Are you taking care of business?October 6, 2007

Every business starts with an idea. And progress only happens when more ideas are applied and move the business. You’ve got the ideas but are you sure your ideas belong solely to you? How important are your ideas to your business? How important is your business’ image to you customers and clients? These are the issues that addressed by intellectual property law – the field of law that deals with patents and trademarks and an area that is becoming increasingly important to business owners, CEOs, chairman and others who ideally profit from their good ideas. On Tuesday, Oct. 17, Heidi S. Nebel will present ‘Business Basics of Intellectual Property’ at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Lunch and Learn beginning at noon. Ms. Nebel is the managing partner of McKee, Voorhees & Sease and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. She has prosecuted hundreds of patents and trademarks since beginning her practice in 1992 and advises clients on how to best protect their most important business assets. For more information, call 288-3667 x 284 or email hankel@ipmvs.com.