An event run by the Digital and Communications Knowledge Transfer Network and InfoLab21. The topic will be on Intellectual Property (IP).

In a turbulent economic climate, it's more important than ever to ensure that all your business assets are delivering the best value.

The event is focused on 'unlocking' your intellectual property and other intangibles and using them to create value through collaboration, licensing and fundraising. The programme is led by participants from key organisations in the community of innovation and will use a combination of thought-provoking research, case studies and practical exercises to help you understand the potential, and the possible pitfalls, of an 'open' approach for your IP.

Who should attend:

• CEO's/proprietors of knowledge-intensive companies
• Technical, legal and finance directors, and other senior managers working with IP
• Technology transfer officers
• Professionals involved in brokering collaboration and partnerships

Agenda

08.30    Registration

09:00    Welcome and introduction (Nick King – InfoLab21)

09:15    The InfoLab21 ISTEP Programme (Nick King – InfoLab21)

09:30    What are IP Rights and how are they safeguarded? (Benjamin Dredge - Napthens LLP)

09.45    Database Rights (Benjamin Dredge - Napthens LLP)

10.00    Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements (Benjamin Dredge - Napthens LLP)

10.15    Coffee Break and Networking

10.45    IP in the context of mobile applications development (Linda Merrills – Business Link NW)

11:00    Extracting Value from IP - Licences, Assignments, Franchises, IP ring fencing (Benjamin Dredge - Napthens LLP)

Lancashire based Napthens Solicitors provide a wide range of legal services to meet the needs of both businesses and individuals. The Napthens’ corporate team specialise in all areas of commercial law including mergers and acquisitions, company reorganisations and restructurings, management buyouts, AIM listings, intellectual property, franchising, insolvency and recovery.

Ben Dredge is a corporate solicitor who deals with all aspects of corporate and commercial work. He has both the expertise and a keen interest in all aspects surrounding Intellectual Property law, including methods of protecting and exploiting copyright, patents, trademarks, confidential information as well as dealing with issues surrounding branding, product development and licensing agreements.

11:30    Case Studies/Examples (Benjamin Dredge - Napthens LLP)        

12:00    Q&A / Panel Session (Nick King, Ben Dredge, Linda Merrills, Maire Nolan (Contracts Manager, Lancaster University))

12:30    Lunch and Networking

13.30    Close

Please contact Carolyn Hayes c.hayes2@lancaster.ac.uk or 01524 510465 if you have any problems with registering.

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ISTEP at InfoLab21
This event is supported by InfoLab21 as part of  ISTEP's regional events programme.

About ISTEP

ISTEP is a project designed to indentify and support interactions between the North West’s Digital and Creative industries and InfoLab21’s Departments of Computing and Communication Systems, directly helping businesses to collaborate with the 270+ strong research community at InfoLab21.

ISTEP is delivered under the “Innovation, Advice and Guidance” product, part of the Government’s Solutions for Business portfolio, a highly targeted, publically funded suit of products and services offering solutions to real business needs.

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