Product Description

Intellectual property in one or more forms is often integral to a company’s value. Understanding the type of intellectual property your client has and how to protect it is essential to fully protecting your client’s business interests. Learn the basics needed to identify each type of intellectual property and how they relate to each other, as well as how to protect the value in intellectual property and avoid infringement. Although aimed at practitioners new to these areas, this program also provides enough depth for those with some experience. 

Agenda & Materials

• 9:00 - 9:10 am

  Intellectual Property Types: General Overview

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  Nicole E. Gage, Esq., Beck Reed Riden LLP , Boston
  
• 9:10 - 10:45 am

  Intellectual Property: Copyright

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  - Statutory framework; Copyright registrations; Computer software license agreements and freelance programmers; Graphic arts agreements and freelance artists; Impact of artificial intelligence on existing copyright laws and practices; Asserting and defending an infringement claim

  Paul Sennott, Esq., Sennott, Williams & Rogers LLP , Boston
  
• 10:45 - 10:55 am

  Break
• 10:55 - 12:30 pm

  Intellectual Property: Trademark

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  – Statutory framework; Selecting and evaluating trademarks; Registration of trademarks; Licenses and assignments; Proper use and policing of trademarks; Basis for infringement and infringement defense

  Nicole E. Gage, Esq., Beck Reed Riden LLP , Boston
  
• 12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:30 - 3:10 pm

  Intellectual Property: Patent

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  – Statutory framework; Types of patents; Acquisition of patent rights; Inventorship; Prior art; Enforcement; Freedom to operate; Licenses and assignments

  Craig R. Smith, Esq., Lando & Anastasi LLP , Boston
  
• 3:10 - 3:20 pm

  Break
• 3:20 - 5:00 pm

  Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets

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  – Source of trade secret law; Impact of restrictive covenants; Establishment of a proper trade secret protection program; Bringing and defending a misappropriation case

  Nicole Corvini Daly, Esq., Beck Reed Riden LLP , Boston
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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