Withers and Rogers invite you to their latest IP Primer course. This half-day intensive session takes a fresh, accessible, workshop-based approach to the issues of identifying and exploiting IP rights. It will look at the entire innovation process, from concept through to commercialisation and set out the context in which IP rights arise and how and why they are useful.
A series of interactive sessions will be run to heighten focus on key stages of the product development process. Content will include invention, design, branding, how best to exploit innovation, the sensitive issue of infringement and where to find financial support.
A number of formal presentations will be provided looking at patents and confidentiality; the differences between registered and unregistered designs; trade mark creation, clearance and registration; licensing, franchising, sale and assignment; IP litigation, in particular process and costs; and finally, access to finance and insurance.
The primer is intended to give you and your organisation the knowledge required to protect your investment in R&D and brand building activity so as to maximise revenue.
Dates & Locations:
- Sheffield - 28th June 2011
- Bristol - 30th June 2011
- London - 5th July 2011
- Leamington Spa - 7th July 2011
Cost:
- £50 (including VAT)
Timetable:
- 13:00pm Registration and coffee.
- 13:30pm What is Intellectual Property? Discover IP through three every day objects.
- 13:50pm The Innovation Process: Going from Concept to Commercialisation.
- 14:00pm Invention: Confidentiality and Patents - how they work.
- 14:40pm Design: Registered Designs, UDR and Copyright - what is the difference?
- 15:10pm Refreshment break.
- 15:25pm Branding: Trade mark creation, clearance and registration.
- 15:55pm Exploitation: Money making options e.g. licensing, franchising, sale and assignment.
- 16:20pm Enforcement: Unfair competition or legitimate fast follower? IP infringement issues & litigation.
- 16:55pm Financial support and reward: Access to finance, insurance and other issues considered.
- 17:20pm Questions and answers session.
- 17:30pm Drinks & networking.
Places are limited, so please reply by email to Carly Williams cwilliams@withersrogers.com or click here to download the form to complete and return by post, the deadline for this event is Tuesday 14th June 2011
Please click here to download the event flyer and application form.
