On April 26, 2023 USPTO will celebrate World IP Day focused on this year’s theme Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation & Creativity

Join USPTO in celebrating the work of trailblazing women around the world and in raising awareness about why it is so important to encourage more women to participate in the IP system. Many thanks to our event sponsor, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Member, Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property.

Where: Senate Visitors Center, Room 203-02, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC 20001- LIVE STREAM is also available. Please add a live-stream ticket if you plan to attend remotely.

When: 4:30 – 7:30 PM EDT

4:30 PM - Welcome and introduction of Senator Mazie Hirono – Vincent E. Garlock, AIPLA Executive Director

4:32 PM - Welcome Remarks from Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI)

4:35 PM - Opening Remarks, Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO

4:40 PM - Remarks from US Copyright Office Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter

4:45 PM - Remarks from Members of Congress

4:50 - 5:55 PM - Panel Discussion on Women Innovators, Creators, Inventors Includes Q&A Session. -- Moderated by Samantha Aguayo, Deputy Executive Director & Chief Policy Counsel, Intellectual Property Owners Association and Brad Watts, Vice President for Patents and Innovation Policy, US Chamber Global Innovation Policy Center.

• Elizabeth Dougherty, USPTO, Empowering Women's Entrepreneurship (WE) – (https://www.uspto.gov/initiatives/we) The Value of Her IP Initiative

• Maria Strong, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Policy and International Affairs, US Copyright Office (invited)

• Rachel Kahler, General Mills – (https://www.generalmills.com/about-us/work-with-us/product-technology-in...)

• Renae Fossum, Research Fellow, The Procter & Gamble Company (https://us.pg.com/innovation/)

• Rachel Lee, BlueFoot (https://www.bluefoot.ai/thefamily)

• Casey Boshae Williams, The Gentle Pit (https://thegentlepit.com/blogs/meet-casey/meet-casey)

5:55 PM - Closing remarks from Christopher Ruggerio, WIPO, and announcement of reception and exhibition.

Special Women in Innovation displays materials provided by:  Procter & Gamble, General Mills, and others.

The event is coordinated with the USPTO, and many thanks to the sponsors and supporting organizations:

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC), International Trademark Association (INTA), The American Bar Association's Section on Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL), the US IP Alliance, the Global IP Alliance, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), and the US Copyright Office

This event is free and meets the requirements of a widely attended event under Congressional Ethics Rules.

This event is open to members of the press. 

There is no fee to attend, but please register above.