Intellectual Property Rights Seminar

The intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement outreach program brought to you by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s office of Intellectual Property Rights, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the U.S. Commercial Service.

Ideal for:

• Entrepreneurs
• Small / Large Businesses
• Start-up Companies 
• Innovators / Inventors 
• Venture Capital Firms
• IP Attorneys
• Creative Industries
• Technology Industry

Date & Time: May 6, 2014 | 9 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Cost: $65 per registrant (incl. lunch)

Venue: 11 S. Meridian Street | 5th floor Auditorium II | Indianapolis, IN

Contact: Mark Cooper | 317-582-2300 | Mark.Cooper@trade.gov

Speakers From:

• Office of Policy and External Affairs, United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Office of Intellectual Property Rights, International Trade Administration
• World Intellectual Property Organization, United Nations
• U.S. National IPR Coordination Center, Homeland Security

Seminar Topics will include: 

• Obtaining and protecting intellectual property rights in the United States and globally.
• Best practices and common mistakes; remedies for counterfeiting, piracy, and trade secret theft.
• Law enforcement resources for IP protection and enforcing IPR in the U.S. and abroad.
• Patents, Trade secrets, obtaining/maintaining trademarks and copyrights.