To establish and preserve their place in the market, companies invest significant time and resources towards securing, defending, and enforcing their intellectual property (IP) rights.  These rights include patents for inventions, trade secrets for confidential business information, trademarks for product names and logos, and copyrights for original works.  Because IP can make or break the business, developing a strong IP portfolio is imperative and requires thoughtful consideration of a multitude of issues.  For example, what are the different types of IP protection, how are they obtained, and what rights do they provide?  Can a company pursue more than one type of IP at a time?  Can different types of IP be used in sequence to extend a company’s marketplace protections?  When should a company decide what types of IP to pursue?  Does a company risk losing its IP rights by publishing papers, submitting information to a governmental agency, or giving tours of its office or laboratory space to visitors?  How can a company best align their IP strategies with their business objectives?  In this presentation, patent attorneys from one of the world’s largest IP law firms will answer these questions and provide other valuable insights for using coordinated IP strategies to protect and champion your company’s green and sustainability innovations.

IP strategies for green and sustainability technologies

2019 Fall National Meeting

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