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Chair:

Georgann Grunebach
Law Offices of Georgann S. Grunebach
New Port Richie, FL

Vice Chair:  

Scott Amankwatia
Marbury Law Group
Reston, VA

Board Liaison:

Rachel Kahler
General Mills
Minneapolis, MN

The Pro Bono Committee would like to thank the Pro Bono Advisory Council for their efforts to help fund the various regional efforts for Pro Bono support.  To support the Pro Bono Advisory Council, please click here to make a donation

What is the Pro Bono Advisory Council:  

The core mission is to assist the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with the administration of patent pro bono programs across the United States, which have been established pursuant to the America Invents Act of 2011.

The program's 20 non-profit organizations match under-resourced inventors with top quality volunteer patent attorneys and agents. We rely on wonderful volunteers like yourself to make this vital 501c3 non profit mission happen.

The Pro Bono Advisory Council is a separate organization, distinct from AIPLA.

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  • Members, The Professional Programs Committee is asking for your help to provide topics for the programming for the 2026 Annual Meeting, October 29 to 31, 2026, in Washington, DC. The address to the topic submission form is: forms.gle/Sc7iq63WH5sLGPj9A ...

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    AIPPI-US Members, Our next quarterly meeting is scheduled for July 23rd at 10AM Central Time. You should be able to download a calendar invite by: 1. logging into the AIPLA website; 2. navigating to the AIPPI-US microsite; and 3. clicking on ...

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    Meeting Today 6/1

    Reminder that we are meeting today at 4pm ET, look forward to seeing everyone there: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/229266123768248?p=hWX5PtrCbrOtteI4tg ------------------------------ Graycen Wood Associate BakerHostetler Columbus OH (614)229-3375 ...

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  • AIPPI Trilateral meeting

    Dear All:   I am very pleased to announce the AIPPI-US will be participating in a trilateral meeting with Mexico and Canada, to be held in Mexico City on March 5-6, 2026.   The agenda will follow shortly.  If you interested in getting involved as ... More
  • AIPLA Renewal

    Thank you for being a part of AIPPI-US.  As a reminder the 30 day grace period for membership renewals ends TOMORROW, July 30th.  This means that any member who has not renewed by 5pm ET tomorrow will become delinquent and their access to your committee ... More
  • Quarterly meeting link

    Dear All:  Please do not use the Teams link sent sometime ago for the Quarterly meeting.  Please use the separately sent Zoom link.  Also, listed below.     Topic: AIPPI-US  Quarterly meeting July 17 Time: Jul 17, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US ... More