Initiative
Trade Secret Symposium
Business and legal issues at the intersection of IP and the modern global economy.
CenterforApplied Innovation
Dedicated to supporting public policy and economic activity around technology and intellectual property.
A center for IP, policy, and applied technology
Applied innovation is the disciplined use of intellectual property to move ideas into the market.
Mission
The Center for Applied Innovation promotes intellectual property (IP) educational, public policy, and assistance programs supporting commercial activity and economic growth through efficient development, use, and exchange of intellectual property rights.
Applied
Turn a patent into a market.
Turn a market into a policy.
The Center convenes the practitioners, executives, and policy voices that shape how intellectual property moves through commerce — from trade secrets to public markets, from Chicago to Geneva.
Flagship program
CIPO Future
A two-day program for tomorrow's Chief Intellectual Property Officers.
CIPO Future is a two-day, in-person leadership program designed to prepare high-potential intellectual property professionals for future service as an enterprise Chief Intellectual Property Officer (CIPO). The program combines executive-level instruction, applied strategy, peer engagement, and forward-looking technology fluency.
When
October 11–13, 2026
Where
Chicago, Illinois
Organized by Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held
Presented by Greenberg Traurig
Initiatives
Programs advancing IP in commerce, policy, and practice.
Initiative
IP Investments & Markets
Foremost thinkers in IP asset management and investment banking, in one room.
Initiative
Invent for Humanity
IP as a bridge — sustainable technology transfer to under-served markets.
About
A private center, an Illinois origin, a global reach.
The Center for Applied Innovation was created at the suggestion of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Office to support public policy and economic activity around applied technology and IP.
The Center for Applied Innovation was created to manage education, public policy outreach, and related economic activity around applied technology and intellectual property (IP) rights in the State of Illinois and around the world. Applied technology is defined as proven IP or technology that is in use or was developed for a specific purpose and protected by patents and/or patent applications, as well as other forms of intellectual property such as trademarks and copyrights.