Nexsen Pruet Sponsors Seminar on Software Law

Nexsen Pruet Sponsors Seminar on Software Law The law firm of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard is offering a half-day seminar, "Software Law for Computer Professionals", on April 16, 1999 at the Adams Mark Hotel in Columbia, SC. Registration begins at 8:30, and the seminar will be held from 9 - 12:00 noon. The cost is $195 per person; $100 for the second and subsequent attendees from the same organization. Seminar registration can be securely completed online and for more information on topics and speakers go to: http://SEMINARS.NPJPIP.COM Computer professionals and lawyers need to recognize critical issues surrounding the acquisition and infringement of software rights. If you or your clients are involved with software development or information technology, register to attend this seminar. Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLP will show you - in plain English - how to sort through the legal issues. The course materials alone are worth the cost of the seminar. Each of the following speakers will give a 30 minute presentation. Mike Mann, a patent, trademark and copyright lawyer who has been advising clients for almost two decades on protecting software, will talk about how software can be protected; that is, how you can make sure you have the rights in the software you generate and how you will know what rights others have in their software. Mark Bender, a seasoned commercial transaction attorney, will talk about transferring rights in software: how it is done and what aspects of software licensing are important for the software professional. Mark Manos, full time intellectual property litigator for Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, will talk about hot areas of software that are being litigated now and translate recent court decisions into some dos and don'ts. Mike Wever, patent, trademark and copyright lawyer with substantial hands-on Internet experience, will focus on the impact of the Internet on software and the impact of software on the Internet to show you how the law applies to software in the environment of the Internet. Barbara Rackes, CEO of Syneractive, an Internet applications company, and recognized business leader, will highlight Internet trends where there are significant opportunities and challenges for software professionals.