"We can offer consultation on a range of intellectual property issues, our advice being tailored to the needs of a particular client.   For example, we can provide date-of-conception documentation and  invention assignment forms for completion and execution during appointments.   We will also offer quick-and-easy labeling recommendations for copyrights and trademarks  While we certainly will not be able to perform right-to-market clearances or prepare patent applications during this short time period, we can provide guidance as to the necessary (and most economic) means of protection.  You should encourage clients to bring all IP-related files (paper and/or electronic) to the clinic.   

Please assure clients that any information shared during clinics is protected by the attorney-client privilege and we cannot divulge this information to anyone without their permission.  We will also be asking each client to sign a confirmation that our involvement in this clinic will not be used to challenge our firm's representation in related technology.  (This is a good-Samaritan-like shield, so that one hour of free consultation cannot prevent us from accepting work from a paying client five years from now.)"

The Incubator at MAGNET, in conjunction with Murphy IP, has been offering these clinics for over a year now.  However, from talking to partners in region recently, I've found out there was some confusion as to whether the clinics were still being offered and who could attend.   

These no-cost IP clinics are still being offered the second Friday of every month.  If you are or work with an high-tech, early stage, engineered product start-up who could benefit from the IP-related services described above, call Cindy Murphy at 216.881.8316.  They are available to any qualified entrepreneur region-wide.  You do not have to be a MAGNET client or a Cuyahoga County resident to take advantage of this generous program Cindy has made available.