ASU SBTDC to present Intellectual Property and Patents workshop March 15

The Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) is offering a special workshop, “Intellectual Property and Patents: Turning Ideas into Assets — A Practical Guide to Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks,” Thursday, March 15. The seminar runs from 1:15-4:30 p.m. in Room 110, ASU Delta Center for Economic Development, 319 University Loop Circle.

The instructors will be Joe Calhoun and Rashauna A. Norment, both registered patent attorneys with Calhoun Law Firm in Little Rock. The workshop will provide attendees with legal fundamentals of acquisition of patents, copyrights and trademark rights. It will also provide information on the basics of how to protect intellectual property rights and how to avoid or react to other claims of infringement.

Registration is $40 per person ($30 for Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Jonesboro Association members, and $20 for ASU faculty, staff and students). To register, or for more information, contact the ASU SBTDC (870) 972-3517 or e-mail asusbtdc@astate.edu or register on line at http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/training.asp.

The workshop is also approved for three hours of continuing legal education credit.

The seminars are being co-sponsored by the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Jones & Company, Ltd., Computer Tutor and East Arkansas Planning and Development District, Downtown Jonesboro Association, First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas and Simmons First Bank.

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