This is a 2-part webinar series. Part 2 takes place on June 10, 2010.
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Abstract:
In this two-part webinar, attendees will learn about:

• 10 things you must know about intellectual property
• 4 ways to protect intellectual property
• Production introduction, branding and trademarks
• Patents (type of patents, prior art, embodiments & descriptions, claims, doctrine of equivalence, interference, Q & A on patents, legally getting around existing patents, etc.)
• Product liability issues
• Optimizing your intellectual property strategy to maximize profits. Many companies do not have a strategy, and some need to improve theirs. Intellectual capital is not just about filing patents; it is the aggregate intellectual material knowledge, information, intellectual property, and experience that can be used to create wealth in a company. How can you maximize the value of your intellectual capital?

This webinar is intended for scientists and engineers and for sales, business development and marketing personnel, and managers and directors who need to understand the basics of intellectual property and how to derive value from patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and other intellectual property.

Ashok M. Adur earned a Ph.D. in polymer science & engineering and completed a mini-MBA course on executive entrepreneurship. He has over 30 years of experience in R&D; product, process, & business development; sales & marketing; technical service; introduction & commercialization of new products; and business & general management at various chemical, plastics, and paper companies. He has published papers in professional journals and presented papers at regional, national, and international conferences. Dr. Adur holds more than 25 patents, and has some 40 pending, which have resulted in the commercialization of numerous value-added products. The operator of Everest International Consulting (LLC) since 1992, he is an expert in polymer compounding and compatibilization of multicomponent systems, in developing strategies for patenting, and in intellectual property issues regarding polymers and plastics.

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