NKU's free Get Engaged breakfasts a resource for nonprofits, startups

Northern Kentucky University's Get Engaged breakfast series gives area startups and nonprofits a chance to connect with local business experts and learn about important growth topics.

The series is part of NKU's ongoing effort to reach out to the community and take academic resources outside the classroom. The Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement hosts the free series with different campus partner organizations.

The latest Get Engaged breakfast, "Intellectual Property: Strategizing to Create Value for your Organization," guided participants through basic IP law, protecting IP and potential commercialization opportunities.

"We wanted to help companies who may know the basics of IP, and want to take it to the next level," says Lindsey Jaeger, director of administration for the centers and institutes at NKU Chase College of Law. "They want to leverage what they have and get a return on their investment."

The course also counted toward one hour of general Continuing Legal Education credit in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.

Todd Bailey, counsel with Frost Brown Todd and clinical lecturer with Miami University Farmer School of Business, led the IP presentation. A panel discussion included representatives from various college departments, including Chase College of Law's Small Business & Nonprofit Law Clinic, the Intellectual Property Awareness Center at Steely Library, Chase College of Law and the College of Informatics.

If you missed the last event, another one will be held from 8 to 10 a.m., Aug. 1. It will spotlight the Chase College of Law and Small Business & Nonprofit Law Clinic. Launched last year, the law clinic provides legal services to local entrepreneurs, small businesses and nonprofits that would otherwise be unable to hire outside counsel.

For more information or to register for the August breakfast, contact Collette Thompson, civic engagement coordinator, via email or (859) 572-7847.

By Feoshia H. Davis
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