Location: Stanford Law School
Crown Quadrangle
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford CA 94305
Room 290, of the Classroom building
All conference sessions will take place in Pacific Time (PT). Speakers and the conference schedule are subject to change.
August 17, 2026
Check-in and Breakfast
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 17, 2026
9:30 am – 10:30 am
August 17, 2026
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Introduction to U.S. IP Law
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 17, 2026
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
August 17, 2026
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
August 17, 2026
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
August 17, 2026
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
U.S. Copyright Law Part II – Copyright, the Internet and AI
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 17, 2026
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Welcome Reception
The Stanford Faculty Club
August 17, 2026
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
August 18, 2026
Arrival & Breakfast
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 18, 2026
8:30 am – 9:00 am
August 18, 2026
9:00 am – 10:30 am
August 18, 2026
10:30 am – 11:00 am
August 18, 2026
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 18, 2026
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
August 18, 2026
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
August 19, 2026
Arrival & Breakfast
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 19, 2026
8:30 am – 9:00 am
U.S. Trademark Law Part I – Brand Protection in the U.S.
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 19, 2026
9:00 am – 10:30 am
August 19, 2026
10:30 am – 11:00 am
U.S. Trademark Law Part II – Trademarks on the Internet
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 19, 2026
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 19, 2026
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
August 19, 2026
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
August 19, 2026
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
August 19, 2026
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
August 19, 2026
6:15 pm – 8:00 pm
August 20, 2026
Arrival & Breakfast
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 20, 2026
8:30 am – 9:00 am
August 20, 2026
9:00 am – 10:30 am
August 20, 2026
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Venture Capital in Silicon Valley: New Frontiers but Familiar Patterns
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 20, 2026
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 20, 2026
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Silicon Valley Company Insights: Meta
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 20, 2026
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026
8:30 am – 9:00 am
August 21, 2026
9:00 am – 10:30 am
August 21, 2026
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Patent Prosecution: The Art of Claim Drafting
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 21, 2026
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Patent Examiners Lead, Tools Support: Responsible Generative AI at the USPTO
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
Join Acting Commissioner for Patents Barry J. Schindler for an engaging conversation on how the USPTO is harnessing generative AI to support patent examiners, strengthen patent quality, and preserve the human judgment at the core of examination. He will discuss the agency’s examination-specific AI tool, and the USPTO’s vision for deploying responsible AI in a […]
August 21, 2026
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Lunch
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 21, 2026
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
Presentation of Program Certificates
Room 290, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School
August 21, 2026
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm