Resources

Intellectual Property

 “Fair Use Basics” —March 2019, Woodstock Public Library
“Fair Use Basics” — Apr 2018, Woodstock Chamber of CommerceHow Copyrights, Trademarks, and Fair Use effect web content and social media sharing. Get the basic Do’s and Don’ts for your business! A little knowledge up front can reduce risk and improve damage control systems.

“Protect Your Work!” — April 2019, Prairie Ridge HS Incubator
“Protect Your Work!” —June 2018, Woodstock Public Library What is intellectual property? How are IP rights created? How do you protect it?  What is IP enforcement?

“Intellectual Property Seminar 1: IP Basics” — March 2022, Gary Con 2022, in Lake Geneva, WI

“Intellectual Property Seminar Level Two: TRADEMARKS” — March 2022, Gary Con 2022, in Lake Geneva, WI

“Intellectual Property Seminar: IP Licensing Agreements.” — March 2022, Gary Con 2022, in Lake Geneva, WI

“Intersections Between the FDA and the USPTO: Traditions and New Aspects.” — July 2022, at the National Association of Patent Practitioners 25th Annual Meeting and Conference

“NAPP 2022: Case Review Summaries.” — July 2022, at the National Association of Patent Practitioners 25th Annual Meeting and Conference

“Open Game License: An Overview and Update” — March 2023, Gary Con, 2023, in Lake Geneva, WI

Intellectual Property & Licensing/Contracts

“An Overview: Royalty Structures and Licensing Agreements in IP Negotiating Power Considerations, Basic Agreement Provisions, & Royalty Structures” — May 2019, Chicago Inventors Organization

“An Overview: Licensing Agreements in Intellectual Property.” — March 2021, Chicago Inventors Organization via Zoom

“Intellectual Property Seminar: IP Licensing Agreements” — March of 2022, Adepticon in Schaumburg, IL

Copyright

 Learn more about copyright protection for your great ideas, and how Hibbs Law, LLC can help.

Patent

“Patent Basics” — January 2018, Chicago Kent Law School/USPTO Patent Hub
+Patent Basics Handout
Basic aspects of patentability and brief overview of application components.

“PATENT BASICS: Protect Your Invention.” — March 2022, Gary Con 2022 in Lake Geneva, WI

Trademark

“Trademark Basics” — August 2018, Woodstock Chamber of Commerce
What is It? How does It Work? What is Infringement?

“TRADEMARK Basics,” — August 2021, to the Chicago Inventors Organization

Business Entities

See how Hibbs Law, LLC can help your business or nonprofit get started on the right foot with sound planning, or get solid legal advice for your existing organization.

“Entities in Illinois” — April 2019, Prairie Ridge HS Incubator
Where to find the information, forms, laws, and other requirements to create a business entity in Illinois.

Biotechnology & Patents

“After Myriad: the Current State of Gene Patents” — April 2018 Chicago Bar Association, Intellectual Property Committee 

“Myriad-Go-Round: the Current State of Gene Patents” — March 2013 Chicago Bar Association, Intellectual Property Committee