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SUMMARY:Verizon SBDR: Protect Your Intellectual Property
DESCRIPTION:Have you registered for Verizon's Small Business Digital Ready platform?\n\nAccess amazing educational resources and grant opportunities here!\n\n\n\n\n\n \nYou lock the doors\, have insurance\, and keep your cash in the bank\, but is your business truly protected? Securing your intellectual property is one of the most essential ways you can protect your most valuable assets.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nJoseph Palmieri is a Managing Associate General Counsel in Verizon's Legal Department\, and is the head of the patent prosecution group\, which is responsible for obtaining patents on Verizon's research and development activities. He also supports Verizon technical teams for intellectual property issues in areas such as technology licensing\, standards development and open source software. He has more than 25 years of experience representing small and large companies on IP matters. Joe received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAyan Afridi partners with Fortune 500 companies and pioneering startups to build\, protect\, and monetize their intellectual property. His work involves architecting and managing strategic IP portfolios across the consumer electronics\, research\, and industrial fields. He leads the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications and is often engaged in negotiating software licenses and IP acquisition agreements. Furthermore\, he defended client assets in high-stakes disputes by supporting litigation\, representing clients in IPR proceedings\, and delivering analyses on patent infringement\, invalidity\, and freedom-to-operate (FTO).\n\n \n\nThis event is ideal for:\n\n\n	Business owners seeking essential ways to protect their most valuable assets their ideas and creations and who have specific questions about various forms of legal protection.\n\n\n \n\nAt the end of this event\, you will:\n\n\n	Learn how to secure your intellectual property (IP).\n	Understand how to protect yourself and safely grow your business.\n	Gain the opportunity to ask specific questions about copyrights\, trademarks\, trade secrets\, and patents.\n\n\n \n\nPrior to this event\, you should:\n\n\n	Gather questions about patents\, trademarks\, copyrights\, and trade secrets.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\; box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\; font-weight: bolder\; color: rgb(61\, 61\, 61)\; background-color: rgb(243\, 243\, 243)\;">Have you registered for Verizon&#39\;s Small Business Digital Ready platform?</span><br style="font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(61\, 61\, 61)\; background-color: rgb(243\, 243\, 243)\;" />\n<a href="https://digitalready.verizonwireless.com/?utm_source=nglcc&amp\;utm_medium=partner&amp\;utm_campaign=digital-ready_national-partner_nglccny" style="color: rgb(160\, 74\, 156)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\; box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: rgb(243\, 243\, 243)\; text-decoration-line: none\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;"><u style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\;">Access amazing educational resources and grant opportunities here</span></u></a><span style="font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(61\, 61\, 61)\; background-color: rgb(243\, 243\, 243)\;">!</span><br />\n<br />\n<img height="518" src="https://cpcontents.adobe.com/public/account/97965/thumbnails/courses/14413571/2025-09-25%2020:39:20.565319164Legal_01_9e1676f853434a8a91762cbc7c4466b0.png" style="height: 518px\; width: 650px\;" width="650" /><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">You lock the doors\, have insurance\, and keep your cash in the bank\, but is your business truly protected? Securing your intellectual property is one of the most essential ways you can protect your most valuable assets.</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;"><strong style="background-color: transparent\;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.verizon.smallbizready.com/protected/account/97965/description/courses/14413571/14413571-COURSEa2cbe08e010a488ba1e3b90248cc6c87.png?cp_oauth_jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJleHAiOjE3NjMzMTk2MjEsImlhdCI6MTc2MjcxNDgyMSwicmlkIjoiNTAyODY1MCIsImNpZCI6IjEyNDYiLCJ2IjoiMSIsInAiOiJ1cmwiLCJyYW5kIjoiOTY5YTBlY2IzMzQzNTVjYjgzNzBhODgzYzhlNDAxZGEiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybEhhc2giOiIyYmZhZDU4Y2Y3NzI4YmZmYzg1NWY3MDNiZDI4ZDVkNzA2YmQ1ZTU4In0.vwwH7EOq4DuMnYlJXnLBimyERwktf0WQJtASYL64b14" style="margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px\; display: inline\; float: left\;" width="155" /></strong><span style="background-color: transparent\;">Joseph Palmieri is a Managing Associate General Counsel in Verizon&#39\;s Legal Department\, and is the head of the patent prosecution group\, which is responsible for obtaining patents on Verizon&#39\;s research and development activities.&nbsp\;He also supports Verizon technical teams for intellectual property issues in areas such as technology licensing\, standards development and open source software.&nbsp\;He has more than 25 years of experience representing small and large companies on IP matters.&nbsp\;Joe received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania.</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.verizon.smallbizready.com/protected/account/97965/description/courses/14413571/14413571-COURSE4512db5b88b344b8a5d246e5fad1d4ee.png?cp_oauth_jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJleHAiOjE3NjMzMTk2MjEsImlhdCI6MTc2MjcxNDgyMSwicmlkIjoiNTAyODY1MCIsImNpZCI6IjEyNDYiLCJ2IjoiMSIsInAiOiJ1cmwiLCJyYW5kIjoiOTY5YTBlY2IzMzQzNTVjYjgzNzBhODgzYzhlNDAxZGEiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybEhhc2giOiJiMDhmYWM0NjU3MTg4ODVkOWIyNmRmYTU0MWNkNDJjZDk0ODkyNTY5In0.lq7TPHeV96SXLjKjIIAZ3KVypqvuUUYN6mbLJuiqqKw" style="display: inline\; float: left\; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px\;" width="155" /><span style="background-color: transparent\;">Ayan&nbsp\;</span>Afridi<span style="background-color: transparent\;">&nbsp\;partners with Fortune 500 companies and pioneering startups to build\, protect\, and monetize their intellectual property. His work involves architecting and managing strategic IP portfolios across the consumer electronics\, research\, and industrial fields. He leads the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications and is often engaged in negotiating software licenses and IP acquisition agreements. Furthermore\, he defended client assets in high-stakes disputes by supporting litigation\, representing clients in IPR proceedings\, and delivering analyses on patent infringement\, invalidity\, and freedom-to-operate (FTO).</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;"><strong style="background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\;">This event is ideal for:</strong></p>\n\n<ul style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">\n	<li><span style="background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\;">Business owners seeking essential ways to protect their most valuable assets&mdash\;their ideas and creations&mdash\;and who have specific questions about various forms of legal protection.</span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;"><strong style="background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\;">At the end of this event\, you will:</strong></p>\n\n<ul style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">\n	<li><span style="background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\;">Learn how to secure your intellectual property (IP).</span></li>\n	<li><span style="background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\;">Understand how to protect yourself and safely grow your business.</span></li>\n	<li><span style="background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\;">Gain the opportunity to ask specific questions about copyrights\, trademarks\, trade secrets\, and patents.</span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;"><strong style="background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\;">Prior to this event\, you should:</strong></p>\n\n<ul style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Verizon-NHG-eDS\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;">\n	<li><span style="background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\;">Gather questions about patents\, trademarks\, copyrights\, and trade secrets.</span></li>\n</ul>\n
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