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Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Intellectual Property
(But Were Afraid to Ask)
Presenter: Thomas Daly, Christie, Parker & Hale
Intellectual property laws can seem overly complex to the uninitiated, but you don't need a law degree to learn how to protect your inventions, products, and other IP. This evening with Thomas Daly of Christie, Parker, Hale explained what you need to know to safeguard your firm's most precious assets. Mr. Daly shared when and why it is best to use a patent, trade secret, trademark or copyright. He discussed ownership of inventions and issues to consider for startups and in employment contracts, how to file a patent and register a trademark or copyright, issues with domain names, and other valuable information about protecting critical assets.
One attendee told us:
I am very pleased to say that as an entrepreneur, who had an existing patent pending but did not know much about legal protections, your speaker and the opportunity to ask questions was invaluable, worth much more than the $55 paid. Thanks so much and please keep me updated about your topics related to startups and entrepreneur.
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About the Presenter
THOMAS DALY, CHRISTIE PARKER & HALE, LLP
Thomas Daly is a partner with Christie, Parker & Hale in Pasadena. He has been practicing in California since 1985 and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Daly graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and received his J.D. from Loyola Law School. His practice areas include Copyrights, Intellectual Property Strategy, International Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks and Unfair Competition, and Transactions and Licensing, specializing in the fields of Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials Science, Medical Devices, Oil, Gas & Energy, and Pharmaceutical.
With an initial practice emphasis on intellectual property litigation, he is now focused on using that litigation experience to obtain the strongest possible intellectual property rights for his clients.
EVENT SPONSORS
For more than five decades, Christie, Parker & Hale has rigorously protected the discoveries and inventions of their clients. Unlike general practice firms, their practice is rooted in intellectual property. With breadth and depth of expertise, experience, judgment and creativity they specialize in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, plant variety protection, related litigation, and international property rights. All of the firm's patent attorneys hold degrees in some field of science or engineering including advanced degrees in biotechnology, computer science, electronics, mechanics, material sciences, chemistry, and medical technology. For more information, go to www.cph.com.
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