Legal Series: Intellectual Property

Event description

Intellectual Property (IP) is one of your most valuable business assets—and it’s often the least understood. Whether you're developing a brand, designing products, or creating content, knowing the differences between trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets is essential to protecting your work and avoiding costly legal mistakes.

This engaging webinar will walk entrepreneurs through the core categories of IP, explain when and why registration matters, and showcase real-world infringement cases that highlight the risks and rights every business owner should understand.

You’ll also learn the meanings behind those often-confusing IP symbols (TM, ®, ©, and more), explore famous infringement cases from Taco Tuesday to table saw technology, and gain clarity on using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) effectively.

What You'll Learn:

• The four types of intellectual property and what each protects
• When you need to register (and when you don’t)
• How infringement is determined—with examples from real lawsuits
• Common pitfalls and how to safeguard your ideas and brand
• The difference between NDAs and actual IP protection

Protect what you’ve built. Register today to attend this free, eye-opening session and gain the knowledge every entrepreneur needs to stay protected and competitive.

Our presenter, Michael Steel, is a SCORE workshop presenter and is a patent attorney specializing in patent drafting and prosecution. He has been practicing patent law for 18 years and is well-equipped to advise startup companies on ways to develop an intellectual property strategy.