Gain an understanding of trademark and copyright law you need to know and how to prevent infringements.
The rise of the Internet and digital commerce has made copyright and trademark issues more critical than ever. Businesses, marketing professionals, advertising agencies, and attorneys will learn how to protect intellectual property rights. You also will discover how to avoid costly and disruptive lawsuits relating to copyrights and trademarks. You will understand how to recognize potential copyright and trademark assets, enforce registration of these assets, and engage in e-commerce without infringing others’ intellectual property rights.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to review what you can copyright.
- You will be able to discuss how to protect your copyrights.
- You will be able to review what you can and cannot trademark.
- You will be able to explain when you can claim trademark fair use.
Agenda
Protecting Your Copyrights and Avoiding Copyright Legal Trouble
- What You Can Copyright
- What Cannot Be Copyrighted
- How to Protect Your Copyrights
- How to Prevent Copyright Infringement
- When You Can Claim Copyright Fair Use
- How to Avoid Copyright Lawsuits
Protecting Your Trademarks and Avoiding Trademark Legal Trouble
- What You Can Trademark
- What Cannot Be Trademarked
- How to Protect Your Trademarks
- How to Prevent Trademark Infringement
- When You Can Claim Trademark Fair Use
- How to Avoid Trademark Lawsuits
Speakers
Mary Ellen Roy,
Phelps Dunbar LLP- Partner in the New Orleans office of Phelps Dunbar LLP
- Represents book and magazine publishers, television networks, television stations, newspapers, Internet companies, entertainers, record companies, movie studios, and TV and film production companies throughout the Gulf South in copyright, trademark, and First Amendment litigation
- Listed in Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America
- On behalf of a national hip hop duo, won a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by a local musician and obtained award of attorneys’ fees
- J.D. degree, cum laude, Harvard Law School
- Can be contacted at 504-584-9254 or maryellen.roy@phelps.com
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for attorneys, business owners and managers, presidents, vice presidents, directors, office managers, marketing professionals, supervisors, controllers, CFOs, and accountants.
