June's Innovators' Workshop is a "must" for anyone developing, or even thinking of developing a new product or business. Learn what protections to put in your innovation toolbox before it's too late and your great idea is taken away from you!
Our speaker, IP attorney January Allen, will talk about:
Non-Disclosure Agreements
Non-Compete Agreements
Trade Secrets
Trademarks
o Purpose
o Selection, Search & Clearance
o Common law vs. registration
o State vs. federal registrations
Cost of filing
Scope of protection
Copyrights
o Copyrightable subject matter
o Inception v. registration
o How to register and why it is important
o Scope of protection
Patents
o Patentable subject matter
o Types of patents
o Filing an application
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2016
$1.00 per person suggested donation at the door to cover cost of the refreshments.
Location: Golden City Hall, 911 10th Street, Golden, CO
Low cost but highly effective sponsorships for this workshop are available. Sponsors will be included in promotion materials and given the opportunity to present a brief talk on their company or service. Contact Deborah Deal-Blackwell at 303-277-9520 for more information.
January Allen (above) is currently a partner at OMH (Overturf, McGath & Hull) in Denver, specializing in intellectual property (IP) transactional work and general civil litigation. While Jefferson County has been home base since childhood, she moved far and wide with her military family, earning a B.S. in Biology at the College of Charleston and her J.D. in Hawaii before settling back in Colorado.
January has been admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the past ten years. She is passionate about helping innovator, artist, and entrepreneur clients identify and implement the legal protections necessary to safeguard the fruits of their intellectual labors. Married to an engineer for one of Golden’s local bike industry companies, she is also the proud mother of two little boys.
