Lee/Shoemaker PLLC are offering our members a presentation on, Protecting your Intellectual Property: Copyright and Trade Secrets in a High-Tech World.
**1 AIA LU**
The presentation will educate design professionals on how to best position themselves to enjoy the protection of Copyright and Trade Secrets laws in an increasingly competitive and high-tech business environment. The presentation will address the following learning objectives:
Explore the legal framework for copyright and trade secrets protections.
Discuss contract terms that may alter the “default” legal framework and affect a design professional’s risk during a project.
Identify best practices for taking advantage of such protections while avoiding infringing on the rights of others.
Address how these issues affect relationships among business partners, employees, and other parties to construction projects and identify challenges raised by technology, including BIM and AI