The Georgia State University College of Law and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business will be hosting the 2009 Corporate Intellectual Property Institute at the Georgia State University Student Center on November 3-4, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.  This two-day event can be used by all Intellectual Property professionals as a networking opportunity or as a platform to discuss common corporate issues involving Intellectual Property law.  Further seminars will also be delivered by the Intellectual Property Owner’s Association.  Admissions pricing for this particular event ranges from $595 (by September 15) to $795 (by October 15) to $995 (thereafter).  For more information and to register please visit www.gsuip.org/corporate.  Sponsorships are also currently available.

On Tuesday, May 26, 2009, the Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association will be holding the 2009 Bench and Bar Reception. Along with providing a buffet, open bar, live music, and a special Bard Show performance, the reception will also honor as the 2009 recipient of the Logan E. Bleckley Award for Judicial Excellence, The Honorable Leah Ward Sears, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.  The social gathering will take place at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, located at 201 17th Street, NW, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363, between the times of 6 PM to 9 PM, with the award presentation at 6:45 PM. The event has an entrance fee of $35 per person, with judges having their fee waived as guests of the Litigation Section.

The 5^th Annual SpringPosium will be from May 8-9, 2009 and will include intellectual property activities like golf and, of course, time for other networking and educational opportunities. Georgia State University College of Law will sponsor this event, along with the Atlanta Bar Association. This will be a great opportunity to meet old, and make new, friends among the patent, trademark and copyright legal community.

To be held April 15-16, 2008 in Chicago, IL, this conference focuses on the latest advances in magnetics applications, materials and technology.  While it is a long way from Atlanta, GA, this conference will bring world-wide experts in magnetic technology together.  Since magnetics are a significant part of new transportation systems, particularly hybrids, this field is in the forefront of vehicle technology.  For more information, please visit www.MagneticsMagazine.com.

The American Bar Association will host its Intellectual Property Law Conference near the old offices of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Offices in Arlington, Virginia. For those into social network gaming, the Second Life Bar Association will be in attendance, as will the Virtual Intellectual Property Organization. Attend in person or over the Internet. Register at www.abanet.org/intelprop/spring2009.

The State Bar of Georgia will hold its annual meeting June 18-20, 2009 at Amelia Island Plantation, on Amelia Island, in, strangely, Florida. Currently, the Bar is encouraging exhibitors to reserve space by calling Gakii Kingoriah at 404-527-8713. Exhibitor setup will be on June 17.

This will be an opportunity to interface and network with other members of the legal profession, with approximately 1,000 attendees expected. Hopefully, the intellectual property sector should be in plentiful attendance, with plenty of opportunities to discuss recent changes in patent, trademark and copyright law.

Georgia State College of Law and Georgia State University are currently soliciting nominations for this award. Even inventors, businessmen and entrepreneurs may be nominated, along with those in the legal professions. Nominations should be made by February 16, 2009 to iplegends@gsuip.org with name, bio and reasons they should win.

The Annual “Take Your Adversary to Lunch” program of the Atlanta Bar Association’s Litigation Section will take place during February with a drawing for gift cards for both adversaries on March 13, 2009. There are classes for Heavyweights, Welterweights, Featherweights and Lightweights. Enter by March 5, 2009. Contact the Atlanta Bar at www.atlantabar.org.

This conference will be held March 3-4, 2009 at the Hilton in DisneyWorld, Orlando, FL. This is an excellent opportunity for those in the Atlanta intellectual property community to learn about new cutting-edge vehicular technology and to network with entrepreneurs in this field. With renewed emphasis on hybrids and electric vehicles (battery and fuel cell powered), this is a rapidly expanding market. More information can be found at www.e-DriveOnline.com.

TAG (The Technology Association of Georgie) will hold their January Entrepreneurs meeting on January 8, 2009 at the Hodges Room, 75 Fifth Street, Atlanta, GA in Suite 335.  There is a $20.00 fee for non-members.