June 2010 Meeting – Tensions between Marketing and IP
Tensions between Marketing and IP Date: June 8, 2010 Description: Intellectual property lawyers and marketing professionals approach the development and protection of trademarks, copyrights, and patents with entirely different goals and perspectives. These differences can often lead to tension between legal and marketing over the design, substance, and protection of intellectual property. If unaddressed, these [...]
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 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, [...]
January 2010 Meeting – Internet Advertising
Internet Advertising Date: Tuesday January 12, 2010 Location: The Westin Cincinnati 21 E. 5th Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 United States Description: The Guardian reported that the UK reached a watershed mark of the advertisers spending more on internet advertising than on television advertising in September 2009 (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/sep/30/internet-biggest-uk-advertising-sector). As the US approaches this watershed, new legal [...]