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Copyrights, Trademarks, & Patents: What General Practitioners Need to Know

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Overview

What the General Practitioner Needs to Know

"A Surprisingly Fun & Practical Seminar"

  • How intellectual property comes into play in everyday law practice
  • Popular myths about patent and copyright protection
  • Employee ideas:  When do they belong to the employer?
  • The alarming rate at which small businesses are being hit with trademark and copyright claims

Speakers

  • William R Newman of The University of Southern Mississippi
  • Agenda for Friday, the 20th of June 2014

    1:00pm Central Time - Webcast Begins 

    (Please be sure to register and tune into the website at least 10 minutes before start time)

    Agenda is Approximate and Tentative

    1:00pm - 1:10pm - 1) How Trademarks and Copyrights Come into Play in General Litigation and Routine Transactions  2) The Growing Problems of Copyright Law for Individuals and Small "Mom and Pop" Businesses

    1:10pm - 2:15pm - 1) Copyright Basics Continued  

    2:15pm - 2:30pm - Break

    2:30pm - 3:40pm - Trademark Selection, Registration, and Infringement

    3:40pm - 4:15pm - 1) Basics of Patent Protection for Inventions (from the non-patent attorney's perspective)  2) "Idea Development" Companies:  How to Spot a Scam  3) Trade Secrets

    Due to technical requirements, customers must attend a live webcast in its entirety to receive credit for attendance. No partial credit can be accommodated.