Trademarks and Copyrights Basic: Understanding and Protecting Your Intellectual Property Webinar

The Turner Center for Entrepreneurship and Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Bradley University is appreciative to Phillips and Bathke, PC, Attorneys for providing this no-cost webinar to provide best practices and legal solutions on protecting your brand and copyrights. As a business owner, you have a lot on your to-do list but you should be diligent in protecting your brands. This training event will help you plan ahead, get organized, and execute protecting your IP. TOPICS: • What can and cannot be trademarked. • Protecting your intellectual property. • Safeguarding your creative works against infringement • Filing an Intent-to-Use application. • Ease of registering your copyright. SPEAKER: Jonathan Phillips, Partner; Phillips and Bathke PC Attorneys Jon focuses on intellectual property litigation, intellectual property procurement, commercial litigation, and internet law issues. A versatile litigator, Jon has handled contested matters at federal trial and appellate courts across the country, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the World Intellectual Property Organization, Illinois’ state trial and appellate courts, the Illinois Commerce Commission and other Illinois administrative agencies. Jon earned a bachelor of science in chemistry from Bradley University. Jon also teaches Business & Intellectual Property at his alma mater. Cosponsors: Peoria NEXT Innovation Center and SmartStart Dashboard