Understanding Intellectual Property

Understanding Intellectual Property defines exactly what a copyright, trademark, and patent are and what kinds of protection they might afford your business. The process of establishing such protection is presented for each kind of property. Also discussed are international intellectual property protection issues, as well as, important legal documents such as non-disclosure agreements. A primer concludes this course which details the prior details to prepare before meeting with intellectual property attorney.

Topics covered by this course include:

An introduction to intellectual property
What is a trademark?
What is a patent?
What is a copyright?
Understanding trade secrets
Federal, state, and employees issues
Internet intellectual property
International intellectual property
Creating & realizing the value of intellectual property
Understanding confidentiality agreements

Course Objectives

To help you understand the different types of intellectual property.

To help you determine what type of intellectual property protection you need.

To make you aware of the processes for applying for intellectual property protection.

To educate you on international intellectual property issues.

To prepare you for meeting with an intellectual property lawyer.

To educate you on the different types of confidentiality agreements you may use when dealing with intellectual property.

Course is approximately 2.5 hours to 3 hours in length and provides over 129 animated slides complete with voiceover narration.

Updated 7/8/2011 10:42:51 AM | tnayar

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