This Week in Washington IP: IPWatchdog’s Life Sciences Masters, IP Competition with China, and Helping Women Entrepreneurs Protect Their Brand

This week in Washington IP news, Congress returns from its district work period with the House holding several meetings related to IP and innovation. The House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet holds a hearing on IP competition with China and another subcommittee discusses safeguarding data in the growing AI industry. Elsewhere, IPWatchdog is hosting its Life Sciences Masters™ program in Ashburn, VA, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office hosts a panel discussion for its ongoing Women’s Entrepreneurship (WE) program

Monday, October 16

IPWatchdog

Life Sciences Masters™ 2023

From Monday to Wednesday starting at 2:00 PM Monday, IPWatchdog Studios, Ashburn, VA

Over three days, this IPWatchdog event will focus on the intersection of intellectual property law and the biopharmaceutical industry and will explore the law, politics, and business of life sciences. Hear from a great list of speakers including industry insiders, legal professionals, and representatives from the largest biopharmaceutical companies.

Wednesday, October 18

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Women Entrepreneurs: Protect and promote your brand

At noon ET on Wednesday, Northwestern University McCormick Auditorium and online livestream

This installment of the USPTO’s Women’s Entrepreneurship (WE) program will be hosted at Northwestern University with a panel discussion featuring successful women entrepreneurs from the area. The panel discussion will focus on how entrepreneurs and business owners can protect elements that distinguish their brands from their competition. Shirin Bidel-Niyat the Chief of Staff at the USPTO will host the panel discussion.

House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce

Safeguarding Data and Innovation: Setting the Foundation for the use of Artificial Intelligence

At 4:00 PM on Wednesday, 2123 RHOB and online livestream

Artificial intelligence remains a hot topic in the nation’s capital, and now this House Energy & Commerce subcommittee turns its attention to the emerging technology. Safeguarding user data and protecting authors’ and artists’ works has been a recurring legal battle with many pleading for more clarity on the issue.

Thursday, October 19

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Digital Trade, Supply Chains, and Economic Security: Perspectives from Taipei and Washington

At 9:00 AM on Thursday, online livestream

A group of officials, policymakers, and experts will meet to discuss economic relations between the United States and Taiwan. The list of topics includes economic security and opportunities to expand economic relations in the digital economy. The whole-day event will also discuss how Taiwan can respond to economic coercion.

House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part III – IP Theft, Cybersecurity, and AI

At 10:00 AM on Thursday, 2141 RHOB and online livestream

The third part of this series of hearings on IP competition with China was rescheduled from its original date in September. The House subcommittee held two previous installments in March and April. In the last meeting, the Republican-led subcommittee emphasized policy choices by the Biden Administration that it believes gave Chinese companies increased access to U.S. technology.

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