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Intellectual property ("IP") has been, and continues to be, one of the hottest
areas of the law. In this useful October 25, 2017, 3.3-hour program,
Michael J. Hutter, Esquire, gives a comprehensive introduction to the
various types of IP: patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks.
Mr. Hutter is Professor of Law at Albany Law School, where he teaches antitrust
trade practices, business torts, and other courses. He is also Special Counsel
to the Albany, New York law firm of
Powers & Santola, LLP.
Major topics:
IP
Defined, Sources of Protection and Importance
Patent Law
- basics
- patentable subject matter
- patentability requirements
- obtaining patents
- infringement
Copyright Law
- basics
- copyrightable subject matter
- requirements for copyright protection
- ownership
- exclusive rights of the owner
- infringement
Trade Secret Law
- basics
- elements of a trade secret misappropriation action
- remedies
Trademark Law
- basics
- protectable subject matter
- when mark is protectable: distinctiveness
- use and priority of use requirements
- registration under the Lanham Act
- enforcement of trademarks: confusion-based liability
State "Misappropriation" Law
- misappropriation: theory and limits
- ideas
- product copying
FORMS: For fully-editable
immediately downloadable forms in many practice
areas, please go to
www.NLFforms.com
BOOKS FOR LAWYERS: Over 125 useful books on
important legal issues facing attorneys are now available for immediate download
at
www.NLFforms.com.
(Reading books without also listening to or viewing a
recorded seminar earns NO CLE credits.)
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