The Fashion Institute of Technology Department of International Trade and Marketing, the Department of Commerce’s Office of Intellectual Property Rights, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Commercial Service, and the New York District Export Council, with support from the American Association of Independent Music, European American Chamber of Commerce, the Fashion Center Business Improvement District, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and New York Technology Council cordially invite you to attend the STOPfakes.gov Road Show, an Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Outreach Program.

This is an opportunity to learn the basics of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and about the U.S. government resources available to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) protect their IPR at home and abroad. This three-hour program will feature presentations by intellectual property experts and law enforcement officials, followed by an open discussion with experts from industry and government..

Seminar topics will include:

What is intellectual property?
Understanding the basics of obtaining Intellectual property rights in the U.S./resources
Understanding the basics of obtaining intellectual property rights in other countries/resources
How to enforce your intellectual property rights in the U.S./resources
How to enforce your intellectual property rights overseas/resources

This program is brought to you under the National Export Initiative and is co-organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Intellectual Property Rights, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the National IPR Coordination Center.