Join us for an intellectual property issues class at the Labs this weekend!

Hey y'all...did you hear about the latest lecture workshop happening here at the Labs???

Class: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES FOR ARTISTS

Date: Saturday July 28th, 2007
Time: 2-4pm
Location: Etsy Labs, 325 Gold Street 6th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

This class will be led by Etsy's own legal counsel. Sarah is licensed to practice law in the State of New York. She does legal and business work for Etsy Inc. She has previously worked as an associate attorney at a mid sized general practice firm, as in-house counsel at American Lawyer Media, as a clerk for an attorney specializing in civil liberties, on low income tax matters at Syracuse University College of Law's Low Income Taxpayer's Clinic, and as a reporter for The Daily Record, a legal newspaper. Sarah presents seminars and is currently writing a book on the topic of intellectual property rights of visual artists. For more information on Sarah, visit www.sarahfeingold.com
Description:(1 hour 15 minute lecture, 15-20 minute question and answer session).

When you create a piece of artwork, you may automatically have intellectual property rights to certain design elements. Attorney and jeweler, Sarah Feingold, will provide you with helpful information concerning the types of intellectual property protection available to artists, how to obtain this protection and the rights you should take advantage of even if you choose to take no formal action to protect your intellectual property.

The seminar is around an hour long with a question and answer session at the conclusion. A PowerPoint presentation will be used to illustrate the topics. Each attendee will receive a packet of valuable information.

Topic's Covered:

-Intellectual property
-Infringement
-Copyright
-Idea versus expression
-Trademark
-Patent
-Design patent
-Contract
-Trade secret
-Do nothing?

To sign up for this lecture workshop, make your reservation by clicking here!