Trademark Law CLE Course Catalog

This course is NOT eligible for CLE credit.

As female legal leaders, we’ve made it but questioning our achievements despite one’s abilities and credentials is a common mindset affliction. In a male-dominated working environment, it is even more important as women to understand the importance of exuding confidence, owning your power, and being comfortable as a legal leader. Knowing your worth is essential to future growth, earning trust and respect, and it enhances your ability to lead. Join this session as expert panelists share their struggles and best practices in owning your seat, consistently providing value to the organization, and how to strive for bigger and better opportunities.">This course is NOT eligible for CLE credit.

As female legal leaders, we’ve made it but questioning our achievements despite one’s abilities and credentials is a common mindset affliction. In a male-dominated working environment, it is even more important as women to understand the importance of exuding confidence, owning your power, and being comfortable as a legal leader. Knowing your worth is essential to future growth, earning trust and respect, and it enhances your ability to lead. Join this session as expert panelists share their struggles and best practices in owning your seat, consistently providing value to the organization, and how to strive for bigger and better opportunities.

This course is NOT eligible for CLE credit.

While it can be heavily stigmatized, failure can also provide opportunities for learning and growth when it is embraced. As a legal leader, designing a space where you and your team feel safe enough to fail is the cornerstone of achieving a culture of resilience and high performance. Join this lively and inspirational session as our panelists speak to the value of removing power from our fear of failure, how to transform setbacks into success for business, and guiding others through times of change, challenge and adversity.">This course is NOT eligible for CLE credit.

While it can be heavily stigmatized, failure can also provide opportunities for learning and growth when it is embraced. As a legal leader, designing a space where you and your team feel safe enough to fail is the cornerstone of achieving a culture of resilience and high performance. Join this lively and inspirational session as our panelists speak to the value of removing power from our fear of failure, how to transform setbacks into success for business, and guiding others through times of change, challenge and adversity.

When Facebook’s parent company changed its name to “Meta,” was that the first time you heard the term “Metaverse”? What is “The Metaverse” and what legal issues does it raise as people begin to socialize, work and share experiences in this new virtual/augmented reality space? In the latest installment of this popular series, Peter Afrasiabi answers these important questions that already are creating issues of first impression in copyright, trademark, right of publicity, criminal and sex law.

This course is NOT eligible for CLE credits.

Effective communication is a cornerstone of success in the legal profession, allowing you to build lasting connections and unlock your influence. In order to gain trust within the business as well as outside of the business, it is essential to learn how to adapt your communication style to different audiences. This impactful panel of industry leaders will share insights and practical tips for improving your communication skills, enhancing your ability to connect with others, and making a lasting impact.">This course is NOT eligible for CLE credits.

Effective communication is a cornerstone of success in the legal profession, allowing you to build lasting connections and unlock your influence. In order to gain trust within the business as well as outside of the business, it is essential to learn how to adapt your communication style to different audiences. This impactful panel of industry leaders will share insights and practical tips for improving your communication skills, enhancing your ability to connect with others, and making a lasting impact.

Experienced intellectual property lawyer Peter Afrasiabi reveals these traps for the unwary, including moral rights in certain art works, statutory damages for copyright infringement, and lack of copyright ownership for works created by independent contractors and trademark counterfeiting mistakes, and what steps you can take to protect your clients from these risks.

In the latest installment of “The Curious Lawyer” series, Peter Afrasiabi answers these and other key questions that surround the use of generative artificial intelligence tools to create deepfakes.

Join us to examine the convoluted litigation history that underlies this immensely popular, global motion picture franchise. Peter chronicles the key legal disputes that plagued the franchise for much of its storied history, and discusses the interesting and complex legal issues those disputes raised.

Join us to hear from speakers Steven Weigler of EmergeCounsel and Steven D. Lustig of Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP as they delve into an in-depth discussion of trademark protection and the latest developments in the international legal arena. Speakers will also offer insights and practical tips to protect and defend their trademarks on a global scale.

Join a panel of key thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group as they provide a comprehensive discussion on the evolving trade secret landscape. The speakers will also address recent trends and developments, including FTC regulations, the decline of non-compete agreements, and other pertinent topics.