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Tennessee CLE - Intellectual Property Courses

This is a listing of Intellectual Property CLE Courses for Tennessee. Please make your selection below of Online & CD-ROM CLE courses for Intellectual Property in Tennessee, TN. Click "Add" to purchase Individual CLE Courses. For more information about a particular CLE course, click on a course name.

Intellectual Property Courses

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An Oral Contract Isn’t Worth the Paper It’s Written On – Or Is It?

Most lawyers enter contract negotiations aspiring to achieve a fully signed agreement containing all material terms. But many business relationships – particularly in the media and entertainment world – proceed in the absence of fully signed agreements. Why do sophisticated industry people use short-form and unsigned long-form agreements? Do these agreements create binding contractual obligations? What tests do courts use to answer this question? And what risks do the parties take? Frankfurt Kur...

General Credits
1
Price$50

Basic Patent Law for Non-Practitioners: What Every Attorney Should Know

It seems that not a day goes when by someone doesn’t come up with the “next big thing.” Even if your product doesn’t change the world, you certainly don’t want someone else taking credit for it. This CLE course on patent law will explain the importance of patents, the different types of patent protections and the patent application process.The course will also review:Patent vs. Intellectual PropertyTypical Lifespan of PatentsPreventing Loss of RightsLegal Requirements for PatentabilityApplicatio...

General Credits
1.5
Price$75

E-Discovery: Preparing for a Rule 26(f) Conference

While there are many courses that purport to give a broad overview of electronic discovery, this course is intended as a nuts and bolts approach to preparing to discuss electronic discovery issues at a Rule 26(f) conference, which requires lawyers to discuss electronic discovery issues with their adversaries at the outset of the case. What do I need to ask my client first? How do I go about making sure that a “litigation hold” is in effect? How can I try to negotiate the conduct of electronic...

General Credits
1.25
Price$75

Entertainment Law - The Music Industry

Entertainment and law have only become more entangled over the past few years and handling an entertainment matter is rife with complexity. This CLE course will outline everything you need to know about choosing the most qualified entertainment lawyer on behalf of your client. The course will explain why and when to seek the advice of an entertainment lawyer, best practices when looking for an entertainment lawyer and samples of the various applicable agreements and will include discussion and r...

General Credits
2
Price$75

Ethical Implications and Social Media

Jonathan Ezor, an attorney and law professor who frequently writes and speaks about ethics and social media, offers an all-inclusive review in this CLE course. Advancing technology and social media present a wide range of potential issues for any attorney or firm, and a thorough understanding of these issues and the potential for conflicts is essential. The course begins with a description of the risks faced by attorneys from use of the Internet, mobile technologies and social networks, includi...

Specialty Credits
1
Price$50

Legal Compliance for Cause Marketing Campaigns

Today, many leading advertisers create marketing campaigns to support charitable causes – burnishing brand image while boosting sales. But just because a feel-good campaign supports a charity doesn’t mean the venture participants get a pass on legal compliance. State and federal regulators have always kept an eye on these so-called “commercial co-ventures” ensuring charities are properly registered, that support goes where it’s supposed to go, and that advertising is not misleading consumers. In...

General Credits
1
Price$50

Representing the Independent Filmmaker

Thanks to the proliferation of digital filmmaking, people from all walks of life are now making independent movies. Taught by attorney and author Thomas A. Crowell, this lecture will help you to issue-spot many of the problem areas faced by independent filmmakers and to negotiate key contract provisions required to protect your client’s film property. Topics discussed include: the lifecycle of a movie, literary option agreements, rights of publicity, location releases, actor agreements, music li...

General Credits
1.5
Price$75

Rights of Publicity and Privacy

In this course, Rick Kurnit, a noted expert in Advertising and Media Law, IP and First Amendment cases, provides a guided tour of today’s most relevant privacy issues. This course reviews the development of rights of publicity and privacy, as well as how changes in technology and in the marketplace affect how companies disseminate information today. Topics covered include, what is commercial use, First Amendment claims (parody) Lanham Act and much more.

General Credits
2
Price$135

The “First Sale Doctrine” in the 21st Century

As most of you know, the “First Sale Doctrine” is a provision in copyright law that permits the owner of a copy of a copyrighted item to sell or transfer that item to another person. In other words if you buy a book or movie CD, you can sell or give away that copy without running afoul of copyright lawBut there are, of course, lots of nuances and exceptions to this rule. For example, the protection only covers works that were “lawfully made” under the copyright act, and it only protects the ow...

General Credits
0.5
Price$30

Trademarks 101: An Introduction to Basics

Trademarks 101 is not your typical basic course on trademark law. It takes more of a practical approach rather than a purely academic one which is meant to give you a window into what issues to spot as a non-IP lawyer in an in-house counsel role. It highlights what items qualify as a trademark, what diligence is necessary before using a potential mark, what constitutes infringement, and the interplay of trademarks and domain names.

General Credits
1
Price$50


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