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42nd Annual Fall Institute on Intellectual Property Law
September 17 – 19, 2026
Moody Gardens Hotel (Galveston, Texas

The 2026 Fall IP Institute will be held on Thursday, September 17th, starting mid-day, through Saturday, September 19th, ending mid-day, 2026, at the Moody Gardens Hotel.  The event is organized and held by both the UH Law Center’s Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law (IPIL) and the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (HIPLA).  This is a major continuing legal education ("CLE") event attracting several hundred intellectual property professionals from across Texas and the nation.

The current Fall IP Institute conference brochure with details and pricing is forthcoming..

The conference registration page on the HIPLA site is forthcoming.

Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions for the 2026 Fall IP Institute, which is updated as needed.

Many thanks to our Sponsors

2026 Fall IP Institute speakers and topics (forthcoming)

2026 FALL IP INSTITUTE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

     ̶   It will be an in-person event.

     ̶        The link for the event in the Whova app will be included in a subsequent Whova instructional email. Whova is available for both mobile and desktop/laptop computers.

     ̶        For assistance, please email IPIL@UH.EDU

     ̶        For assistance, please email IPIL@UH.EDU

     ̶        For assistance, please email IPIL@UH.EDU

     ̶        The cost for lunch will be included in the conference registration. An RSVP during the registration is needed for the conference administration to plan for your attendance.

     ̶   This course has not yet been approved by the State Bar of Texas.

     ̶        We do not submit for CLE beyond the State Bar of Texas. However, if you need a certificate of attendance for another state please email IPIL@UH.EDU for assistance.

     ̶        We expect most of the materials to be made available a week prior to the start of the event. Any material not available one week out will be posted as soon as possible.

     ̶        No, the speaker sessions will not be recorded. However, if a written paper is provided by the speaker it is accessible in the Whova app.

SPONSORS (forthcoming)

Last updated on March 4, 2026