2010 Membership Dues now being collected
2010 Membership Dues Now Being Collected
We are now collecting dues for the 2010 calendar year. The dues provide us with a budget to plan events and are primarily used to pay for out-of-town speaker expenses. Membership (whether Active or Associate) entitles you to a discount of both our regularly scheduled monthly luncheon meetings (second Tuesday of the month) as well as our Special Events.
Active: Professional ($50) and Academic ($25) (“Active – Academic” is reserved for law professors that may not receive reimbursement and are not necessarily receiving “law firm” salaries).
Associate: Professional ($25) / “Associate – Professional” includes non-lawyers such as interested business persons, paralegals, secretaries, etc.
Honorary/Student: $5 (Students, judges & other distinguished persons – no voting rights – please contact an office of CincyIP if you are unsure if you qualify for this category)
April 2010 Meeting – IP Issues in Business Transactions
IP Issues in Business Transactions
Date: April 13, 2010
Description: Intellectual property is increasingly becoming a focal point in various business transactions including in mergers & acquisitions, private equity deals, venture capital and securitization. The business lawyer must become IP savvy and involve IP specialists at an early point to ensure that IP is transferred properly, is free from liens and, in some cases, to determine the strength or enforceability of intellectual property. The IP specialist may also provide input on the deal documents to the extent the provisions of those documents affect IP ownership and transfer. IP specialists, in turn, must learn to understand the mechanics and goals of the transaction so as to properly advise corporate counsel as to these matters. This panel will examine and discuss the role of the IP professional in a business transaction, and will touch on the various issues to be examined when preparing and executing a deal. The panel will examine issues related to intellectual property due diligence, chain of title, warranties/covenants related to IP, inter-party licensing issues, as well as touch on the different types of transactions and what role IP may play in those transactions. Panelists will provide expertise covering patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright, and will include perspectives from both in-house and outside counsel.
Panel Discussion including:
Courtney Laginess (Keating Muething and Klekamp)
Daniel Nesbitt (Hasse & Nesbitt)
Margaret Lawson (Taft)
Location: The Cincinnatian Hotel – 601 Vine Street Cincinnati
CLE: 1 hour Ohio (applied for)
Time: 11:45am – 1:30pm
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Cost:
Member (with CLE) $20
Non-Member (with CLE) $30
Non-Member (without CLE) $20
Students & Academics $15
The Scholarly Symposia Series – current issues in intellectual property law
The Brewing Storm on the Horizon: Terminations of Transfers Under the Copyright Act
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Joseph E. Keller Hall – Albert H. Scharrer Atrium
Thursday, March 11, 2010
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Heavy appetizers and cocktails
Guest Speaker
Professor Lydia Loren
followed by hearty debate
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Brochure for The Scholarly Symposia Series
February event canceled due to snow
Today’s meeting has been canceled due to snow
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Nominations for Comittees, Board and Officers
Want to VOLUNTEER for a committee, or NOMINATE someone for an office for 2010? If so, please fill out the following form.
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March 2010 Monthly Meeting – Funding For Start-Ups
Funding For Start-Ups
Date: March 9, 2010
Description: Few issues are more critical to the success of entrepreneurial ventures than securing funding. When friends and family money has been depleted, few entrepreneurs know where to turn to get additional funds to help secure assets, such as intellectual property, and to help their businesses grow. Intellectual property attorneys are often the first legal professionals that entrepreneurs will work with, which gives these attorneys the opportunity to help their clients by connecting them with resources that give early-stage companies what they need to be successful. Represented on our panel are leaders of Cincinnati’s Angel and early-stage business community that will discuss identifying funding partners, the funding process, and other resources available to small businesses here in Cincinnati.
Panel Discussion including:
Carol Frankenstein, President of BIOSTART
Jeff June, Director of Capital Formation at CincyTech
Jim Cunningham, Executive Director of C-Cap, Cincinnati’s Angel Capital Hub
Don McKee, Member of QCA
Vance VanDrake (moderator), Senior Associate at Frost Brown Todd
Date: February 9, 2010
Location: The Cincinnatian Hotel – 601 Vine Street Cincinnati
CLE: 1 hour Ohio (applied for)
Time: 11:45am – 1:30pm
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Cost:
Member (with CLE) $20
Non-Member (with CLE) $30
Non-Member (without CLE) $20
Students & Academics $15
February 2010 Monthly Meeting – Going Global: Real World Trademark Triage and Portfolio Management Strategies
Meeting canceled due to snow!
Going Global: Real World Trademark Triage and Portfolio Management Strategies
Presenter: Lou Ebling
Description: A trademark portfolio is a collection of registered marks, pending applications and often unregistered marks owned by a business venture. Apart from the traditional route, these rights arise through licenses or franchise agreements, co-branding agreements or other transactions. “Portfolio management” involves developing strategies for acquiring, exploiting, maintaining and enforcing these rights in a way that maximizes their value. Companies conducting business outside the U.S. face growing challenges in determining how best to obtain the widest trademark protection possible, exploit the properties and provide meaningful enforcement in an era of shrinking budgets and staff.
Our speaker, Lou Ebling, is Chair of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald’s Intellectual Property Practice Group and a graduate of Albion College and the University of Michigan Law School. Lou concentrates his legal practice on all aspects of US and international trademark law and also advises on internet, advertising, data privacy, patent and copyright issues.
Date: February 9, 2010
Location: The Cincinnatian Hotel – 601 Vine Street Cincinnati
CLE: 1 hour Ohio (applied for)
Time: 11:45am – 1:30pm
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Cost:
Member (with CLE) $20
Non-Member (with CLE) $30
Non-Member (without CLE) $20
Students & Academics $15
Cancellation
The February 2010 meeting has been canceled. Thank you for your understanding.
Thank You from Dylan and Emily
We received the following thank you notes from Dylan and Emily who we sponsored at Camp Invention (http://www.invent.org/camp/default.aspx)
Thanks to all members for helping make this sponsorship possible!