The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host the 2018 National Trademark Exposition at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC in partnership with the Smithsonian Institute on Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28, 2018.
As part of the 2018 National Trademark Exposition, at the National Museum of American History, two free continuing legal education (CLE) seminars will be offered to legal professionals:
Friday, July 27, 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
This seminar will be moderated by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, professional basketball legend, author, and registered trademark owner, and his business manager, Deborah Morales. Panelists will include Jennifer E. Rothman, a leading expert on right of publicity and Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and Priya P. Royal, Royal Law Firm PLLC and former IRS Estate Tax Attorney.
Friday, July 27, 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
This seminar will be delivered by William R. Covey, United States Patent and Trademark Office Deputy General Counsel and Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED). OED is responsible for registering attorneys and agents to practice before the USPTO and the presentation will cover a variety of issues, including OED rules, programs and statistics, as well as related case law.
Send an email with your name, bar number, and seminar you wish to attend to TMExpo@USPTO.GOV with “CLE Registration” in the subject line. Registration is limited to 100 attendees per seminar and closes on July 10. The USPTO is seeking CLE accreditation for the seminars.
For more information about the 2018 National Trademark Exposition, please visit www.uspto.gov/TMExpo
If you have any questions, please contact the following Exposition team members:
Shana Webster-Trotman Chrisie King
(571) 272-9698 (571) 272-9179
shana.webster-trotman@uspto.gov chrisie.king@uspto.gov