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PAST EVENTS
Event Recap: ChiWIP Anniversary Party
On July 12th, IP professionals gathered together in celebration at ChiWIP's sold out Eighth Anniversary Party. Attendees caught up with...
Candle Sale Supporting Bright Endeavors
ChiWIP is partnering with Bright Endeavors again for a candle sale to support the young moms at Bright Endeavors. The candle sale will...
ChiWIP Book Club - The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Join ChiWIP for our November Book Club reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel, author of acclaimed novel Station Eleven. The...
Navigating Personal Development in the Workplace
Please join us for a joint ChiWIP/IPLAC panel webinar on Navigating Personal Development in the Workplace on Wednesday, November 10th at...
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Month: Test your AAPI Knowledge for Your Chance to Win!
This May, join us as we celebrate and honor our Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander members and friends, and reflect...
Work-Life Balance: How to Strive for Balance as We Move Into a Post-Pandemic World
On April 27, 2021 the Mentoring Circles Committee organized a virtual workshop focused on work-life balance. We discussed navigating...
Mentorship: How to Identify, Build, and Leverage Your Connections
On March 24, 2021 the Mentoring Circles Committee facilitated a lunch discussion focused on mentorship. We discussed the differences...
Workshop for Leveraging Your Performance Review
On February 25, 2021 the Mentoring Circles Committee hosted a virtual workshop on leveraging performance reviews building on previous...
Mentoring Circles (Virtual) Brown Bag Lunch Series: Coping in 2020
EVENT RECAP: On October 7, 2020 over the lunch hour, the Mentoring Circles Committee hosted Gayle Victor, a former attorney who left the...
"Protecting Your IP in a Remote World, Post-Pandemic and Beyond" Webinar Recap
The very successful April 15th webinar was presented by ChiWIP’s In-House Advisory Committee members Aimee Nolan, Vice President,...
Join a ChiWIP Committee TODAY!
ChiWIP is now accepting applications for Committee Chair and Member roles for all ChiWIP committees! The deadline to apply is May 19.
Virtual Girl Scout IP Patch Event
Girl Scouts can Earn Their IP Patch! March 10, 2021 | 4 to 5 pm If you are interested in registering your Brownie for this event, please...
ChiWIP Student Ambassador Virtual Trivia and Networking
For Law Students Interested in IP and IP Professionals The Outreach Committee, along with the ChiWIP Student Ambassadors, is excited to...
Copyright in Social Media: Tweets, Photos & Memes
This webinar discusses copyright basics, copyright infringement cases in social media, & provides some best practices for in-house counsel.
Thank You for Celebrating With Us at the Fifth Annual Progressive Dinner!
On January 22, over 200 IP professionals gathered together in celebration at ChiWIP's Fifth Annual Post-Holiday Progressive Networking...
ChiWIP IP Patch Event
Help Girl Scouts Earn Their IP Patch! February 29, 2020 | 9 to 11 am TechNexus Venture Collaborative 20 N. Upper Wacker Drive, #1200,...
Hot Topic - CBD in the Law
CBD is a frequent news topic these days, as state laws begin to allow cannabis-related products to move into the mainstream of commerce. ...
Volunteer with Dress for Success
The Community Involvement Committee has arranged for ChiWIP to team up with Dress for Success to sort donated professional clothing....
In-House Webinar Series
In-House Attorney Self-Promotion—A Dialogue with Members of ChiWIP's In-House Advisory Committee Self-promotion is tricky for everyone....
ChiWIP and Mary J Blige
Friday, September 13, 2019 Ravinia, Highland Park, IL 60035 RSVP Here!
Fourth Anniversary Summer Party
June 19, 2019 | 5:30 - 7:30 pm TechNexus Rooftop | Civic Opera House, 20 N. Upper Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL While the weather...
Blessons for Women & ChiWIP: Resume Review & Interviewing Workshops
June 23, 2019 | 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Next Door | 659 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60657 ChiWIP will be hosting two workshops, a...
ChiWIP at Bad Axe
On April 4, 2019, ChiWIP hosted a social night at Bad Axe Throwing. We had a fantastic time enjoying pizza, drinks and launching axes...
2019 ChiWIP INTA Lunch
May 20, 2019, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Barlow's Restaurant, 241 A St, Boston, MA 02210 Attending the International Trademark Association's...
Mentoring Circles Brown Bag Lunch Series: Work-Life Balance
May 9, 2019, 12 noon to 1 p.m. 70 W. Madison St., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602 Please join us for our second Mentoring Circles brown bag...
Understanding Financial Language and Financial Best Practices for Legal Counsel
April 30, 2019, 12 noon to 1 p.m. WebEx Webinar (Register Here) Financial language and metrics used in-house Budgeting, fee structures,...
ChiWIP Inaugural Event
Nearly 100 women participated in ChiWIP's inaugural event designed specifically to get our Chicago community of women in IP working...
Personal Branding Strategies
Over 100 female professionals gathered for the ChiWIP Fall 2015 program. Guests learned practical tips and insights from a panel of...
Inaugural Post-Holiday Dinner
ChiWIP's inaugural dinner was a resounding success with nearly 140 registrants. This event offered the women (and a few men) the...
March 2019: Girl Scouts IP Patch Event
ChiWIP’s Community Involvement Committee hosted the ChiWIP IP Patch Event on Saturday, March 19th at the Chicago Sports Museum....
Get Up to Speed on the Latest Issues at the USPTO
ChiWIP and Dentons hosted an engaging social event centered on the newest developments at the US Patent and Trademark Office. Attendees...
ChiWIP Lunch at INTA Annual Meeting
ChiWIP members and friends who attended the International Trademark Association's Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida spent time together...
ChiWIP's One Year Anniversary Party
Thank you to all who came out to celebrate the accomplishments of the past and the possibilities in the future for ChiWIP and the Chicago...
3D Printing, IP, and Legal Issues for Clients and Our Practices
A Series of Think Tank/Brainstorming Sessions on 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing In this series of brainstorming sessions, ChiWIP...
ChiWIP Goes to the Symphony
ChiWIP partnered with Chicago Sinfonietta at the opening night of their 2016-17 season. Dubbed by the Chicago Tribune as “the city’s...
Communication Styles Event
An event of networking, skill building and presentation / Q&A with the authors of a newly released book: Breaking Through Bias:...
Second Annual Post-Holiday Dinner
Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP) hosted the Second Annual Post-Holiday Dinner on Wednesday, January 25th at Maggianos. Women (and men) from...
February 2017: Girl Scouts IP Patch Event
On February 25, ChiWIP helped 61 Brownies earn their IP Patch and Innovator's Badge! The IP Patch (created by the USPTO and the IPO...
Lunch & Learn: Improve Your Business Development Skills
ChiWIP hosted a brown bag lunch discussion about Expanding & Refreshing your Business Development Skills. Kim Stapleton, a Business...
Women's Self-Defense Class
Over 20 women participated in a Krav Maga class, a hand-to-hand combat system developed by the Israel Defense Forces. Participants were...
Lunch at INTA
ChiWIP members and friends who attended the International Trademark Association's Annual Meeting in Barcelona, Spain took some time to...
Managing Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (First Panel)
Managing diversity and inclusion in the workplace is important as growing significance is placed on creating environments where a variety...
GirlForward Speed Networking
Date: Thursday, July 27 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Ocean Tomo, 200 W Madison Ave, Chicago, IL ChiWIP’s giving back to the...
Jazzin' at the Shedd
ChiWIP spent a beautiful night Jazzin’ at the Shedd Aquarium on August 30. Sixty ChiWIP attendees engaged in a wonderful evening of...
Sweat-Working Cycling Class
Over 20 women participated in a cycling class at Studio Three to get their "sweat-work" on. Despite forty-five minutes of intensive...
Managing Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Second Panel)
Managing diversity and inclusion in the workplace is important as growing significance is placed on creating environments where a variety...
Third Annual Post-Holiday Progressive Networking Dinner
Our Third Annual Dinner brought together 200 Chicago IP professionals from a wide array of backgrounds, including private and public...
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