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91传媒 to host seminar on intellectual property, entrepreneurship and sports law

91传媒 to host seminar on intellectual property, entrepreneurship and sports law

Contact: James Carskadon

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Student entrepreneurs from 91传媒 will be part of an interactive session on navigating legal issues with new companies during a March seminar on intellectual property and sports law at 91传媒. (Photo by Megan Bean)

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥91传媒 will host a seminar next month focused on using intellectual property to start and grow businesses, as well as issues in sports law.

Presented by 91传媒鈥檚 Office of Technology Management and the Mississippi Bar鈥檚 Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports Law Section, 鈥淐hallenges and Hot Topics in IP and Sports Law鈥 will take place March 27 at 91传媒鈥檚 Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems. Lawyers and entrepreneurs will share their experiences using intellectual property to protect products and grow companies. Additionally, CAVS researchers will discuss intellectual property and demonstrate new sports and automotive technologies. A sports panel will discuss the latest legal challenges in college athletics.

The event is free for 91传媒 faculty and students. Due to space limitations, faculty and students聽planning to attend are asked to RSVP to 91传媒 Office of Technology Management Director Jeremy Clay at jeremy.clay@msstate.edu.

鈥淲e鈥檙e bringing this event to 91传媒 so that students, faculty, entrepreneurs, and lawyers can learn more about using intellectual property to help start and grow businesses in Mississippi,鈥 Clay said. 鈥淕etting these groups together in one room gives them an opportunity to discuss their unique ideas and learn how they can work together to get new technologies off the ground.鈥

As part of the conference, 91传媒 Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach Director Eric Hill will lead an interactive session with 91传媒 student teams competing in the 2020 91传媒 Startup Summit where they will discuss ways to navigate potential legal issues with new companies. The 91传媒 Startup Summit will take place from March 23-27 and student teams will make their pitch to be named 91传媒鈥檚 top startup and compete for more than $30,000 in cash prizes.

The seminar represents six hours of continuing legal education credit for lawyers. The cost is $150 for members of the Mississippi Bar鈥檚 Intellectual Property, Entertainment and Sports Law Section, and $175 for non-section members. For more information on the seminar, visit .

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