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Apr

Trademarks and Higher Education: April 18th webinar with Erik Pelton

Posted by ipelton on: April 9th, 2013

On Thursday 4/18/13, 4 pm EST, I will present an online

Faculty Focused Community Conversation for the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP)

Program details: This discussion with trademark attorney and former USPTO trademark examiner Erik Pelton will cover basic trademark principals as well as several topics with particular impact on those in higher education, such as ownership issues and overbroad assertions of trademark rights.

For more information about Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), please visit http://www.cipcommunity.org/

Here is a brief outline of some of the topics that will be addressed:

  • What is trademark protection?
    • Strong vs. weak trademark
    • Proper use
    • Registration
    • Infringement
  • Trademark issues and higher education
    • School logos and other marks
    • Re-branding (see: UC)
    • Interesting marks: mascots, class rings, and more
    • Ownership issues
    • joint ventures, contracts, etc.
  • Trademark bullying
    • What is it?
    • Penn Law School / Louis Vuitton
    • How it impacts the public
    • Avoiding backlash
8
Apr

Register now for April 24th’s ABA-IPL Trademark Day: Behind the Scenes at USPTO

Posted by ipelton on: April 8th, 2013

I am proud to be one of the organizers for a new event that promises to be educational, exciting and unique. On April 24th, 2013, at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, the Intellectual Property Law committee of the American Bar Association will present the first ABA-IPL Trademark Day: Behind the Scenes at the USPTO. The program is sure to be valuable to both new and experienced trademark practitioners. The event will feature a live TTAB hearing, and presentations from USPTO senior staff including the Commissioner for Trademarks Deborah Cohn and Chief Administrative Trademark Judge Gerard F. Rodgers. 

Details from the ABA’s website:

On April 24, 2013, the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, in conjunction with the USPTO, will host the inaugural ABA-IPL Trademark Day: Behind the Scenes at the USPTO. The program will take place at the USPTO campus in Alexandria, Virginia. The USPTO Operations Relating to Trademarks and Ex Parte Trademark Practice Committee and the USPTO Inter Partes Trademark Practice Committee invite you to join in on this exciting opportunity to learn more about the USPTO trademark operations up close and to network with USPTO officials.

The program will feature presentations from Trademark Office officials on topics such as electronic application filings, USPTO website tools, TTAB filings and procedures, and more, as well as a live TTAB hearing. Attendees will learn more about the examination process and the USPTO’s trademark operations. There will also be an opportunity for networking during lunch. Participants on behalf of the USPTO include Commissioner for Trademarks, Deborah Cohn, and Chief Administrative Trademark Judge Gerard F. Rogers.

Cost to attend is $50 ($30 for law students) including lunch, with 1.5 hours of CLE credits available.
Registration is now open.

Space is limited so be sure to register early!

If you have any questions, please let me know.

4
Jan

Erik Pelton to present free webinar on trademark and copyright for fashion designers

Posted by ipelton on: January 4th, 2013

On January 18, 2013, at 1pm EST I will conduct a free webinar for the Indie Design Association, which helps emerging designers in the fashion design industry.

For more details and sign-up information, see:

http://fashiontrademark.eventbrite.com/?utm_source=IDA+mailing+list&utm_campaign=d85d70457f-12_8_2012&utm_medium=email

Event Details

Are you looking for info on Trademark and Copyright Protection for Fashion Designers?

Having the RIGHT idea/concept for your fashion product is one of the main ingredients  for the success of your business! It’s what will make your product stand out and what will set your business apart from your competition, so how do you protect it?

Join us for this FREE webinar as we interview attorney in law Erik M. Pelton who is a recognized leader in the trademark law field and the founder and managing attorney of Erik M. Pelton & Associates.

 

What you’ll learn:

- What is trademark, copyright and patent?

- What can be protected?

- What cannot be protected?

- Brand Protection

- Copyright Protection

24
Sep

Trademark Bullying & the Streisand Effect – how brand owners can avoid social shaming

Posted by ipelton on: September 24th, 2012

Last week I spoke at the New York State Bar Association and presented on “Trademark Bullying & the Streisand Effect“. The talk was very well received. My favorite feedback was that perhaps trademark attorneys, when counseling their clients about the risks of being “shamed” or having social media backlash after sending a cease and desist, should show my slides and present the stories of the “Streisand Effect” enumerated therein. Perhaps even strong-willed client CEOs would then recognize the risk of being shamed and re-visit a very aggressive trademark enforcement policy.

My slides and paper follow below.

Trademark Bullying & the Streisand Effect (Erik Pelton – NYSBA 2012 IP conference)

 

30
Aug

SXSW PanelPicker ends tomorrow – vote for my panel: Have expanding IP rights reached the tipping point?

Posted by ipelton on: August 30th, 2012

I have submitted a proposal for a panel at SXSW Interactive 2013 conference. Your vote would be most appreciated!  See below for the full description of this panel which would (tentatively) be with Anne Gundelfinger of Law Office of Anne Gundelfinger and former President of INTA, and Professor Eric Goldman of Santa Clara University School of Law.

To vote, go to: 

Have expanding IP rights reached the tipping point?

Description

Last year saw SOPA and PIPA go down in flames – much to the chagrin of lawmakers and the copyright content industries. Meanwhile, tech companies continue to blast one another with overlapping patent lawsuits featuring claims for billions of dollars in damages. Aggressive enforcement and expansion of intellectual property rights appear to have hit a tipping point. As big business continues to push for more civil and criminal enforcement of trademarks, copyrights, and patents, has the intended purpose of IP laws been co-opted? How has social media and the “Streisand effect” changed the way big companies view intellectual property disputes? And how are rights holders preparing to respond to or cope with the inevitable backlash against the growing grab for intellectual property rights? The panel will explore these and other issues regarding the future of intellectual property laws.

Questions Answered

  1. Is intellectual property law reaching a tipping point?
  2. What comes after SOPA and PIPA?
  3. What will the future of patent, trademark, and copyright law look like?
  4. Is the original intent of IP law served in today’s system?
  5. How are rights holders preparing to cope with the inevitable backlash against the IP system?

Speakers


To vote, go to: 

 

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