• 2023-2024 Judge Paul R. Michel IP Inn Meeting Schedule

Meetings are typically held in the months of September, October, November, January, April, and May.  Many of our meetings this term will be held at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 255 East Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.  Please see the schedule below for the room number for the meetings.

Parking: 1)  across from Roybal on East Temple Street - public lot, $8.00, but it is randomly closed; 2)  at the Little Tokyo Metro Stop, entrance off Justin Court and East Temple - private lot $5.00; and 3)  at the Los Angeles Mall, 225 N. Los Angeles St., $16.00.

Judge Paul R. Michel Inn Meeting Dates

  • September 21, 2023, 5:30-7 pm | Mezcal Tasting Social with Flavors of IP Commentary | Bar 1642, 1642 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
  • October 16, 2023, 5:30-7:30 pm | Shining a Light on Litigation Funding – What Patent Litigators Should Know Before Stepping into the Alternative Financing Ethics Minefield ft. Emil J. Ali (Partner at McCabe & Ali, LLP) | PacMutual Building Roofdeck, 523 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90014
  • November 29, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm | How to Get a Better Result for Your Client in a Mediation ft. Jack Waddey (Consulting Counsel, Holland & Knight) | Virtual – Teams
  • February 7, 2024, 11:30-1:00 pm | Shark Tank: Pitching Your Case to the Jury and Court with Killer Demonstratives ft. Pupilage Group 1 | Roybal Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Courtroom 550, 255 E. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
  • February 28, 2024, 5:30 pm (Joint meeting with LAIPLA) | Judges' Night with the Hon. Kara F. Stoll (Fed. Cir.), Hon. Josephine L. Staton (C.D. Cal.), and Hon. Patricia Donahue (C.D. Cal.) | The Cicada Restaurant, 617 S. Olive, Los Angeles, CA 90071
  • March 27, 2024, 5:00-6:30 pm | Trivia Night – Intellectual Pursuit: Jeopardy and Jurisprudence ft. Pupilage Group 2 | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor, Los Angeles CA 90071 (This event is not sponsored by Munger, Tolles & Olson)
  • April/May 2024 - TBA

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO CALENDAR THE ABOVE DATES AS ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT!