Welcome to the Intellectual Property Law Section

Section News & Notes UNC Center for Media Law & Policy (Thursday, April 12, 2012; 4:00 PM @ UNC Law, Room 5046) The UNC Center for Media Law and Policy and Carolina Intellectual Property Law Association present, "Searching for a Middle Ground: Can We Stop Online Piracy While Still Protecting Speech?" Click here for more information. "Changes to the U.S. Patent System – America Invents Act (AIA)" April 19, 2012, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Charlotte, NC CLE 3:55 PM; Register: http://www.ncbar.org/cle/programs/950AIA.aspx (CLE Credit: 1.0 Hour) Reception 5:00 -7:00 PM; Sign-up Here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZBZJMV9 2012 IP Institute for Paralegals (April 26, 2012) - N.C. Bar Center, Cary, NC Register by calling toll free (800)-228-3402 or online at: http://www.ncbar.org/cle/programs/919IPP.aspx CPE Credit: 6.0 Hours; Qualifies for NC State Bar Paralegal Certification Credit Join the Section Click here to join the Section. Intellectual Property Law Section Committees Click here to find out more.

The Intellectual Property Law Section examines copyright, patent and trademark law issues. The section, currently with 661 members, sponsors CLE programs and services; provides members with a substantive newsletter, IP Links ; and helps mold the association's legislative agenda for presentation to the N.C. General Assembly.

The Intellectual Property Law Section's website includes the following information:

Calendar - contains a listing of Section Council meeting dates, Section Annual meeting dates, and other Section-related events dates, locations, times, and event descriptions.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) - contains section-specific Continuing Legal Education (CLE) information including upcoming programs and publications when available.

Governance - contains the Intellectual Property Law section's governing documents including the purpose statement and bylaws.

Join/Renew - contains an online application form for joining this section.

Leadership - contains information from the section's leadership including the section officers, section council, committee chairs, and meeting minutes when available.

ListManager – is a communication tool that offers its members the opportunity to post suggestions, comments or questions to a large number of people at the same time.

Newsletters - contains the section's newsletters, which may be password-protected as determined by the section leadership.

Resources - contains section-specific legal resources including access to Casemaker / PJI, online links / references, publications (e.g., forms, brochures, booklets, etc.), articles, legislative issues, and other information when available.

NCBA - Information about the North Carolina Bar Association's leaders, staff contacts, map/driving tools, and links to other sections, divisions as well as NCBA's home page.