Intellectual Property Issues at Venture-Birth – Presented by Patrick Reilly

Reputation, trademarks, and innovations are the most valuable assets of most startups. Some of these assets are protected by Common Law and most are best protected by US Federal registrations, e.g., copyright, patents, and trademark.

In this session, Patrick Reilly of IP Society will give an overview of various steps of intellectual property strategy in the context of a new venture’s budgetary priorities. This includes:

• IP Rights are a social contract
• IP Species (Trademark Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Patents, Copyright)
• IT-enabled Inventions
• PCT Patent Timeline
• Application Checklists