February 24, 2011: DEUTSCH-AMERIKANISCHE KOOPERATIVE BEMÜHUNGEN IM TRANSATLANTISCHEN GEISTIGES EIGENTUM-SCHUTZ & KOMMERZIALISIERUNG—GERMAN-AMERICAN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS IN TRANSATLANTIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION & COMMERCIALIZATION

" The United States and Europe enjoy long-standing economic and political relationships and face similar opportunities and challenges. By working together to achieve common goals, the companies in the U.S. and Europe can create new business opportunities on both continents and around the world. Moreover, Germany and the United States have a stake in the continued growth in each other’s countries. Open trade and investment are vital elements of the German-American relationship. Over 2000 American companies are located in Germany, with almost double that number of German companies located in the United States. The international and domestic importance of these industrial relationships calls for a business-level understanding IP laws affect activities on both sides of the Atlantic. German IP attorneys from Markus Richardt & Associates of Wiesbaden, Germany and U.S. IP attorneys from HULSEY, P.C. will address important aspects of patents, trademarks, and other IP rights when considering transatlantic business operations. Via a real-time videoconference, IP professionals from Austin (12 p.m. CST), Texas & Frankfurt (7 p.m. CET), Germany will meet in a videoconference classroom setting to present to attendees information on their respective IP protection and commercialization systems. Topics include Patent protection (German, EU, US & Patent Cooperation Treaty), Trademark protection (European Community Mark, Madrid Protocol Filings, & U.S.), Design Protection (European Community Designs, Hague System Filings, and U.S. Design Patents)."