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Jack Hicks to Discuss Design Protection and Copyrights at Global Intellectual Property Academy

March 19, 2010

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ALEXANDRIA, VA.—Womble Carlyle attorney Jack Hicks is among the speakers at the Global Intellectual Property Academy Patent Industrial Design Program. The three-day international event (March 16-19) is organized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Hicks will be speaking on “Design Protection Through US Copyrights: Industrial Design or Applied Art?” His presentation is scheduled for March 19th.
 
The Patent Industrial Design Program will be held in the Global Intellectual Property Academy office, located in the James Madison Building in Alexandria, Va. The event draws intellectual property law experts from all over the globe—for example, other presenters hail from Costa Rica, Pakistan, Slovakia, Jamaica and Bulgaria, just to name a few nations represented at the event.
 
Jack Hicks is a licensed patent attorney who assists clients in determining the type and scope of intellectual property protection that is best suited for their business goals. Named as one of The Best Lawyers in America, Jack counsels clients in a wide range of industries, including those involving the general mechanical, electro-mechanical, manufacturing processes, chemical and “business methods” arts. He is a frequent speaker and author on patent issues. Jack practices in Womble Carlyle’s Greensboro, N.C., office.