Designed for creators, inventors and makers, as well as their business & legal counsel, this free in-person event offers attendees a chance to hear directly from representatives from the US Copyright Office as they provide insights into the intersection of intellectual property law, technology and entertainment.

Join Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, and numerous local partners as we bring Intellectual Property to YOU! We will be visiting San Antonio on Thursday, October 17 for a day of in-person sessions designed to help you navigate patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets. 

Join Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, and numerous local partners as we bring Intellectual Property to YOU! We will be visiting Corpus Christi on Wednesday, October 16 for a day of in-person sessions designed to help you navigate patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets. 

TALA is partnering with our friends at Capitol View Arts and Big Medium to host a copyright seminar and clinic! If you’re in Austin and need to register a copyright, join us on Tuesday, January 30 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Central at the new Big Medium exhibit space.

Join us to hear from inspiring women who will discuss how copyright has helped them to advance their careers and protect and distribute their and others’ creative works. Attendees will also learn the steps they can take to forge their own career path by protecting their creativities as well as their livelihoods.

TALA is co-hosting the Copyright Claims Board Seminar: What We Know So Far alongside the Copyright Alliance and several other partners. This nationwide event takes an in-depth look at the newly formed Copyright Claims Board seven months after its launch by the US Copyright Office.

In part one of this series, we will explore the music publishing landscape, ensuring that you learn where you need to affiliate to collect your earned royalties from the songs you write.

In part two of this series, we will discuss the mechanics of distributing your music digitally while comparing and contrasting some of the main features of the popular music distribution aggregators.

The Copyright Claims Board (or CCB) is an alternative forum to federal court to resolve copyright disputes up to $30,000 total (called “small claims”). The CCB is being created under the CASE Act as a means of assisting independent creators in protecting their works.

Artists and Inventors! Looking to protect something you created? This event is for you.

Whether you’re an artist or inventor, you should know how to protect your intellectual property. This full day seminar will provide a brief view of different types of intellectual property – patent, trademark, copyright – and then offer individualized, detailed content based on specific needs and one-on-one time with patent, trademark, and copyright attorney experts.