Things every client should understand about intellectual property disputes

Intellectual property training

As stated above, in the discussion of the “intellectual property audit,” when the company’s officers and key employees learn about the nature and scope of the company’s intellectual property rights, this increased understanding tends to have the effect of actually moderating concerns about competitor actions that do not in fact constitute an infringement while simultaneously catalyzing quick action where appropriate. While the audit is a common mechanism for imparting this increased understanding, it in no way compares with the long-term sustained benefit an intellectual property training program can impart.

Intellectual property training imparts benefits throughout the intellectual property life cycle. It increases awareness of the need to legally capture the company’s intangible assets at the earliest possible time. It heightens awareness of the ways in which these intangible assets can be converted into cash or otherwise leveraged into value. And, finally, it transforms the entire company workforce into watchdogs regarding potential infringements of the company’s intellectual property rights (and, importantly, watchdogs that tend to only raise concerns that are truly justified under the circumstances).

The firm offers a variety of intellectual property – related training programs through its “From Ideas to Profits” training series. To learn more about the firm’s training – related service offerings, see the section of this website entitled “Training and Seminars.”