#254 Legal Strategies for Startups: Understanding Trademarks, Copyrights and AI with Karin Coger

Get ready to unlock the knowledge of intellectual property law that could safeguard your brand or startup, with our guest expert, Karin Coger. Karin's insights into the world of trademarks and copyrights not only unveil their critical differences but also stress their importance in protecting your unique venture. She'll guide you on when and how to file for a trademark, and share the best strategies for monitoring it. For companies intrigued by the potential of their source code, Karin also unravels the process of filing for copyright protection, ensuring your innovation stays rightfully yours. Brace yourself as we traverse the uncharted territory of AI and copyright law, in conversation with Karin. Dissecting a recent court case, Karin's expertise allows us to ponder on unique possibilities of authorship and AI, and their implications in the ever-evolving legal landscape. From her journey as a public defender and hustler to becoming an intellectual property law specialist, Karin's experiences offer unique perspectives to aspiring legal minds and business owners alike. For those of you keen on AI or running an AI-based company, this conversation is a goldmine of information about potential copyright lawsuits and how to navigate them. Join us and Karin Coger as we explore these thrilling legal dimensions and so much more! More about Karin: With over 20 years of legal experience, Karin Y. Coger is a passionate and versatile NIL strategist and trademark attorney who helps student-athletes pursue NIL deals and educates students and universities on the emerging NIL landscape. She is also the founder of NIL Prime Management, a premier management company for college and professional athletes, where she leverages her Athlete Marketing Essentials: NIL certification to locate, negotiate, and manage NIL and influencer contracts for her clients. Karin is also the principal and founder of Coger Law Firm, LLC, a virtual legal counsel service that specializes in representing entrepreneurs, businesses, creatives, e-commerce, and Amazon sellers in trademark and copyright registration, enforcement, and defense. She has successfully tried multiple cases to verdict involving various intellectual property and personal injury claims, and has appeared in the New Jersey State Courts and the United States District Court, District of New Jersey. Karin holds the NJ and NY Bar licenses and is certified as an Arbitrator for the State of New Jersey in the area of civil law. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karincoger https://www.cogerlawfirm.com