November Speaker Breakfast with Robert Morgan, Attorney at PorterWright: "Social Networking & Internet Law"

Establish new business connections and get to know other young professionals in a casual, career-focused setting. Everyone will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and what they do, and also listen to a local guest speaker offer information and advice on business, careers, and other topics. The event includes breakfast bagels, pastries, and coffee and costs $5 to attend for CYP CLUB members and guests (pay at the door). Be sure to attend and bring plenty of business cards.

Guest Speaker: Robert Morgan, Attorney at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

Topics/issues of discussion:
• Privacy issues of concern when soliciting or prospecting
• Libel/slander issues when making posts about someone/other rights with respect to protecting online reputation
• Employer monitoring of online networking
• Formation of binding agreements through email or online comments
• Other hot topics with respect to the social and professional online networking environment

About Our Speaker: Mr. Morgan’s intellectual property practice includes the selection and clearance of trademarks, the prosecution of applications for registration before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the representation of clients in inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He also assists with brand protection and rebranding efforts as well as the monitoring and enforcement of clients’ foreign and domestic intellectual proprietary rights. In addition, he counsels clients on advertising, telemarketing, and email marketing matters, and the administration of contests, promotions, and sweepstakes. A substantial portion of Mr. Morgan’s practice is dedicated to the enforcement of clients’ intellectual property rights on the Internet, including matters relating to domain name infringement, cybersquatting, negotiated domain name acquisition, and copyright violation.

Mr. Morgan’s information privacy and data security and technology practices include counseling clients regarding the collection and retention of personal information as well as related legal risks and data security breach investigation, response, and notification procedures. Mr. Morgan also assists clients with computer law matters including online agreements, transactions, site terms and conditions and privacy policies, and software licensing agreements. Mr. Morgan was listed as a 2009 Ohio's "Rising Stars" in Intellectual Property by the publishers of Law & Politics and Cincinnati Magazine.

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