Georgia State University’s College of Law and College of Business will together be hosting the 2009 Intellectual Property Legends Award Luncheon on September 17, 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel in midtown Atlanta.  Taking place between the times of 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., the luncheon will honor Stanley Birch, Jr. of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Ted Turner of Turner Enterprises, Inc., and Anthony Askew of King & Spalding.  The price of admission is $35 per person and tickets may be purchased from www.IPLegends.org.

Many Atlanta intellectual property attorneys are expected to be in attendance.

The American Intellectual Property Law Association will be holding its 13th annual Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar.  The two day seminar, running from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on July 16th and 17th, will cover all aspects of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, including all the latest developments and features.  Representatives from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as well as from the World Intellectual Property Organization will be present at the seminar to participate in various discussions.  The seminar will take place in the Crystal City Marriott located in Arlington, Virginia.  The cost of attendance ranges from $595.00 for AIPLA members to $885.00 for non-members, with both registration fees including a comprehensive package of written materials.

Atlanta-based intellectual property attorneys can learn more about the PCT and practice before WIPO.

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.