Articles, Publications and Presentations:
Nancy Baum Delain, Esq.
Nancy Baum Delain regularly publishes articles in local, regional and national publications and speaks on topics that help clients register, protect and capitalize on intellectual property.
Intellectual Property for Technical Communicators: A Primer (.pdf) Article for technical writers and editors, written for and presented at the 48th International Technical Communication Conference (conference held by the Society for Technical Communication) in 2001. Copyright in this article is held by IBM.Intellectual Property Audit (.pdf) Article published in the 12/2003 issue of Les Nouvelles, the flagship publication of the Licensing Executives Society, dealing with intellectual property audit
Patents 101 (.pdf) Article published in the Saratoga Business Journal, 2/2005
PTO Day Article (.pdf) Article published in parts, beginning in the February, 2006 issue of the Disclosure(R) (the flagship publication of the National Association of Patent Practitioners).
Trademarks 101 (.pdf) Article published in the Saratoga Business Journal, 2/2006.
Finding "Practice" Tools (.pdf) Presentation given on 31 March 2008 to attendees of a National Business Institute seminar on "Finding It Fast and Free on the Internet." Updated and re-given on 3 March 2010 to attendees of a National Business Institute seminar on "Finding It Fast and Free on the Internet."
Locating Companies for Due Diligence & Background Information (.pdf) Presentation given on 31 March 2008 to attendees of a National Business Institute seminar on "Finding It Fast and Free on the Internet." Updated and re-given on 3 March 2010 to attendees of a National Business Institute seminar on "Finding It Fast and Free on the Internet."
Legal Considerations for Startup Businesses (.pdf) Presentation given on 31 October 2009 to the Capital District Community Loan Fund's entrepreneur class. Updated and re-given on 6 March 2010.
Startup Business and Copyright Law (.pdf) Presentation given on 19 November 2009 to the Community Arts Center, Troy, NY.