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Bridging the sea between
AI efficiency and IP ownership
The 2025 Intellectual Property Awareness Summit® will feature leading entrepreneurs, inventors, creative industry members, scholars, investors and executives from the world's most innovative organizations in one of its most dynamic settings, San Francisco.
IPAS 2023 and 2024 participants
The 2025 Intellectual Property Awareness Summit® is being hosted by the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) at Dolby Laboratories global HQ in San Francisco.
Shedding light on property rights and
whom they serve
This year’s theme, ‘AI, Innovation and Ownership', will look at artificial intelligence as a tool for speed and efficiency, as well as AI's sometimes awkward role in creation and ownership.
IPAS 2025 will provide participants on April 24th an excellent opportunity for discussion and networking in a conducive setting. A tour of Dolby's state of the art cinema and research facilities is being planned for both speakers and attendees.
The IP Awareness Summit® is the only annual event that examines the impact of IP on innovation, creative expression, commerce and society, and the strategies for improving it.
Sample topics for 2025 include:
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AI’s emerging role in innovation, creative expression and IP rights
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Current Patent and trade secret strategies for generating AI value and return
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The shifting IP landscape: the U.S., Europe and Asia
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Transparency Matters: Tracking content source and changes to prevent abuse
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Entrepreneurs and investors: Identifying the latest IP challenges and opportunities
IPAS 2025 will include a keynote and featured speaker, plus
discussion breakouts, lunch and a networking reception
IPAS 2023 Attendees at the Center for Innovation Research at Northeastern in Boston
IPAS Through the years
What to Expect:
25 world class speakers, five timely panels, 25 world class panelists, two keynote speakers, access to participants. You will also find lively discourse, fresh thinking and networking opportunities. To enhance interaction IPAS is limited to 130 attendees.
Join a select group of thought leaders – owners, creators, educators, lawyers and investors, among others – in exploring the issues and attitudes affecting IP, IP rights and AI.
A light lunch will be served and a reception with drinks and hors d'oeuvres following the final panel, will provide opportunities to meet the speakers and network with attendees. The cost is covered in part by a nominal registration fee included on a sliding scale.
Discussion breaks, social events, such as a tour of Dolby's facilities where bold ideas are being put into action and new products born. In-person registration is limited. Reserve your place now!
Videos & Podcasts
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Who Is Intellectual Property For? Inside The Movement To Democratize IP
Forbes cited the Center for Intellectual Property as a leader in the effort to make the innovation ecosystem more democratic and inclusive.
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Foster Positive IP Awareness
Learn about the ways businesses, creators and professionals are embracing the relationship between IP, IP rights and AI. Learn why building positive IP rights awareness matters to innovation, value and business success.
Explore new techniques for conveying the role of patents, trademarks and copyrights, as well as trade secrets, in fostering competition and sharing.
Who should attend?
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Businesses (all types & sizes)
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IP owners
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Entrepreneurs
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Inventors and Creators
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Investors
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Educators
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Policymakers
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Researchers
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Engineers
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IP professionals
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IP and policy organizations
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Students
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Journalists