Patents, Trademarks, & Copyrights: "Ripped from the Headlines" - Lessons for General Practitioners from Celebrity Cases

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Overview

What the General Practitioner Needs to Know (explained with recent celebrity cases!)

"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
• All of these points are illustrated and explained with recent, high-profile cases involving Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, the estates of Marvin Gaye, Harper Lee, & William Faulkner, and many other celebrities!

Speakers

William R Newman of The University of Southern Mississippi

Agenda for Friday, the 2nd of December 2016

8:30am Central Time - Webcast Begins 

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

Agenda is Approximate and Tentative

8:30am - 10:00am - 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

10:15am - 11:45am - 1) Copyright Basics Continued  2) Trademark Categories, Selection, and Searches

11:45am - 1:00pm - Break

1:00pm - 2:15pm - Trademark Registration and Infringement

2:30pm - 3:15pm - 1) Basics of Patent Protection for Inventions (from the non-patent attorney's perspective)  2) "Idea Development" Companies:  How to Spot a Scam

3:15pm - 4:15pm - The Top 10 Ethical Considerations in Intellectual Property Practice