The Society for Human Resource Management or SHRM held its annual convention in Chicago this week.  I was honored to be invited to make a presentation on "HR's Role in Guiding Employees to Avoid Infringement." 

I urged the attendees to consider four key areas of best practices:

1.  Include intellectual property guidelines in employee manuals.  Topics should include confidentiality, ownership of intellectual capital, use of Internet, domain names, brand use guidelines, use of content created by others, to name a few.

2.  Conduct ongoing internal employee training about intellectual property issues.  Employees benefit from a basic understanding of intellectual property ...   more »