ScaleUp Speaker Series Austin Fall 2024 - Protecting Your IP

You’re incorporated, now what? Morrison Foerster, in partnership with Bridge Bank and Escalon, is offering its ScaleUp Speaker Series in Austin, a complimentary ten-part series that provides a legal roadmap for entrepreneurs aiming to scale up their companies. This weekly seminar will arm you with the knowledge needed to manage the legal aspects of launching, funding, and growing a startup, as well as insights to help you avoid common mistakes. Lunch and parking are complimentary.

Register or contact Alyson Wagner at AustinEvents@mofo.com to learn more.

Note: This fall, weekly sessions will run on Tuesdays.

Protecting Your IP

Learn the basics of the different types of IP, the importance of proper IP ownership, and when to undertake a Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis, as well as patent and trade secret missteps to avoid that may prevent you from protecting your IP.

Topics covered in this one-hour session include:

• Intellectual property (IP) basics

• Trade secrets vs. patents

• Patentability vs. Freedom to Operate

• Most common IP mistakes for startups