How to Contribute to or Contact IPWatchdog

IPWatchdog provides dedicated entry points for article submissions, press releases, event listings, job postings, and general contact, along with public pages describing its team, contributors, and partners. To contribute, start with the Article Submissions page for editorial pieces, use Submit Press Release for announcements, Submit An Event for calendar listings, and Submit a Job Post (via the JobOrtunities™ program) for hiring notices. For anything else, the Contact page and the About IPWatchdog section (team, contributors, partners) are the relevant destinations. The site does not publish submission word counts, review timelines, or acceptance criteria in the available material, so treat those as things to confirm through the submission page or direct contact rather than assumptions.

Contribution Paths at a Glance

Submitting an Article

IPWatchdog's navigation lists Article Submissions alongside Article Submission and Contributors, which indicates a formal editorial pipeline rather than an open comment thread. The practical sequence is:

1. Open the Article Submissions page from the main navigation.
2. Read whatever guidelines that page states (topic fit, originality, author bio, exclusivity) before drafting.
3. Submit your proposal or manuscript through the mechanism described there.
4. Expect follow-up from the editorial team; the site does not state a response time in the available material.

Because IPWatchdog's stated focus is news and commentary on patents, innovation policy, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks, a submission should sit squarely in one of those areas. A practitioner writing about a Federal Circuit patent decision, or a policy analyst examining innovation incentives, fits the described scope; a general business or lifestyle piece does not.

Common sticking point: contributors often send a finished draft before checking whether the outlet wants a pitch first. Confirm the preferred format on the submission page to avoid rework.

Press Releases, Events, and Jobs

These are separate, lighter-weight channels from editorial articles:

• Submit Press Release — for firm announcements, product launches, hires, and similar news. Use the press release route rather than the article route; the two are distinct menu items.
• Submit An Event — feeds the IPW Calendar and the Industry Events listing. Include date, location, and relevance to the IP community.
• Submit a Job Post — part of the JobOrtunities™ program, with a How JobOrtunities™ Works page explaining the process. This is the right channel for firms and companies recruiting patent attorneys, agents, or IP staff.

Each of these has its own intake page, so route your material to the matching form instead of the general contact address.

Contacting the Team and Understanding the Organization

The Contact page is the general inquiry route. For context on who you are dealing with:

• About IPWatchdog — organizational background.
• IPWatchdog Team — staff.
• Contributors — the writer community that supplies articles.
• Partners — partner organizations.

Reading the Contributors and Team pages before pitching is useful: it shows which editors and writers cover your subject area and helps you frame a pitch that fits an existing coverage thread.

Commercial and Program Participation

IPWatchdog runs a substantial events and education business, and the navigation exposes the corresponding contact points:

• Sponsor a Webinar and Webinars (with CLE Information and a Video Archive)
• IPW LIVE and the annual meeting, including Group Discounts and Hotels
• Sponsorships and IPW Program Schedule
• Themed programs: Artificial Intelligence Masters™, Patent Masters™, Patent Litigation, Patent Portfolio Management, Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management, Life Sciences, Women's IP Forum, and SEP conferences
• CLE Information pages tied to individual programs
• IPW Studios for production-related inquiries

If your goal is visibility rather than publication—sponsoring a webinar, exhibiting at IPW LIVE, or securing a group rate for your team—use these program pages rather than the article submission form. Pricing, eligibility, and credit details are program-specific and are not stated in the available material; confirm them on the relevant program page or by contacting the organizers.

Choosing the Right Channel

• You have an argument, analysis, or commentary → Article Submissions.
• You have an announcement with no argument → Submit Press Release.
• You have a date and a venue → Submit An Event.
• You have a role to fill → Submit a Job Post.
• You want to reach a person → Contact.
• You want to sponsor, exhibit, or register a group → the relevant program or sponsorship page.

Matching the channel to the content is the single biggest factor in whether a submission reaches the right desk; the site's navigation separates these functions deliberately, and using the general contact form for a press release or event listing adds an unnecessary step.