On Thursday, November 9th, law school students from the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic of the Washington College of Law, in cooperation with the AUCI  Incubator, conducted a discussion on “Intellectual Property for Startup Ventures”.  Hosted by David Baker, Michael McLaughlin, Spencer McGinty, and Andrew Thomas, this two-hour working session consisted of presentations on the various categories of IP: Trade Secrets, Copyright, Trademarks, and Patents. (Click here to view the slide deck.)

The presentations were followed by one-on-one consultations with Incubator students about their specific IP needs.  A dozen students from AUCI Incubator ventures and I-Corp program were in attendance.  The WCL IP Clinic and the AUCI Incubator partnership has brought cross-campus collaboration between students from the law school and incubator venture leadership with over 75 students participating since inception. The ongoing collaboration will next focus on contracts including Non-Disclosure Agreements and Assignments of Rights.