11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

CLE Type: General (0.75 hrs)
Description:
An accessible introduction to intellectual property law, covering the essentials of patents and trademarks, common pitfalls, and local and federal resources available to help protect and scale innovation. Tailored to attorneys new to IP as well as business owners and startups.

Presenters:

• Reynaldo Vasquez, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
• Kate Sullivan, Black Dog Law

Materials Provided: USPTO educational PDFs and limited print handouts