DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire will host a creative works -- works that include copyrights, trademarks or both -- symposium on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, to educate faculty, staff, and students, as well as interested members of the local community. The symposium will explore the definition of creative works as well as mechanisms to protect and commercialize them. The symposium will be held at the UNH Memorial Union Building (MUB) from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The event, which includes parking and lunch, is free for UNH employees and students and $25 for public admission.

The symposium will be a day of interactive panel and discussion sessions led by experts in intellectual property management and protection. Discussions will cover topics ranging from ownership of creative works and when to protect intellectual property, to overviews of copyrights, trademarks, open source software, and fair use, as well as understanding a publishing copyright license.

Panelists include:
Kimberly A.W. Peaslee, Ph.D., Attorney - Upton & Hatfield, LLP
Alex Garens, Attorney - Grossman, Tucker, Perrault, & Pfleger, PLLC
Matt Saunders, Attorney - Saunders & Silverstein LLP
Nate Kurtis, Associate - Ropes & Gray LLP
Kristin Mendoza, Attorney - Devine Millimet & Branch
Kate McGovern, Mediator and Law Professor
Peter McGovern, Attorney, Arbitrator, and Law Professor
Linda Gerson, President - The Intermarketing Group
Maria Emanuel, Associate Director - UNHInnovation
Timothy Willis, Licensing Manager - UNHInnovation

Visit https://innovation.unh.edu/creative-works-symposium for more information and to register for the event.

The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 12,200 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students.