IP 101 – Basic Concepts of Intellectual Property Law

Topics to be covered:
· Explanation of the importance of intellectual property law and protection to business
· Description and explanation of the different forms of intellectual property protection – patent, copyright, trademarks, trade secrets.
· Explanation of how the different forms of intellectual property are created.
· Explanation of how a business can secure ownership of intellectual property
· Discussion of common situations in which there is a misunderstanding about who owns intellectual property and how to address those situations
· How to protect and maintain intellectual property rights
· Enforcement of intellectual property rights against infringers
· Tips for avoiding risk if infringing the intellectual property rights of others

Please join us for this fascinating discussion! Questions can be submitted by attendees.
NCCBA members and non-members are welcome to attend!

When:  May. 4th (Friday) 12 pm – 1:30 pm
Where: Alexandria Real Estate Campus, 6 Davis Dr. Durham, NC 27709
Members: $5 to cover the lunch of pizza.
Non-members: Please order/purchase a $10 “Non-Member Paid Ticket” below through our shopping cart and $5 to cover the lunch of pizza.
Registration: Free ticket by clicking Confirm RSVP button on the event page (Link: https://www.nc-cba.org/event/ip-101-basic-concepts-of-intellectual-property-law/ )
Language: English

Presenter: Eric Stevens, Ph.D.

Eric Stevens has been practicing intellectual property law for more than 25 years with the Poyner Spruill law firm. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest University and his Juris Doctor degree from Mercer University in Macon Georgia. He works with large and small companies to identify and protect their crucial intellectual property assets, including trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, computer software, and internet websites and domain names. He prosecutes trademark registration applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and handles opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the USPTO. He assists clients in negotiating technology transactions such as software license agreements, software as a service agreements, agreements for the development of software and mobile applications, and agreements for the sale or licensing of trademarks, copyrights, patented inventions, trade secrets, and proprietary and open source software. He counsels clients regarding rights of privacy and publicity, internet law, trade secrets, and intellectual property aspects of entertainment law. During more than fifteen years of intellectual property litigation experience, Eric has represented clients in intellectual property disputes involving trademark and copyright infringement, domain name piracy, software licensing, trade secret theft, violations of publicity and privacy rights, and false advertising.