Michael Best to Present on Intellectual Property Protection at EDCUtah Breakfast

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Salt Lake City office of the law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (Michael Best) (http://www.michaelbest.com/), a national leader in the commercialization of intellectual property (IP), will present an EDCUtah hosted educational breakfast Thursday, September 18, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. - 10 a.m. MDT where selected Utah technology companies will have the opportunity to learn about the various nuances of IP laws and how these laws effect their businesses.

The breakfast, entitled Create Success: Intellectual Property Protection for Growth Technology Companies, will feature Salt Lake City Intellectual Property Partner Michael Langer, who will discuss various IP topics relevant to attending Utah companies. The breakfast will be held at EDCUtah's offices located at 201 South Main Street, Ste. 2150, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.

"Our presentation will help attending companies understand the ins and outs of intellectual property laws," said Langer. "With Utah being such a hotbed of technology and advancement, these companies should know how to best protect their ideas so they can focus on the innovation and ingenuity they are known for within the industry. Proper legal counsel is vital when it comes to these issues because it allows companies to focus on their primary business without having to worry about their ideas and whether or not they are protected."       

Michael Best provides patent and intellectual property advice to over 25 universities. Langer's particular practice focuses primarily on patent drafting, prosecution and portfolio management in chemistry and life science technologies. His life science experience includes diagnostics, medical devices, medical and biological imaging, research tools and therapeutics.

About Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Over the past 166 years, Michael Best has earned its reputation as a leading law firm, providing a full range of legal services to clients on a local, regional, national and global basis. The firm has more than 220 attorneys in Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha and Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Washington D.C. Michael Best's main areas of practice include: corporate, intellectual property, labor and employment, land and resources (environmental and real estate), litigation, tax and wealth planning. For more information on Michael Best & Friedrich LLP please visit http://www.michaelbest.com/. 

About EDCUtah

EDCUtah (http://www.edcutah.org/) will host the breakfast event. EDCUtah is a public/private partnership, working with state and local government and private industry to attract and grow competitive, high-value companies and spurs the development and expansion of local Utah businesses. For more information on EDCUtah please visit http://www.edcutah.org/. 

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