Daliah Saper To Present at “Trademarks and Copyrights 101” Workshop at Score Chicago
Daliah has been presenting to new and aspiring entrepreneurs at SCORE’s Chicago office for over 13 years. Her lectures primarily focus on start-up business and intellectual property legal issues. During the June 10th workshop at SCORE Chicago, Daliah Saper, Principal Attorney at Saper Law, will answer the following questions: What is a Copyright? What is a Trademark? How do Trademarks and Copyrights compare to Trade Secrets and Patents? What is involved with the registration process for copyrights vs. trademarks? How much does trademark and copyright protection cost? How long does protection last? When do you use an SM, TM, or ®? Continue Reading
Daliah Saper Presents Trademarks and Copyrights Seminar at Score Chicago
Daliah has been presenting to new and aspiring entrepreneurs at SCORE’s Chicago office for over 13 years. Her lectures primarily focus on start up business and intellectual property legal issues. During the September 24 workshop at SCORE Chicago, Daliah Saper, Principal Attorney at Saper Law, will answer the following questions: What is a Copyright? What is a Trademark? How do Trademarks and Copyrights compare to Trade Secrets and Patents? What is involved with the registration process for copyrights vs. trademarks? How much does trademark and copyright protection cost? How long does protection last? When do you use an SM, TM, or Continue Reading
Daliah Saper to Judge Law Rocks Chicago Music Competition and Fundraiser
On Thursday, September 27, Daliah Saper will serve as a judge for the inaugural Law Rocks Chicago! Come watch legal professionals become rock gods as they battle it out at this one-of-a-kind concert benefiting local nonprofits. You don’t want to miss what has been called ‘the best legal night out ever! Details: Thursday, September 27, 2018 6:00pm VIP Doors (VIP reception 6-8pm) 6:30pm GA Doors 7:00pm Concert Lincoln Hall 2424 N. Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 For more information about Law Rocks Chicago, click here.
Daliah Speaker to Speak at the North American Entertainment, Media, and IP Law Summit in Grand Cayman
The North American Entertainment Law Summit delivers a four day continuing legal education conference, focused on constantly evolving topics within the entertainment, sports, media, and intellectual property law fields. On November 10, 2018, Daliah Saper will once again serve as a panelist at the 30th Annual North American Law Summit. The last few years she has discussed social media law but this year she will join a panel of high profile speakers to discuss the pros and cons of appearing on national news broadcasts. Her session is titled: Legally On TV: On Air Personalities. For more information click here.
Can I Press Play Or Must I Pay?: Music Licensing Requirements for Businesses
Saper Law often fields calls from businesses owners who have received copyright infringement notices, or worse, have been served with a copyright infringement lawsuit for not acquiring the proper copyright licenses to play music in their venues. If you are a venue that has received this type of notice, or if you are a new business owner and are concerned about copyright issues, you may want to watch this video from the August Seminar at Saper Law which was held in conjunction with BMI and the Illinois Restaurant Association: The Saper Law seminar discussed different ways that a business can avoid copyright infringement, Continue Reading
Recap of Saper Law and BMI presentation on Music Licensing
BMI, in partnership with Saper Law and the Illinois Restaurant Association, sponsored a session recently (8/26) in Chicago on music licensing aimed at educating restaurant and bar owners in the Chicago area on how to legally play music in their establishments. BMI's Dan Spears discussed when a restaurant or venue needs a public performance license, how licensing fees are calculated and where the money goes. In addition, award-winning BMI songwriter Dylan Altman was on hand to talk about the role that a performing rights organization plays in a songwriter's career and how much he appreciates the restaurant industry for supporting Continue Reading
Saper Law Clients Featured at 2015 SXSW Film Festival
Saper Law clients Kevin Pang and Mark Helenowski are at South by Southwest this weekend in Austin, Texas, for the world premiere of their feature-length documentary, “For Grace.” The film, which was accepted into the 2015 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival, is the culmination of more than three years of filming, editing, and producing by Pang and Helenowski. The documentary follows renowned chef Curtis Duffy and tracks the creation of Duffy’s restaurant, Grace, from concrete box to its opening night. This is the first feature-length film for both Pang and Helenowski. Pang, a staff writer for the Chicago Tribune, Continue Reading
Daliah Saper Attends Key West Songwriter’s Festival
This last weekend, Daliah Saper attended the Key West Songwriter's Festival to listen to up-and-coming songwriters and music artists and to meet and engage with other music industry professionals. Songwriters that attended the ever-popular event included Sara Evans, Anders Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, Robert Earl Keen, Kree Harrison, Rhett Akins, Matraca Berg, Tony Joe White, Dean Dillion, and many more.
Daliah Saper to Speak at Wilmette Public Library on Trademarks and Copyrights 101
Daliah is looking forward to speaking at Wilmette Public Library on basic trademark and copyright law. The workshop will take place in the Auditorium, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and will cover the general requirements, protections, and issues pertaining to trademark and copyright law. For more information about the event, please click on the link below:
Saper Law Attorneys Present at the Chicago Creative Expo
On Friday, March 14, Daliah Saper and Shyla Jones presented "Law 101 for the New Business Owner" at the Chicago Creative Expo hosted by the Chicago Cultural Center. The presentation covered a host of startup and business-related topics, including business entity formation, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, contracts, licensing, and other intellectual property issues. Daliah and Shyla also fielded a number of questions from the entrepreneurial audience. It was a great discussion and a fantastic event.
