Yesterday, our
ZINO Business Insights education event for
ZINO Society members and guests was sponsored by the
Intellectual Property and
Winery & Vineyard Practices at the law offices of our annual sponsor,
Perkins Coie. Leading the seminar were
Perkins Coie attorneys
Susan Betcher, Of Counsel, and
Julianne Henley, Associate, who talked about the ins and outs of protecting your brand, copyrights, patents and rights of publicity. The over 40 people in attendance enjoyed lunch and then were totally riveted to the presentations and had many questions to ask both during the presentation and afterwards, mobbing the speakers and panelists with their questions.
In addition to discussing intellectual property and anti-counterfeiting considerations that are applicable across all industries, the unique interplay of these rights and risks in specific industries - including the wine industry - was highlighted in a panel discussion featuring
Eric Lent, Associate General Counsel of
Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates,
Mike Reynvaan of
Reynvaan Family Vineyards and Partner at
Perkins Coie and
Ben Straughn, Partner at
Perkins Coie.
A couple of our
ZINOpreneur Select members,
Dave Owens of
FindProz Inc. and
Gary Schare, President of
Browsium commented on how valuable this session was as a benefit of their membership. I also heard several other long-time members say that this was the best
ZINO Business Insights session they have attended.
Thank you to our friends and experts at
Perkins Coie!
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