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Where AI and IP meet
The 2026 Intellectual Property Awareness Summit® will feature leading entrepreneurs, inventors, creative industry members, AI and IP experts, investors and executives from the world's most innovative organizations at the leading public science and technology center.
The 2026 Intellectual Property Awareness Summit® is being hosted by the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), America's top-rated public science and technology forum.
AI Transparency + IP Rights = > Adoption
This year’s theme, ‘Technology at the Crossroads: AI, IP Rights, and New Opportunities', will explore GenAI's sometimes precarious relationship to IP rights, including copyrights, patents and trade secrets.
IPAS 2026 provides participants on April 23rd in Columbus an excellent opportunity for discussion and networking in an innovative setting. A tour of COSI 320,000 square foot, state of the art education facility will be available for those who preregister.
The IP Awareness Summit® is the only annual event that examines the impact of IP on innovation, creative expression, commerce and society, and the strategies for improving it.
Panel topics under consideration for IPAS 2026 include:
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AI adoption - How is GenAI being used today?
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AI, patents, and copyrights: Learning to live together
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LLMs vs. SLMs; How IP rights are integrating with open source
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AI, IP + ROI – What businesses, creators, and society value
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Crafting an enduring IP message: From content to communication
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Sustainable IP - Transparency, reliability, and rule of law
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The shift from patents to trade secrets - Potential impacts
Breakout session topics under consideration:
- Do businesses need to establish AI use guidelines?
- Can IP rights still help the U.S. maintain its innovation edge?
- Best practices for facilitating IP awareness and AI adoption
Event Details
📅 Date: April 23, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Location: COSI, Columbus, Ohio
IPAS 2026 will include a keynote and featured speaker, plus \ discussion breakouts, lunch and a networking reception
IPAS Through the years
What to Expect:
25 world class speakers, five timely panels, 25 world class panelists, two keynote speakers, access to participants. You will also find lively discourse, fresh thinking and networking opportunities. To enhance interaction IPAS is limited to 125 attendees.
Join a select group of thought leaders – owners, creators, educators, lawyers and investors, among others – in exploring the issues and attitudes affecting IP, IP rights and AI.
A light lunch will be served and a reception with drinks and hors d'oeuvres following the final panel, will provide opportunities to meet the speakers and network with attendees. The cost is covered in part by a nominal registration fee included on a sliding scale.
Included will be discussion breaks, social events, such as a tour of COSi, including the current "The Science Behind Pixar" exhibit. In-person registration is limited. Reserve your place now!
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Foster Positive IP Awareness
Learn about the ways businesses, creators and professionals are embracing the relationship between IP, IP rights and AI. Learn why building positive IP rights awareness matters to STEAM - Science, Sechnology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.
Explore new techniques for conveying the role of patents, trademarks and copyrights, as well as trade secrets, in fostering competition and sharing.
Who should attend?
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Businesses (all types & sizes)
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IP owners
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Entrepreneurs
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Inventors and Creators
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Investors
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Educators
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Policymakers
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Researchers
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Engineers
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IP professionals
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IP and policy organizations
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Students
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Journalists
