In this week’s Jumpstart, Intellectual Property Attorney Spencer Wood provided our students with an overview of the latest developments in copyright, trademark, and patent law, and discussed how these laws will affect them in their future careers.

Mr. Wood addressed these issues and more in this enlightening Jumpstart session:

• What are copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secret and rights of publicity and privacy? How do those rights arise? How do they differ from each other?

• What is the value of eac…h of these rights? How do you protect and exploit these assets?

• What are some of the legal ramifications when these rights are infringed? What constitutes infringement vs. permitted use (including a discussion of the Fair Use Doctrine)?

• Case studies from each field comprising the Tribeca Flashpoint programs (e.g., legal disputes involving music sampling, issues implicating film and broadcast, disputes arising in the gaming industry, and legal rights with respect to animation and VFX)