Acquisition Hour: Intellectual Property for Government Contractors and Subcontractors

Speaker: Laura J. Grebe, Attorney, Husch Blackwell LLP

When doing business with the Federal Government, you (the contractor) may encounter situations where the government is entitled to receive intellectual property rights.  The scope of government rights in a contractor’s intellectual property depends primarily on the type of intellectual property at issue, specifically, whether the intellectual property is a patent or patentable intellectual property, copyrighted material, or rights in technical data or computer software.

Small businesses participating in the SBIR/STTR programs especially encounters those different types of IP and should have a good understanding of the rights the government may be entitled to and  small businesses participating in the SBIR/STTR program it is important to understanding Intellectual Property (IP) ‐ Patents, Trade Secrets,Trademarks, and Copyrights

Companies should not shy away from business opportunities with the government out of fear they will lose valuable intellectual property rights.

However, it is critical that a company seeking to do business with the government, either as a prime or subcontractor, understand its intellectual property rights.

This webinar will help you understand the many differences in property rights and help you insure that you are only providing the government with what is strictly necessary

Join the Wisconsin Procurement Institute and guest speakers for the WPI ACQUISITION HOUR – a series of lunchtime FREE LIVE WEBINARS on a variety of Federal government contracting topics!  You will need to register to have access and be able to interact with the guest speaker– the web link will be sent to you after registering for the WEBINAR.  The schedule will be updated as speakers commit to participate.  If you have any topics that are of interest to you – please send them to benjaminb@wispro.org

Please note: registrations for the Acquisition Hour Webinars are limited to 25 registrants. Due to the limited space available, if you unavailable to attend the webinar, please contact Benjamin Blanc as soon as possible.

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This webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit.

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