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How not to get ripped off: Enforcing and Protecting Your Intellectual Property

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Being copied and someone else ripping off your creative ideas is a major concern once you start to sell, publicise and promote your creative work. You need to protect your ideas and make sure you know what to do if someone does actually copy or makes money from work that is rightfully yours.

BOOKING REQUIRED:  http://www.own-it.org/events/

This seminar will offer a basic guide to the law, covering the steps any creative professional should take in order to stop somebody else stealing or otherwise using your work without your permission (including copyright, patenting, trade marks, licensing and design rights.) There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.

'Well paced session, helpful information, not long enough but got a good idea and better understanding of Intellectual Property issues.' Delegate in May 2008

Speaker:

Tim Harris, Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird<http://www.twobirds.com/english/index.cfm?cfid=1630768&cftoken=18181802> is an international commercial law firm which operates on the basis of an in-depth understanding of key industry sectors. We focus on aviation & aerospace, banking & financial services, communications, e-commerce, IT, life sciences, media and sport. We are proud to be working with some of the world's most innovative and technologically advanced companies, each of which depend on cutting-edge legal advice to realise their business goals!

Please click here for directions: http://tinyurl.com/yuanqg

Location

Rootstein Hopkins Space

London College of Fashion
20 John Princes Street
London
W1G 0BJ