Protecting Intellectual Property

The STOPfakes.gov Roadshow delivers critically important information about intellectual property to the audience that needs it most – start-ups, entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized businesses, independent creators, and inventors. The information is presented by experts from multiple government agencies that deal with intellectual property issues.

Participants will learn:

• How to protect their patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets in the United States
• The mechanisms for obtaining IP protection in overseas markets and strategies for determining where they should seek protection
• How to record their mark with Customs, with on-site help, in order to exclude counterfeit goods from entering the United States
• How to combat counterfeits on international e-commerce sites
• About government resources available to help U.S. businesses with intellectual property issues

$45 (Breakfast and Lunch Included)