Students will conduct a trademark search and research a local business before meeting their assigned business owner at an in-person clinic that will provide an opportunity for local business owners, nonprofits, creatives, and student entrepreneurs, referred through community partners, to receive counseling on trademark protection for their business names and/or logos. During the clinic, volunteers will discuss the findings from their research with the business owner and answer any questions the business owner may have with the support of a supervising attorney.
Organization
Mithoff Pro Bono Program
The Mithoff Program’s Transactional Project provides legal support to local small business owners without access to legal services, and gives law students an opportunity to build transactional legal skills. The project advises entrepreneurs on choice of entity, forming an LLC, trademark protection, and corporate governance and compliance issues.
Project Details
- Project Date
Thursday, November 7
- Project Time
- 6pm-8pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 8-10 hours, including training and asynchronous research before the in-person clinic
- Training
- Friday, October 18, 1pm-3:30pm TNH (2.123)
- Skills used
- Legal research, client communication, project management
- Project location
- In person at the Law School
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 16
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- No prior experience in or knowledge of intellectual property required; students with an interest in intellectual property and business law are encouraged to apply
- To Apply
- Register at https://trademark11-7-24.eventbrite.com