Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 4
CLE
Live Programs: 8
Discussions
Posts: 12
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 26
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2020–21 bar year, the Section sponsored or co-sponsored the following programs:
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Intellectual Property 101 Series: Part 1 – Trade Secrets and Confidentiality Agreements (10/06/2020)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Intellectual Property 101 Series: Part 2 – Copyright Law (11/10/2020)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Intellectual Property 101 Series: Part 3 – Trademark Law (12/02/2020)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Intellectual Property 101 Series: Part 4 – Patent Law (12/02/2020)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Intellectual Property 101 Series: Part 5 – The Basics of Intellectual Property Licensing (12/08/2020)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Intellectual Property 101 Series: Part 6 – The Basics of Information Privacy and Security Law (12/16/2020)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Intellectual Property 101 Series: Part 7 – The Impact of the Pandemic on the Legal Profession in Illinois (01/13/2021)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Intellectual Property 101 Series: Part 8 – “Scandalous” Trademarks (01/21/2021)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2020–21 bar year.
Intellectual Property
- Community members: 596
- Total discussion posts: 12
Transactional
- Community members: 25,879
- Total discussion posts: 958
Litigation
- Community members: 25,867
- Total discussion posts: 1,739
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 26 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- House Bill 3453 creates the Geolocation Privacy Protection Act to provide that a private entity that owns, operates, or controls a location-based application on a user’s device may not disclose geolocation information from a location-based application to a third party without the user’s affirmative express consent.
- House Bill 2553 creates the Protecting Household Privacy Act.
- Senate Bill 225 prohibits the Secretary of State from providing facial recognition search services or photographs to law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws.