Protecting Intellectual Property- Food & Beverage 

Your company’s intellectual property assets –  trade secrets, patents, trademarks, and copyrights – can be strong differentiators in the highly competitive marketplace of food & beverage companies. These assets are an excellent way for you to generate additional revenue and increase your bottom line. As your business continues to grow, you must identify ways to capitalize on and protect your intellectual property assets within and outside your organization. This presentation will teach you practical approaches on how to protect your business and implement a solid intellectual property plan. .

About the Speaker:
Lema Khorshid is one of the founding partners at Fuksa Khorshid, LLC where she handles a wide range of legal matters for small to mid-sized businesses in Chicago and New York.  She frequently assists her clients with corporate transactional and intellectual property matters; and, for the past three years she has been lead counsel on several mergers and acquisitions that have taken her clients all over the globe. In 2009, Lema was honored by the Business Ledger for being one of the twenty two influential women in business in Chicago. In 2013, Lema received a feature article in Chicago Social Magazine for her philanthropic endeavors. 

This seminar is produced by The Hatchery, a collaboration between ICNC  and Accion Chicago to bring education, capital, and support to the Chicagoland food entrepreneur community. Food entrepreneurship programming is funded in part by: