TGIF for Free I/P Training

When was the last time your intellectual property counsel did anything for free? If you can't answer that question, then maybe you need new counsel.

As part of my pro bono and marketing efforts, I would be pleased to visit your company's facilities anywhere in the world to deliver a free, practical seminar aimed at helping engineers and marketers identify and avoid intellectual problems. Below is a typical agenda that I suggest to new clients. However, the material can be easily modified to suit the needs of your particular business.

Intellectual Property Seminar
Your Facility, Anywhere

8:30 Continental Breakfast

9:00 Introductions
Jane Doe, IP Coordinator, Subsidiary Company, Atlanta, Georgia

9:15 Establishing a Successful Intellectual Property Program
John Doe, I/P Counsel, Parent Company, New York, New York

• Employee IP Education
• Patent Award Program
• Employment/Confidentiality Agreements
• Designation of IP Coordinator
• Facility Security
• Support from Management

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10:00 Intellectual Property Fundamentals
Bill Heinze, Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, Atlanta, Georgia

• Types of Intellectual Property
• Subject Matter Protected
• How Rights are Obtained
• Duration and Notice
• Infringing Activities and Liabilities
• Preventing Disputes

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10:45 Patent Basics
Bill Heinze, Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, Atlanta, Georgia

• Types of Patents
• Requirements for Patentability
• Invention Record Keeping
• The Patent Application Process
• Duration and Maintenance
• What’s Inside an Issued Patent

11:30 Lunch

11:45 Patent Skills and Resources
Bill Heinze, Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, Atlanta, Georgia

• How to Spot infringement
• Internet Patent Resources
• Preliminary Patent "Knockout" Search Example

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1:00 Trademarks Basics
Bill Heinze, Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, Atlanta, Georgia

• Types of Trademarks
• Protectable Subject Matter
• Acquisition/Infringement of Trademark Rights
• Benefits of Trademark Registration
• Proper Trademark Use

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2:00 Trademark Skills and Resources
Bill Heinze, Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, Atlanta, Georgia

• Internet Trademark Resources
• Preliminary Trademark "Knockout" Search Example

2:30 Open Forum for Questions, Answers, and/or Review
(Otherwise, Validity and Enforcement Options for Intellectual Property)

3:00 Copyright Basics (Time Permitting)
Bill Heinze, Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, Atlanta, Georgia

• Origins of Copyright Law
• Obtaining Copyright Protection
• Violations of Copyright Law
• International and Related Rights

Please feel free to contact me for more information or a sample of the materials. And remember, as they say on TV, "there is no obligation to buy."

Thank Goodness It's Friday,

--Bill Heinze