SARASOTA, FL – The law office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Douglas A. Cherry, associate in the Sarasota office, presented “How PR Pros Avoid Legal Woes:  Ten Fatal Assumptions Made in Intellectual Property and Technology Law” at the Florida Public Relations Associations Annual Conference on August 9, 2010 in Naples, Florida

Mr. Cherry is Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law.  Mr. Cherry’s practice focuses on intellectual property (patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition) consulting, acquisition, licensing and litigation.  He also focuses on computer and technology law, business law and entertainment law, including consulting clients and attorneys in electronic discovery issues, domain name disputes, E-commerce agreements, technology implementation transactions and software performance disputes, E-mail privacy, identity theft, consulting and employment agreements, and technology licensing.

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