Legal Panels at NYAF 2009

Hey Guys!

For those of you who are interested in learning more about the industry or just interested in legal mumble jumble stuff, there are two panels at New York Anime Festival 2009 that you might want to check out. If you have been to the legal panels at New York Comic Con 2009, you can expect a great deal of educational legal information from these awesome lawyers. (^_^)

Friday, September 25th

The Basics of Intellectual Property Rights

2:45pm-3:45pm

Panel Room 2, 1A23

"The Basics of Intellectual Property Rights”: Scheduled topics to be discussed include an overview of copyrights, trademarks, and rights in ideas, the importance and how to register your copyrights and trademarks, and what to do if someone is improperly using your works.

This discussion will be followed by a “question and answer” period.

This seminar will be conducted by attorneys: Thomas A. Crowell, Esq. IP and Entertainment Law practitioner and name partner of Saperstein & Crowell, LLP; Walter-Michael Lee, from the IP Practice Group of Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP; and Sheafe B. Walker, Entertainment & Employment Law practitioner, from the Law Office of Sheafe B. Walker."

Friday, September 25th

Copyrights and Anime

5:00pm-6:00pm

Panel Room 3, 1A22

"Copyrights and Anime”: Through this seminar, you will learn how to protect the intellectual property in your work and ideas and discover how to avoid costly infringement lawsuits over copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity, and other sensitive legal areas.

This discussion will be followed by a “question and answer” period.

This seminar will be conducted by attorneys: Thomas A. Crowell, Esq. IP and Entertainment Law practitioner and name partner of Saperstein & Crowell, LLP; Walter-Michael Lee, from the IP Practice Group of Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP; and Sheafe B. Walker, Entertainment & Employment Law practitioner, from the Law Office of Sheafe B. Walker."

Hope to see you all there!!!

Thank you Walter-Michael Lee from the IP Practice Group of Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP for the information!