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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.

Latest Discussions

  • Posted in: Diversity in IP Law

    Hi everyone, Thank you to those who were able to join us at the Committee Meeting held during the Spring Meeting in San Francisco last week! I appreciate the lively discussion and ideas. For those who were not able to attend, I have attached a copy ...

  • Posted in: Diversity in IP Law

    Dear Diversity Committee Meeting Members, We conducted our committee meeting at the Spring Meeting, so we are canceling our virtual meeting this month. We will resume our virtual monthly meeting next month. In the meantime, we will be reaching out ...

  • Posted in: Biotechnology

    Please join us for our quarterly webinar on June 3rd at 12 pm ET. We are pleased to have Forrest Jones present an overview of recent developments at the PTAB, including key procedural shifts. Forrest, a Partner at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, ...

Announcements

  • 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