newest Senior Scholar! ➡️ Read Professor Ferrari's full bio: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/#:~:...

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY! Apply by MONDAY, MAY 11, for the 2026 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on Intellectual Property, hosted online only from June 1-12 by IPPI at Akron Law. ➡️ Learn more and apply: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even... ➡️ Draft agenda and speakers: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...

IPPI and WIPO logos and information for 2026 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on Intellectual Property. Hosted Online June 1-12. Hosted by IPPI at Akron Law.

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

PANEL RECORDINGS for the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP & National Success are now available! View now on IPPI's website (blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...) or YouTube (www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...). THANK YOU to everyone who traveled to join us! #IPLaw #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

IPPI is pleased to welcome Dr. Andrew P. Vassallo, Associate Professor of Economics & Chair of the Economics Department at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, & a 2025-2026 Edison Fellow, as an IPPI Senior Scholar! Read more about Dr. Vassallo & his work: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/#:~:... (1/3)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

SPEAKERS & AGENDA ANNOUNCED for the online 2026 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP, hosted June 1-12! View the draft agenda: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/wp-c... One month left to apply! Learn more and apply by Monday, May 11: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Now available: IPPI'S 2026 SPRING PROGRESS REPORT! This issue features events, professional activities, writing, & more by IPPI & members of our network from Dec. 2025-Feb. 2026: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2026... #IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #IP #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Applications are OPEN now through May 11 for the 2026 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on Intellectual Property, hosted ONLINE by IPPI from June 1-12! Learn about U.S. IP law & its real-world applications from academic, industry, & government experts ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even... #IntellectualProperty

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

LAST CHANCE to register! We've extended the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute registration deadline to Thursday, February 12, 5 PM ET. ➡️ 6.25 hours Ohio CLE CONFIRMED. Learn more and register at blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even...! #IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Early bird pricing for IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute goes through this coming Wednesday, January 14! Check out the conference website for more details: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even... #IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Early Bird Registration NOW OPEN for IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute: IP & National Success! Learn more & register: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even... ➡ Register by Jan. 3 for early bird rate (full rate begins Jan. 4) ➡ Registration Deadline: Jan. 25 #IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

IPPI'S 2025 WINTER PROGRESS REPORT is now available! This edition details events, professional activities, writing, & more by IPPI & members of our network from Sept-Nov 2025: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2025... #IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #IP #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED for IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL, on Feb. 26, 2026! Early bird registration coming soon; 5 hours CLE pending. View the agenda/confirmed speakers ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/even... #IPLaw #IP #Innovation #Patent #Copyright #IPPI2026

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY! Submit your 2026-2027 Edison Fellowship proposal by 5:00 PM EST Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Open to U.S. applicants. Learn more & apply ➡️ blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/wp-c... #Edison #Fellowship #IPLaw #Innovation #Policy #Creativity #Copyright #Patent #Trademark #Economics

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

New IPPI Fact Sheet by Professor Kristen Jakobsen Osenga on the Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/wp-c... #RESTORE #IntellectualProperty #PatentLaw #Patents (1/3)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Last week, IPPI affiliates submitted two amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in Cox v. Sony: mailchi.mp/uakron.edu/a.... #Copyright #IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #SCOTUS (1/3)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

One month left to apply for a 2026-2027 Edison Fellowship! Applications are due 5:00 PM EST on Sunday, November 23, 2025. #ThomasEdison #IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #Copyright #Patent #Trademark #TradeSecrets #Economics

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

IPPI warmly welcomes Takeshi S. Komatani, Ph.D., LL.D., LL.M, as a Practitioner in Residence!

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We are pleased to announce IPPI Scholar Zvi Rosen's new role as IPPI's Copyright Fellow! Prof. Rosen is an Assoc. Prof. at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law & an expert on copyright history & AI authorship issues. He will work with IPPI on copyright events/writing, including upcoming policy briefs.

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

New IPPI Fact Sheet on the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 (PERA) by Prof. Kristen Jakobsen Osenga: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/wp-c... #PERA #IntellectualProperty #PatentLaw #Patents (1/3)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Call for Applications for 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowships! IPPI invites U.S. applicants (U.S. residents/citizens currently residing in the U.S. or abroad) for a non-resident fellowship program. (1/2)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

IPPI's 2025 Fall Progress Report is now available! This edition details events, professional activities, writing, & more by IPPI & members of our network from June through August: blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2025... #IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #IP #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

On Wed 9/24, IPPI & the Centro de Propiedad Intelectual e Innovación (CPINN) at Universidad de 'San Andrés' (UDESA) will co-host an in-person "Life Sciences Innovation Forum" in Buenos Aires on how Argentina can accelerate growth in life sciences/improve patient access to innovative meds. (1/2)

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Life Sciences Innovation Forum

This forum shall explore how Argentina might accelerate growth in its life sciences sector while improving patient access to innovative medicines. It will examine the critical role of strong intellect...

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Podcast Alert: Melanie Whittington, Ph.D., Head of the Leerink Center for Pharmacoeconomics, interviews IPPI's Joshua Kresh & Prof. Emily Michiko Morris on the critical need to protect IP for biopharmaceutical innovation & their research on evergreening & patent thickets. (1/2)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

SAVE THE DATE for IPPI's inaugural Winter Institute on Feb. 26, 2026, in Lake Buena Vista, FL! Held in partnership with The University of Akron School of Law's Winter Institute 2026, IPPI's 2026 Winter Institute will explore the theme of "IP and National Success." (1/2)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Check out the latest from IPPI's blog! IPPI Scholar & Akron Law Assistant Professor of Law Michael Doane writes on the Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act in his new blog post "TPLFA: Protecting Predatory Infringers": blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2025... #TPLFA #patent #litigation #USPTO

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

IPPI is pleased to welcome Prof. Bruce Boyden, Assoc. Prof. at Marquette University Law School, as an IPPI Senior Scholar. We look forward to working with him & drawing from his expertise in copyright law to further IPPI's work in support of creative industries & individuals. (1/2)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

IPPI welcomes Prof. Sandra Aistars as Distinguished Counselor in Residence & Professor of Law! Her invaluable expertise & experience represent a significant strengthening of our copyright scholarship capabilities & reinforcing our commitment to advancing IP policy research & education. (1/2)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

This week, IPPI & Geneva Network convened the inaugural Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation in Washington, D.C. Led by Profs. Mark F. Schultz & Emily Michiko Morris, academic & industry leaders in healthcare #innovation, #IP, & #LifeSciences from around the world...(1/2)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

IPPI is pleased to welcome Dr. Michael D. Smith, J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Information Technology and Marketing at Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College, as an IPPI Sr. Scholar! Check out Prof. Smith's bio to learn about his research: tinyurl.com/MichaelSmith... (1/2)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

TODAY (7/16) @ 12:00 PM ET: Tune in to a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training." www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac... (1/2)

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TIME CHANGE: Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Register today for the Federalist Society's upcoming JULY 17 webinar "The Case for RESTORE? Injunctions, Patents, and the Future of Innovation": fedsoc.org/events/the-c... (1/2)

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The Case for RESTORE? Injunctions, Patents, and the Future of Innovation

Join the Federalist Society for a timely and compelling discussion on the RESTORE Act, legislation a...

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

New IPPI Policy Brief & Fact Sheet on U.S. Patent Quality and Reducing Patent Application Backlogs at the USPTO: mailchi.mp/uakron.edu/u... There has been a lot of discussion about both patent quality & the current backlog, along with possible ways to improve one or the other. (1/3)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

In case you couldn't join us for the 6/11 webinar "Investing in Ideas: The Power of Public Research," you can now view the panel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb-v... & learn about the importance of public funding for universities & how basic research drives innovation/educates the future. (1/2)

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“Investing in Ideas: The Power of Public Research” | June 11, 2025 | Co-Hosted by IPPI & USIPA

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

IPPI's Summer 2025 Progress Report is now available! This edition details events, professional activities, writing, and more by IPPI and members of our network from March through May of this year. blogs.uakron.edu/ualawip/2025... #IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #Patent #Copyright #Trademark #Innovation

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

A warm welcome to Jennifer Brant, CEO & Founder of Swiss-based consultancy firm Innovation Insights, who joins IPPI as a Practitioner in Residence! (1/4)

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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute @ippi-akron.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

IPPI welcomes Prof. Sean Pager of MSU College of Law as a Senior Scholar! Prof. Pager's research interests & scholarship include IP & creative industries, traditional knowledge, & cultural heritage rights. We look forward to working with him & value his expertise in these important areas of IP.

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