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The CHICAGO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE is a group of organizations working together that
PROMOTES Chicago as a vibrant center for the development and management of IP
LINKS those with interests in intellectual property
PROVIDES quality educational programs in IP
HIGHLIGHTS regional expertise in intellectual property
COMMUNICATES new developments in IP law and practice
ENABLES access to and exchange with professionals in IP
UNDERSCORES opportunities in the Chicago region in the IP arena


	Dolores Hanna Named to IP Hall of Fame Dolores Hanna, one of the CIPA founders, has been elected to the IP Hall of Fame for 2008. The formal ceremony will be part of the annual IP Business Congress™ in Chicago, 22 June 2009. CIPA now on LinkedIn A CIPA group has been established on the LinkedIn website. This should facilitate communication about CIPA activities. Science Fair Awards Law students from CIPA founders Chicago-Kent and Loyola University teamed with attorneys from CIPA law firms and corporations for the fifth straight year to judge Chicago Science Fair Projects for the CIPA "Most Inventive" awards. IP Day in Chicago Planning is under way for another IP Day in Chicago to be held in the Fall 2009. Details will be posted soon. PCT Program (CLE) CIPA, WIPO, and the Chicago-Kent Program in Intellectual Property Law under the auspices of the Chicago-Kent CLE Program presented a CLE program on the PCT on Friday, September 7, 2007. CAFC At the invitation of the Alliance, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sat in Chicago during the week of 7 November 2005.			Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione The Eclipse Group Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery K & L Gates Marshall, Gerstein & Borun McAndrews Held & Malloy McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Neal & McDevitt Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson Welsh & Katz, Ltd Chicago-Kent College of Law Loyola University School of Law Northwestern University School of Law Baxter Healthcare Corporation Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC)

				Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg DePaul University College of Law The John Marshall Law School Founder and Affiliate Activities Announcements of Program and Conference Activities of CIPA Founders and Affiliates

				The Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance (CIPA) is a 501(c)(3) not for profit entity that identifies and promotes Chicago, the Midwest and its committed intellectual property practitioners, law schools, associations and businesses as the intellectual property center for new ideas, programs and education.