I ♡ Trademarks Conference RoundtablesDesign of the Times: Overview of Current Practices in Design Protection
Alt Legal Team | January 26, 2025
We’ll be making the most of our time during the lunch hour at the I ♡ Trademarks Conference by hosting small roundtable discussions on a variety of relevant topics. Each roundtable will have a host assigned to lead the discussion with pertinent questions, allowing you to share knowledge and resources and get to know your fellow conference attendees.
Roundtable Description
How to protect product and packaging designs can be one of the more mystifying areas of intellectual property. When can you seek trade dress protection? How can copyright protect a product design? What is a design patent? What type of similar protection is available outside the US? During this roundtable, Steve Cooper (Partner at Ware Fressola) will lead participants in a discussion of these questions and more as they do a deep dive into anything a trademark attorney may want to know about design protection, including:
- Differences between protecting designs by trade dress, copyright, and patents
- Key knowledge points for practitioners to maximize their clients’ design protection options
- Important updates to US and EU design laws that have gone into effect in 2025
View all I ♡ Trademarks Conference Roundtables here.
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Roundtable Host
Steve Cooper
, Partner, Ware Fressola Maguire & Barber
Steve Cooper is a partner at the Connecticut based IP boutique Ware Fressola Maguire & Barber and has been with the firm since 2008. Steve is a USPTO-registered patent attorney and his practice primarily focuses on US and foreign patent and trademark drafting and prosecution and portfolio management. Prior to joining Ware Fressola, Steve graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2007 with degrees in Biological Sciences and Anthropology, and from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2010. Steve is on the Young Practitioners Committee of INTA, and the Patent Committee and WIPO-Link Committee of ECTA, is the Vice President of the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association, and is the Operations Coordinator for Brand Action. In his spare time, Steve is an avid crossword puzzle enthusiast.