Transactional attorneys often use arbitration clauses/agreements in domestic and particularly international transactions (e.g., licensing, supply chain, NDA). Have you ever wondered how the choice of arbitration body, seat, and rules, affects the enforceability of such agreements? Read more
1 Participatory MCLE Credits Navigating the landscape of intellectual property is crucial for innovators and entrepreneurs. Two primary mechanisms for protecting inventions and ideas are trade secrets and patents, each offering distinct advantages and limitations. The decision between the two hinges on the nature of the innovation, the business strategy, and long-term goals. Patents provide inventors with a temporary monopoly (usually 20 years) on their inventions, giving them exclusive rights to use, make, or sell the patented invention. This exclusivity… Read more
No one actually likes budgeting, except maybe those financial folks, right? So Jessica Medina, former lawyer turned Accredited Financial Counselor, will be taking us back to the beginning by demonstrating a way of looking at your money that doesn't involve tracking every single expense every single day. Read more
Although American companies spend over $8 billion a year on diversity training, many companies have made remarkably little progress on diversity. Read more
In our upcoming presentation, we will review patent and copyright challenges presented by generative AI, addressing topics like AI’s role as an author/inventor, the concerns surrounding non-human authorship, the nuanced dynamics of joint AI-human inventorship, and the positions of content creators versus AI service providers with respect to scraping material from the internet for large language training purposes. Read more