This Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program will review the basics of trademarks for organizations in the solidarity economy, as it applies to federal, New York State, and New York City law. The program will address trademark as a concept, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), navigating the USPTO website, issue spotting and analyzing when certain protections may be viable and discussing scenarios where certain intellectual property protections intersect with the needs of folks in the solidarity economy. The program brings a critical view of trademark law in order to gain insight into how it may or may not serve our communities and the solidarity economy. Attendees will gain practical guidance for navigating these areas of intellectual property law and effectively advocating for their clients.
Presenters:
Rodrigo Ricxu L. Bacus, Senior Attorney, Community & Economic Development Clinic, CUNY School of Law
N. Isabelle Figaro, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney at Community & Economic Development in the Neighborhood Economic Justice Project for Brooklyn Legal Services
Alexander Warden, Esq.’22, Founding Partner | West Atlantic Law Firm, PLLC
3 CLE credits:
2.0 Professional Practice, 0.5 Ethics & Professionalism, 0.5 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
Registration is required. Click here to register.
CLE Credits provided by the Community Legal Resource Network at CUNY School of Law:
These CLE programs are approved for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys, except that newly admitted attorneys are not eligible for the Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias credit. Consistent with NY State regulations, CLE credit will be offered only to those attorneys completing the entire session; attorneys attending only part of a session are not eligible for partial credit. Attorneys arriving late are welcome to attend the program but will not be eligible for credit. Also note that for remote programs, attorneys must view the webinar; we cannot extend credit for audio-only participation.