Identifying and Protecting IP

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

5:30 – 8:30 pm

Holiday Inn – Tewksbury, MA 

Overview:

Intellectual property (e.g., patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets) is often the most significant, and sometimes the only, assets of a business, particularly those in the technology sector.  This program will focus on identifying and protecting a business’ intellectual property, and how to commercialize that property.

a. Identifying and protecting assets

b. IP – patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets

c. Shopping IP assets without losing rights – NDAs and non-competes

d. Commercialization through production/sales; commercialization through licensing

Speakers:

William C. Geary III, co-managing partner and a member of the Intellectual Property Department and Life Sciences and Emerging Companies practice groups.

Bruce Horwitz, President of TechRoadMap.

Jill S. Murthi, Director of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property, of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

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Program Champion:

Rory Pheiffer – Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP