Upcoming Talk at the United States Patent and Trademark Office

On April 25, 2017, I will be a panelist at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for Design Day; there I will participate in a discussion focused on fashion and design IP. The panel will be moderated by Charles Mauro, of MauroNewMedia. The other panelists include one of the co-authors of my book … Continue reading Upcoming Talk at the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Too Busy To Brag™ Talk at State Bar Annual Meeting

Thank you to those in attendance for “At the Crossroads: Protecting Design,” a short talk I gave on copyright and fashion design at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Bar Association. Traditional intellectual property laws generally align to protect a product’s innovations, but not so much the creative aspects of functional items. Trademark, … Continue reading Too Busy To Brag™ Talk at State Bar Annual Meeting