IPO Black History Month Event The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Black IP Professionals Resource Group will be hosting a virtual discussion entitled "IPO Black History Month Event: Successes and Challenges Faced by Leaders in the Black IP Community" on February 16, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (ET). Gaby L. Longsworth of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC and Tony Sabeta of Aird & McBurney LP will moderate a panel consisting of Govinda Davis of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Eldora L. Ellison of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC, Dara M. Kendall of Procter & Gamble Company, and Theodore (Ted) A. Wood of…... View Full Article Related Articles News Feed RFC: Design Patent Attorneys and Expanding PTAB Litigator Potential The USPTO is seeking comment on two proposals that would expand the scope of who may become a “patent attorney”… Learn More News Feed INTA opinion: Why we are not losing focus with patent remit CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo responds to a Managing IP opinion piece on the organisation’s increased focus on patents… Learn More News Feed European Commission orders in-depth review of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King: unsurprising in light of sheer deal size (and acquirer’s size) The European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition (DG COMP) has obviously been aware of Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard… Learn More