Staying outside the recycle bin.

It’s been said that marketing is 1% inspiration, 29% perspiration, 70% plagiarism. If Shakespeare were writing today, he’d probably be in trouble for all his borrowed plots and characters. But – trademarks, copyrights, plagiarism, oh my. What can get us into trouble and how can we stay safe while maintaining our creative edge?

And what about the intellectual property that’s a vital asset to any business? Securing rights to your company’s name, logo, images, trade secrets and trademarks is as important as protecting any other valuable business asset. Join us and hear what you need to know before ‘recycling’.

• Finding out if it belongs to someone else.
• Giving credit where credit is due, when and how.
• If it sounds like a duck, is it?
• When in doubt, what to do?

Our Speaker: Bonnie Drinkwater is a high energy, and yes, entertaining attorney who is well known in Reno for her down to earth, practical legal services. She practices in the areas of corporate, employment, and intellectual property law, and her firm prides itself in its straight-forward communication. A native Nevadan, Bonnie holds dual degrees in Finance and International Management from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and a law degree from the University of Notre Dame. She was admitted into the Nevada Bar in 1994.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Atlantis Hotel Casino
Networking: 11:30 AM – Noon
Lunch: Noon – 1:00 PM
RSVP by 12pm, Monday, June 14

Luncheon Pricing
$25 – AMA, A2N2, PRSA Members with RSVP
$30 – Non-Members with RSVP
$35 – Without RSVP (Seating is on a space-available, first-come, first-serve basis)
$10 – Students with RSVP