Intellectual Property Seminar Series: Trademark for Business

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday March 30, 2017 - Friday March 31, 2017
      1:00 pm - 2:59 pm
  • Location: Engineered Biosystems Building [EBB], Room 1005
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  • Fee(s):
    N/A
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Contact

For more information, please email:
patentscoordinator@library.gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: As a part of the Intellectual Property Seminar Series, sponsored by the Georgia Tech's Patent and Trademark Resource Center, Georgia Tech Library, this session is focusing on trademarks.

Full Summary:

Trademark for Business Program Overview:

This session is led by Mr. Craig Morris, Managing Attorney for Trademark Educational Outreach. He will discuss the following topics:
  • How trademarks, copyrights, patents, domain names, and business name registrations all differ.
  • Why it is important for any new business to select a trademark that will be both federally registrable and legally protectable, highlighting factors critical when choosing a mark.
  • The importance of doing a complete search and whether an attorney should be used.
  • What if another trademark owner believes it has stronger rights in a mark and issues a "cease-and-desist" letter?
  • Information on applying to seek federal registration and how to avoid "scams" perpetrated by companies that request fees for services not required by the USPTO.
  • What happens after registration?

As a part of the Intellectual Property Seminar Series, sponsored by the Georgia Tech's Patent and Trademark Resource Center, Georgia Tech Library, this session is focusing on trademarks. Any inventors, entrepreneurs, students, faculty, researchers and IP professionals who have interests in the topic are welcome to register and join the discussion.

Trademark for Business Program Overview:

This session is led by Mr. Craig Morris, Managing Attorney for Trademark Educational Outreach. He will discuss the following topics:

  • How trademarks, copyrights, patents, domain names, and business name registrations all differ.
  • Why it is important for any new business to select a trademark that will be both federally registrable and legally protectable, highlighting factors critical when choosing a mark.
  • The importance of doing a complete search and whether an attorney should be used.
  • What if another trademark owner believes it has stronger rights in a mark and issues a "cease-and-desist" letter?
  • Information on applying to seek federal registration and how to avoid "scams" perpetrated by companies that request fees for services not required by the USPTO.
  • What happens after registration?

Schedule:

1:00 p.m. - Registration and networking

2:20 p.m. - Program resumes

3:00 p.m. - Program ends

(Light refreshments will be served.)

Location:

Engineered Biosystems Building [EBB], Room 1005
950 Atlantic Drive NW
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA 30332

For more information, please email: patentscoordinator@library.gatech.edu

REGISTER NOW!

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Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Georgia Tech Library

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Categories
Conference/Symposium
Keywords
patents, trademarks
Status
  • Created By: Heather Jeffcoat
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 27, 2017 - 8:30am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:13pm