Great Ideas Can Come From Anywhere
Posted on: June 7th, 2010Staying 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

Call Center, H+K Architects and Dinter Engineering. David is an imaginative writer and visual thinker with 23 years of strategic marketing experience and a penchant for brand development. He established his branding and web design agency, David Branby Advertising, Inc., in 2003. David is the recipient of a Clio® Award, a Silver Microphone Award for radio advertising and more than 100 ADDY awards.
Rob Gaedtke
Since 2005, Mike Henderson has delivered strategic and creative social media marketing campaigns and content including strategic so


















