Entrepreneurship Talks is the source for practical, substantive information on legal, finance, venture capital, and other topics of particular interest to entrepreneurs in emerging companies and start-up ventures, presented by entrepreneurial CEO and emerging company advisor Dave Curran and Foley Partner Gabor Garai.
Each Entrepreneurship Talks session will feature informal, provocative, and entertaining interviews with expert guests from the fields of law, business, finance, and technology who know how to help entrepreneurs successfully navigate complex, real-world emerging company and start-up issues.
Session II: IP Dos and Don’ts for Early-Stage Businesses
This session focused on helping entrepreneurs sort through the critical array of patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright issues that entrepreneurs contend with when starting and growing a business. The panel offered best practices advice on the following topics:
- When you need a patent and how to get one cost effectively
- How to protect your IP when talking with advisors, investors, and customers
- What you need to consider when picking a company name, trademark, and domain name, and how best to protect them
Moderators:
- Dave Curran, Entrepreneurial CEO and IP Lawyer
- Gabor Garai, Partner and Chair, Private Equity & Venture Capital Practice, Foley
- John M. Garvey, Ph.D. Partner, Private Equity & Venture Capital Practice, Foley
Special Guest:
- Richard Cellini, Start-Up Entrepreneur and Business Leader
Join the discussion! We encourage and welcome questions before, during, and after the program. To ask a question or post a comment, send an e-mail to: [email protected].
If you were unable to participate in the first Entrepreneurship TalksTM program, You’ve Launched Your Business – Now What?, please visit www.brightleaf.com or Foley.com to listen to the recorded session.
Upcoming Sessions
Future sessions will address the following topics:
- Session III
Who’s Who: The Keys to Hiring the Best Management Team
- Session IV
So You Want to Bring in Outside Investors?