Celebrating Colorado's Startups: World Intellectual Property Day
Event Information
Description
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and GALVANIZE, joined by the Rocky Mountain U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, will host a World Intellectual Property (IP) Day celebration that highlights the efforts being undertaken by Colorado’s startup community to improve lives around the world.
This year's World IP Day theme, "Innovation: Improving Lives," gives us a chance to hear from several innovators about what they are doing to make a difference in the world, and to understand the secrets of their successes. Don't miss out on the opportunity to hear from, and network with, these startup community leaders!
- 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM: opening reception and sign-in in the Galvanize Cafe
- 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM: program featuring local startups and innovators, including Jim Deters of Galvanize, Steve Katseros of Nokero, and Tim Reeser of Lightning Hybrids
- 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM: closing reception and innovation exhibition in the Galvanize Cafe
Organizer American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Organizer of Celebrating Colorado's Startups: World Intellectual Property Day
Who We Are
VISION
AIPLA will expand its role as an innovator, powerful advocate, and visible global leader in intellectual property through our commitment to education, outreach, member service, and advocacy.
MISSION
We serve our members, fostering their professional and leadership development, helping nurture and mentor them as they advance within our profession, keeping them informed in an ever-evolving legal environment, and enriching the diversity of the profession in which we practice, while responding to their personal and professional needs;
We serve public policy leaders, whose mission is to develop, implement and maintain our intellectual property system, assisting them with objective and unbiased analysis, and helping establish and maintain fair and effective global laws and policies that stimulate and reward innovation and creative works in keeping with the public interest;
We serve the public, providing education as to the daily value and benefits of a strong intellectual property system that fosters incentives for creativity & innovation, while balancing the public’s interest in healthy competition, reasonable costs and basic fairness; and
We serve our association and its employees, providing sound management, financial stability, stable succession, and a vibrant, respectful and collaborative workplace environment, delivering opportunities and support for all to lead, create and thrive.
