Join IPPI: The IP Policy Institute of The University of Akron School of Law on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at the Walt Disney World® Swan in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, for IPPI’s inaugural IPPI 2026 Winter Institute! This year’s theme will be IP and National Success. We hope you can join us!

• Visit our conference website to view the agenda, see who’s speaking, and register
• 7 hours CLE pending
• Register on or by January 14 for early bird pricing
• Last day to register: January 25

IPPI’s Winter Institute is being hosted in collaboration with Akron Law’s own Winter Institute 2026.

Conference Description:

The United States of America became the world’s innovation superpower largely through its robust intellectual property system backed by effective government policies supporting its innovative and creative industries. It achieved global leadership in biopharma, technology, entertainment, and publishing that has driven economic growth and cultural influence worldwide.

Today, that dominance faces unprecedented challenges from weakened patent protections, proposed AI training exemptions, threats to research funding, and aggressive competition from nations with different IP philosophies.

This conference brings together leading scholars and industry experts to examine why effective IP rights and complementary public policies are essential to American innovation leadership, analyze what has driven success in key sectors, and chart a path to maintain or reclaim America’s position as the world’s leading creator and innovators.

Questions? Email us at [email protected]!