IIPLA 2026 USA Agenda: Two Days of Cutting-Edge Intellectual Property Insights
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The IIPLA 2026 USA conference is set to bring together professionals from across the intellectual property community on September 21–22, 2026, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Palo Alto, California. The 30th edition features a comprehensive two-day agenda covering emerging developments in artificial intelligence, patents, trademarks, copyright, licensing, enforcement, and global intellectual property strategy.
The agenda begins on September 21 with registration and networking, followed by a welcome address from IIPLA Founder Azam Ghani. The opening panel, “The Future of Intellectual Property in the AI Economy,” examines how artificial intelligence is influencing the IP landscape. The program then moves into AI-generated inventions and patent eligibility, addressing important questions surrounding innovation and patent protection in an increasingly AI-driven environment.
Another major focus of the first day is the intersection of copyright, open source, and generative AI. Session 3 explores ways to manage digital IP risks as organizations increasingly develop and deploy AI technologies. The afternoon continues with a special discussion on brand protection, followed by a session addressing counterfeiting, e-commerce, and international trademark enforcement.
The first day concludes with an extended session on SEPs, FRAND, global licensing, and patent monetization. These topics are particularly relevant to companies, technology businesses, patent owners, and legal professionals involved in licensing strategies and commercialization of intellectual property assets.
The second day, September 22, continues with a strong emphasis on international IP strategy. Cross-border patent enforcement and global patent portfolio management open the day’s main program, followed by a session focused on trademark licensing, brand valuation, M&A, due diligence, and global brand expansion. These sessions connect IP management with broader corporate and commercial objectives.
The agenda then turns toward technology-focused patent strategy with “Software & AI Patent Portfolio Strategy.” This session provides a dedicated forum for discussing the management and development of patent portfolios involving software and artificial intelligence. A later plenary session examines generative AI, deepfakes, open source, and AI model IP risk management, highlighting several rapidly developing areas of digital intellectual property.
The conference continues with international IP strategy, covering licensing, enforcement, portfolio management, and commercialization. The closing plenary focuses on strategic litigation involving patents, trademarks, and copyrights, followed by a closing address.
Overall, the IIPLA 2026 USA agenda combines legal, technological, commercial, and strategic perspectives on intellectual property. With dedicated panels, keynote sessions, networking opportunities, and speakers from law firms, corporations, technology organizations, and IP-focused businesses, the program provides a broad overview of issues shaping today’s global IP environment.
The event will take place in person at the Hilton Garden Inn, Palo Alto, making it a Silicon Valley-focused forum for professionals interested in the evolving relationship between intellectual property, technology, innovation, and business strategy.
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