Sandra Koenig, who was recently elected vice president of the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) Board for 2015-2016, will be inducted at the annual CIPLA meeting on May 16. Koenig’s membership with CIPLA dates back nearly as far as her 30-year career with Fay Sharpe LLP in Cleveland, where she practices intellectual property law and is a member of the law firm’s Management Committee. For CIPLA, Koenig previously served as committee chair for the Trademark Committee in the 1990s, and has held the position of committee co-chair for each of the last three years. “I’m honored at being elected to the board and excited to begin working with my fellow board members for the next year,” said Koenig. “CIPLA is a valuable and highly respected organization within our field and I’m eager to help continue to advance its membership benefits and activities.” The Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association brings together...

[caption id="attachment_347" align="alignleft" width="200"] Sandra M. Koenig, Partner at Fay Sharpe LLP[/caption] Corporate videos are a popular means of promotion for companies, and for reaching internal employees with important messages. What companies often miss is that many of the images, sounds or references included in these presentations may be legally protected under copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property(IP) rights. Even something as innocuous as a painting on the wall in the background of a shot may be protected under copyright, and displaying it in the video without proper permission can result in heavy penalties. “As companies work through the planning stages of their corporate video, it’s critical that they consider what releases and licenses must legally be obtained before shooting,” says Sandra M. Koenig, a partner at Fay Sharpe LLP. Smart Business spoke with Koenig about corporate videos and how companies can ensure they are free from copyright violations before broadcasting. How is ownership determined? The...