COVID-19: Major IP related conferences and their current status

We provide an update of international conferences to help you plan your attendance. Each conference has a link directly to the conference page so you will have live updates at all times. We will continue to monitor these and keep you updated.

Conference/Event Original Scheduled Date Status
Marques Spring Team Meeting
Frankfurt, Germany
5-6 March 2020 Cancelled this year
PTMG Spring Conference
London, United Kingdom
16-17 March 2020 Cancelled this year
2020 Trade Secret Law Summit
San Francisco, USA
16-17 March 2020 New date - scheduled for 31 August - 1 September 2020
CITMA Spring Conference
London, United Kingdom
18 March 2020 Cancelled this year
Sedona Working Groups
Phoenix, USA
30 March 2020 Postponed - date TBC
Young EPLaw Congress
Belgium, Brussels
5-6 April 2020 Postponed - date TBC
Fordham IP Conference
New York, USA
16-17 April 2020 Cancelled this year
AIPLA Spring Meeting
San Antonio, Texas, USA
6-8 May 2020 Cancelled this year but are looking into alternative programming options.
LAIPLA Spring Seminar
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA
16-17 May 2020 Postponed to 2021
LES Annual Conference
Berlin, Germany
17-19 May 2020 Cancelled - but some content will be made available online and virtual options explored
Bio Annual Conference
San Diego, USA
8-11 June 2020 Moved to virtual event
ECTA Annual Conference
Copenhagen, Denmark
17-20 June 2020 Postponed until 15-17 June 2022
ABA Annual Meeting
Chicago, USA
20 July - 4 August 2020 As scheduled
LES Scandinavia Annual Conference 2020
Helsinki, Finland
20-22 September 2020 As scheduled
Marques 34th Annual Conference
Stockholm, Sweden
22-25 September 2020 As scheduled
AIPPI World Congress
Hangzhou, China
11-14 October 2020 As scheduled
Bio Europe
Munich, Germany
26-28 October 2020 As scheduled
INTA Leadership Meeting
Houston, Texas, USA
16-20 November 2020 This has now shifted to a virtual format

IBA Annual Conference
Miami, USA

1-6 November 2020 As scheduled
INTA 142nd Annual Meeting 2020
Houston, Texas, USA
16 - 20 November 2020 New date – to share with the INTA Leadership Meeting
APAA Annual Meeting
Gold Coast, Australia
13-17 November 2020 As scheduled
EPLAW Congress
Brussels, Belgium
4 December 2020 As scheduled
Last reviewed 18 May 2020

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