Brand Licensing Intellectual Property Meeting - Los Angeles Today I went up to Los Angeles and attended a meeting with some Branding Licensing and Intellectual Property Professions. The meeting was at the Nelson Hardiman office. http://www.nelsonhardiman.com/ There were a number of trademark attorney, licensing attorney, patent attorneys, marketing/branding and licensing experts. Great take away from the meeting was an update on the Amazon "Gating" program which allows brand owners to block the sale of their genuine products on the Amazon Marketplace. Here are some relevant articles on the Gating Program. https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=318073 http://www.helium10.com/blog/selling-on-amazon/brand-gating-stop-sellers-permanently/ Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkc2TMjnJWg ++++++ Risk Mitigation TV And now a little bit of background on me. I have been an investigative consultant to businesses and legal counsel for over 15 years. I am a license private investigator in the state of California and have testified as an expert in case involving Workers Comp, Counterfeiting and a variety of other civil cases. I own and operate my own Investigative Consulting business here in California and I enjoy speaking to businesses and law firms about current trends in litigation, technology and investigative strategy. I believe that businesses must implement certain strategies to mitigate exposure to Embezzlement, Fraud, Workers Comp Claims, Trade Secrets theft and many other employment related claims. In today’s litigious environment you cannot eliminate law suits, but you can implement practices to reduce overall exposure. http://www.RiskMitigationTV.com/ Connect with me or invite me to speak to your group. Twitter: https://twitter.com/tjsantoni Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsantoni Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tim.santoni Instagram: https://instagram.com/timsantoni/ YouTube: null Google+ http://wwwgoogle.com/+TimSantoni Public Speaking: http://www.santoniinvestigations.com/... Web: http://www.santoniinvestigations.com/