5/17 - Concurrent Track 2 - Copyright-Trademarks

Banksy and Privacy Around the World – Can a Trademark be a Substitute for Copyright?

Speakers

• Gard, W. Ron

  Law School at Tulane University | Professor

  W. Ron Gard is a Professor of Practice in the School of Liberal Arts and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Law School at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, as well as an attorney in New York. In addition to teaching at Tulane, he is a non-resident fellow at Stanford Law School. He holds a J.D./PhD from the University of Arizona, where he specialized in the intersection of law, economics, and culture.
• Schmidt, Stephanie

  Norton Rose Fulbright | Associate

  Stephanie practices in Austin, Texas in the Intellectual Property Brands group at Norton Rose Fulbright. Stephanie earned her B.S. in business administration from the University of Southern California and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. Her practice focuses primarily on trademark and copyright matters, including counseling clients on selecting and clearing trademarks, prosecuting applications for trademark registrations before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and internationally, developing and policing trademark portfolios, and preparing licensing agreements.
• Erik Combs

  Pirkey Barber PLLC | Associate

  Erik Combs focuses his practice on trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law.