Zoom Workshop: Intellectual Property Protection & Pitfalls

• Entrepreneurs and businesses often do not realize that they have important intellectual property (IP) to protect and can also face significant risk and liability with respect to IP on their path to growth and success. Insufficient or nonexistent IP protection can hamper business transactions, including funding and partnerships, cause third party intellectual property issues and more. In this session, Shumaker attorney Mindi Richter will outline steps that entrepreneurs, startups and businesses can implement to protect IP assets while reducing the risk of litigation. Topics to be covered in this session include:

• Trademarks
• Copyrights
• Patents
• Trade Secrets
• Remote-Based Work Considerations

Mindi is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as an Intellectual Property Law Specialist. An experienced trial lawyer, Mindi litigates intellectual property cases of all types around the country, including claims such as trademark, patent, and copyright infringement, as well as trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and domain name disputes. Mindi also frequently handles trademark cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 

The process of launching and protecting new products in the marketplace can be an exciting time. Join us to learn how to avoid the intellectual property pitfalls and properly protect your brands and business.