Seminar overview
How easy is it for a copycat to rip off your design? When is copying legal? Who are the biggest copycats? A hint: it’s not Chinese manufacturers.
This seminar will explain why it is so easy to copy most Australian products.
Find out how to protect your ideas and hear about what happens when a business defends them in court when you join Intellectual Property Lawyer Trevor Choy and the owner of Melbourne manufacturer LED Technologies, Tony Ottobre at this seminar.
Trevor Choy is a Lawyer who speaks in plain English and has distilled the complexities of copyright law down to 10 basic concepts.
Tony Ottobre successfully defended his intellectual property in a two year landmark court case that bans the sale of imported copies of his products.
Speakers
Trevor Choy – Intellectual Property Lawyer, Choy Lawyers
Tony Ottobre – LED Technologies
Who should attend?
This seminar will benefit designers from all disciplines who want to ensure that their designs can be protected.
Seminar details
Monday 11 May 2009
12.00 noon to 2.00 pm
Registration: 11.45am
Oscar’s Hotel
18 Doveton Street South, Ballarat
Map
The seminar includes light refreshments and networking opportunities.
Free bookings
RSVP by Friday 8 May 2008
Bookings are essential for catering. Please book early as places are limited.
Please RSVP to Kara Johnston via phone 03 5333 3233 or email rsvp@commerceballarat.com.au
Further Reading
For more from Trevor Choy about Law and Design, please visit our Hot Topic page:
Law and Design: Do you use protection?
For more about LED Technologies and their landmark IP court case, please visit our Hot Topic page:
Protect Your Assets
Related links
Choy Lawyers – www.choylawyers.com.au
LED Technologies – www.ledautolamps.com
Commerce Ballarat – www.commerceballarat.com.au
Ballarat Innovation Festival – www.businessballarat.com
Presented in partnership with Commerce Ballarat and held as part of the Ballarat Innovation Festival 2009.
