Nexsen Pruet Attorney Takes Part In International IP Seminar In Portugal

COLUMBIA, SC - John B. Hardaway III, an attorney in Nexsen Pruet's Greenville office, delivered a presentation and participated in a panel at an international Intellectual Property forum November 2-5, 2005 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Hardaway, who practices in Nexsen Pruet's intellectual property group, attended the Open Forum of the Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle, an association of patent and trademark attorneys in private practice, where he made a presentation regarding Trademark License.

The presentation included a brief history of licensing and listed the essential elements of a trademark license and the length of licenses. Hardaway also discussed the need for a specified term, the need for quality inspections and whether a common-law trademark may be licensed.

While at the conference Hardaway also sat on a trademark panel with His Honour Judge Michael Fysh of the Queens Bench in Great Britain.

Founded nearly 100 years ago, the FICPI boasts 3800 members in 80 countries. John Hardaway, who has practiced Intellectual Property Law for 30 years, serves as the Secretary of the FICPI’s United States Section.

Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 170 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C. Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues.