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Don’t Burn Your Brand: Intellectual Property for Restaurants
Are you a restauranteur? A chef? A food truck operator? Do you want to learn how intellectual property rights can help you protect your business?
If so, this event is a must-attend.
Join a trademark attorney from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for an overview of trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets in the food service industry. With a particular focus on trademarks, you will learn how to use these intellectual property rights to protect what makes your restaurant special.
Join a trademark attorney from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for an overview of trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets in the food service industry. With a particular focus on trademarks, you will learn how to use these intellectual property rights to protect what makes your restaurant special.
Because trademark registration is a highly effective way to protect your brand, we’ll also cover:
• Definitions and types of trademarks
• Benefits of federal trademark registration
• Selecting a trademark
• Filing and registration
• How to find help
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Meet the instructor
Mariessa Terrell
In March 2020, Mariessa Terrell returned to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) where she serves as a Trademark Attorney assigned to the USPTO Trademarks Customer Outreach program. Mariessa currently develops USPTO educational programs, trainings and resources for experienced trademark practitioners.
Before rejoining the USPTO, Mariessa worked as founding partner for Innovation PI Law where she provided software licensing and intellectual property docketing services to a variety of corporate and business development clients, including: Lockheed Martin Corporation Information Systems and Global Services, Leidos Corporation.
Prior to starting her own firm in 2003, Mariessa served as a trademark attorney for the US Patent and Trademark Office where she prosecuted trademarks for leaders in the publishing, fashion and beauty industries. Mariessa also served as a law Clerk for the Honorable Judge Cheryl Long, who presided over the Tax Division of the Superior Court of District of Columbia.
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