The University of Miami School of Business Administration Entrepreneur in Residence Eric Kriss will host a weekly practicum series about starting a new venture over the course of the Spring semester. The practicum will focus on issues such as forming the entity, developing an ownership structure, making a web presence, and various other critical topics.

This session is titled “Structuring Ownership.” Topics will include:

1. Debt vs equity
2. Three C's of equity
3. Dilution
4. Stock options
5. Sweat equity

The practicum is free and open to the public. RSVP is not required.

The cutting-edge intellectual property issues surrounding the video games “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” will be the focus of the first annual Intellectual Property Law Symposium (IPLS). Speakers will include patent speaker Jeffrey H. Kamenetsky, Christopher & Weisberg, who will discuss patients; Jaime Rich Vining, Lott & Friedland, who will discuss trademarks;and Leslie Jose Zigel, Ziglaw, who will discuss copyrights.

Join students, faculty, and local IP attorneys at the symposium on Friday, February 19 at 4 p.m. at the School of Law, Room E352.