GIPA’s first-ever IP Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service was instituted for promising individuals making contributions having a lasting impact on society. The first Award recipient is James H. “Jim” Johnson Jr. of Eversheds Sutherland. GIPA also proudly recognized three professionals for The IP Community Service Award. These outstanding individuals include Noah Graubart, Fish & Richardson; Matthew Howell, Alston & Bird; and Gail Podolsky, Carlton Fields.

The 10th annual CIP CUP Charity IP Golf Tournament was held on October 3, 2019 at St. Ives Country Club, with $13,404.36 in proceeds benefiting Georgia Lawyers for the Arts and the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA).