The 41st Annual Fall Institute on Intellectual Property Law will be held on Thursday, September 25th through Saturday, September 27th, 2025, at the Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.
Held in conjunction with the University of Houston Law Center Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law (IPIL), the Fall Institute is a major continuing legal education (CLE) event attracting several hundred intellectual property professionals from across Texas and the nation.
This year's conference includes:
- Keynote Speaker: Shira Perlmutter
- Judicial Panel: including Hon. Jeffrey Brown, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Hon. Derek T. Gilliland, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; Hon. Sean Jordan, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; and Hon. Barbara M.G. Lynn, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
The Keynote Lunch on Friday, September 26th is included in the price of registration.
Wine Tasting on Thursday evening, September 25th for additional fee.
For additional information including FAQs, please visit the IPIL event page at https://law.uh.edu/ipil/hiplaipinstitute/
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Location
For 2025, the Fall Institute returns to the Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.
A block of rooms has been reserved at special conference rates. The deadline for making your reservation at the special conference rate of $172 is September 3, 2025.
Make your reservation with the Moody Gardens Hotel HERE or by calling 888-388-8484 or 409-741-8484.
Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention Center
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, Texas 77554
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Silent Auction
We are excited to announce that we will continue the tradition of having a silent auction at the Fall Institute this year.
If you have an item that you would like to donate please contact Teresa Mason at tmason@rmiplaw.com or 713-724-3499.
As in previous years, funds raised from the silent auction will provide financial support to the University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program, which is designed to attract and encourage undergraduate students from low income, first generation, and underrepresented backgrounds to pursue legal careers.
Thank you in advance for your support!
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Sponsors
HIPLA invites law firms, legal services companies, and others to become Sponsors of the 2025 Fall Institute. For more information, please contact the Fall Institute Chair:
Mark Chretien
Greenberg Traurig LLP
chretienm@gtlaw.com
HIPLA gratefully acknowledges the generous sponsors who have pledged their support to make the 2025 Fall Institute possible.
