AI is changing patent practice.
Are you ready?
Join patent professionals, in-house leaders, operations teams, and technology innovators for a practical conversation about governing AI, deploying it responsibly, and turning it into better practice.
Agenda update: August 27, 2026. All speakers, session topics, and schedule details are tentative and subject to change as final confirmations are received. Speaker biographies, event logistics, and sponsor information will be added as they are finalized.
This Symposium is expected to qualify for 6 hours of MCLE credit. NACLE will try to accommodate requests for CLE credit in your state. Attorneys may be eligible to receive CLE credit through reciprocity or attorney self-submission in other states.
One symposium. Three lenses on AI.
Governance
Understand the issues shaping AI policy, ethics, professional responsibility, and patent practice now and next.
Operations
Learn how teams are deploying workflows, selecting tools, and moving from AI experimentation to repeatable operations.
Practice
Hear how large firms, small firms, solo practitioners, in-house teams, and technology providers are adapting.
Why attend?
Leave with practical perspective, not just predictions.
The program is built around the questions patent professionals are facing today: What should be governed? Which workflows are ready for deployment? How do firms and in-house teams preserve quality, judgment, confidentiality, and accountability while using AI?
Featured voices
The developing speaker lineup includes association leaders, patent practitioners, in-house counsel, operations professionals, and technology providers.
Plan your day
The symposium is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern US time) with governance, operations, and practice segments, featured sponsor sessions, breaks, and 6 hours of anticipated MCLE credit.
See the full agenda and session details
Presented by NCPP and NAPP
The National Council on Patent Practicum is pleased to collaborate with the National Association of Patent Practitioners to co-host this symposium for the patent community.