REGISTER HERE

Thompson Hine LLP is hosting a comprehensive 4-hour seminar designed for patent practitioners and IP professionals. The session focuses on navigating the rapidly shifting landscape of patent litigation, from initial venue selection to global defense strategies.

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026

Time: 8:45 AM PDT (4-hour duration)

Format: Open session; attendees are welcome to join for specific presentations or the full program.

Key Discussion Topics

The program is structured to address high-impact developments in the IP world, specifically:

Venue Issues: Navigating the "where" of litigation in an era of evolving jurisdictional rules.

Global Litigation: Emerging trends and cross-border strategies for international patent disputes.

Thompson Hine LLP is hosting a comprehensive 4-hour seminar designed for patent practitioners and IP professionals. The session focuses on navigating the rapidly shifting landscape of patent litigation, from initial venue selection to global defense strategies.

  • Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026

  • Time: 8:45 AM PDT (4-hour duration)

  • Format: Open session; attendees are welcome to join for specific presentations or the full program.

Key Discussion Topics

The program is structured to address high-impact developments in the IP world, specifically:

  • Venue Issues: Navigating the "where" of litigation in an era of evolving jurisdictional rules.

  • Global Litigation: Emerging trends and cross-border strategies for international patent disputes.

  • PTAB Strategy: Best practices for navigating the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.


REGISTER HERE

PREVIOUS EVENTS

Please join us for an evening to enjoy the company and support of fellow women attorneys who practice IP law.  Feel free to invite other women who practice IP law as guests.

Complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be available.

We look forward to seeing you!!

Please note that the Grand Bay Hotel San Francisco formerly went by other names: Sofitel SF Bay Hotel and Hotel Pullman San Francisco Bay. The address is the same.


 To cover planning and resource costs, a $15 no-show fee applies to members who register but do not attend.


IMPORTANT UPDATE: Event will start at 5:30 pm instead of 6:00 pm to allow some time for people to shop afterwards. The event will take place on the 2nd floor in the Designer Area. If you have trouble finding the event, ask for Erin Shisido to be contacted.

Looking for some fun, companionship, and style advice? Join fellow Women in IP Law for the WIPLA Holiday Party at Nordstrom in the Stanford Mall! There will be complimentary appetizers and drinks, a style presentation, and shopping. The stylists at Nordstrom will be showing us how to put together staples and then elevate them with accessories to always look pulled together no matter how casual the environment is. 


️️ Dec, 4th 2025 

6:00 5:30 pm UPDATED

Members and Guests Welcome

  Nordstrom in the Stanford Mall: 550 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304

WIPLA would like to thank its sponsors for their continued support of women in the field of intellectual property law: 


 





Haley Guiliano LLP




Dear WIPLA Members,

To thank you for your continued support of WIPLA, we will be extending membership for a year starting in December 2024 to December 2025.

For information on other upcoming events, please check back here and also be on the lookout for WIPLA emails!

We are very excited to catch up with you!

Warmly,


The WIPLA Board

Gina Steele, President

Julie Missud, Secretary

Katie Scott, Treasurer

Camilla Bykhovsky




© 2011-2026 Women's Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software