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Lock in Your Profits: Protect Your Intellectual Property Assets- July 12, 2011

Lock in Your Profits: Protect Your Intellectual Property Assets

                              

You’re a small business owner. Should you be concerned about intellectual property? If you want to protect your business, YES! Learn the basics of copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets. Thomas Dunlap focuses his law practice on intellectual property and commercial litigation. He has represented local, national and international clients in a variety of complex IP litigation. Mr. Dunlap will explain:

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  • Differences between the types of IP
  • Risks of not understanding your own IP
  • Rights and protections for owners of IP assets, and the processes for obtaining them
  • Other issues affecting IP rights, such as non-compete/non-solicitation agreements, employment agreements and waivers

 

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Presenter:            Thomas Dunlap, Partner – Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver, PLLC

 

 

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

 

The George Washington University Virginia Science & Technology Campus

20101 Academic Way (Exploration Hall, Room 101)

Ashburn, VA 20147

 

Fee:  $25 if pre-registered; $30 at the door

 

Those who do not pre-register are not guaranteed seating or handouts.

Any notice of cancellation due to inclement weather will be posted on LoudounSBDC.org.

Registration questions: 703.430.7222

 

 

Loudoun SBDC Refund Policy: As a general policy, there are no refunds. If an emergency occurs and you notify Loudoun SBDC prior to the seminar, credit may be given toward a future seminar, good for up to 6 months. If no prior notice is given, no refunds or credits will be issued. If the Loudoun SBDC cancels a seminar, registrants may choose to apply their payment to a future seminar or request a refund.

 The Loudoun SBDC is a member of the Virginia SBDC Network, a statewide service network funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. Additional Loudoun SBDC funding sources include George Mason University-Mason Enterprise Center, the County of Loudoun, Loudoun County Industrial Development Authority and Town of Leesburg. All SBDC programs and services are offered to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.

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