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Intellectual Property Law Section

The Intellectual Property Law Section of the Idaho State Bar promotes the education, training, and networking opportunities of attorneys who practice in the area of Intellectual Property Law. The section meets at 12:00 p.m. noon (MT) on the third Thursday of February, April, June, August, October, and December at The Law Center, 525 W. Jefferson Street in Boise. Meetings may be hybrid or via Zoom only. Please check email notices for confirmation of location.


Upcoming Meetings & Material

Next Meeting: Agenda | Materials

To receive CLE credit for the Section Meeting’s CLE, click here.

Upcoming Events and CLEs

Utah IP Summit – Feb. 16, 2024 – Salt Lake City

Past Meetings
Section Sponsored Issues of The Advocate
Section Sponsored CLE Courses On-Demand

The following courses were sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Section. They are available to watch on-demand (self-study) with 24/7 availability so you can easily view programs whenever and wherever it is convenient. Click on the course title to see the description of the course and the cost.

Scholarships

The deadline to apply is Monday, July 31, 2023.

The Intellectual Property Law Section of the Idaho State Bar is pleased to offer scholarships to members of the Section to enable its members to pursue certifications (or other higher-level learning opportunities) to elevate their skills for the practice of intellectual property law in Idaho.

Eligibility

All members of the Intellectual Property Law Section are eligible to apply for the scholarship awards. This includes members at the standard membership dues level (i.e., $40 for attorneys admitted to the Idaho State Bar and for registered patent agents), the discounted membership dues level (i.e., $20 for law professors and judicial law clerks), and the free dues level (i.e., free membership for law students). A successful applicant selected as a recipient must also be a Section member in good standing at the time the scholarship award is distributed to that recipient.

Expense Eligibility

Scholarship amounts awarded shall be applied only as reimbursement for funds expended by the applicant on or after June 1, 2022. Reimbursable expenses are limited to those already personally incurred by the applicant without reimbursement, or eligibility for reimbursement, from another source (e.g., an employer, another organization). Reimbursable expenses are also limited to those in the following categories of expenses:

  • Course registration fees (e.g., patent bar study course registration fees, certified licensing professional (CLP) exam review course fees, continuing legal education registration fees)
  • Course material fees (e.g., patent bar study guides)
  • Certification application and examination fees (e.g., patent bar application and examination fees; CLE application and exam fees)

Selection Considerations

The Scholarship recipient(s) will be selected by a committee of the Intellectual Property Law Section based on the following considerations:

  • Need for financial assistance for the expenses in question.
  • Commitment to apply the knowledge to be learned from the certification or other higher-level learning opportunity in the practice or furtherance of intellectual property law (e.g., patent, copyright, trademark, unfair competition, trade secret, and licensing) in Idaho.
  • Willingness to share the knowledge gained with the Section’s membership by way of a continuing legal education (CLE) presentation.
  • Willingness to contribute to the scholarship pool in the future.

Because the funds in the scholarship pool are limited, the committee, in determining whether and how much to award a successful applicant, will also consider the amount of funds available in the pool, the amount of financial assistance requested by the applicant, and the number and amounts of financial assistance requests from other applicants

Please click HERE for more information and how to apply.


Section Membership

If you are interested in joining the Intellectual Property Law Section, please register using the Section Registration Form.

Membership dues are as follows:

Standard Membership Dues – $40
Law Professors / Judicial Law Clerks / Patent Agents / Members of the General Public – $20
Law Students – FREE

To view the section’s by-laws, select: Intellectual Property Law Section By-Laws.


Section Officers

Chairperson
Southern Vice Chairperson
Past Chairperson
Eastern Vice Chairperson
Secretary
Northern Vice Chairperson

Disclaimer

The Intellectual Property Law Section of the Idaho State Bar presents information on this website as a service to our members and others in the field of labor and employment law.  Our goal is to provide information of value to attorneys practicing in this area.

While this website endeavors to be accurate and timely, we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or of other sites which may be linked to this site.  Nothing contained in this website should be taken as legal advice.

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