Date: 20th September 2011
Venue: Salford Innovation Forum, Frederick Rd, M6 6FP
Time: 12.00 - 14.00
You spend time and money producing new and creative ideas, brands, products and processes. Do you want to get the financial benefits or are you happy for your competitors to get a free ride? Investment in Intellectual Property (IP) can give you a bundle of assets with business value. You can sell your IP. You can licence it for royalities. Banks may lend money secured against it. Investors like it."I've registered my company name with Companies House, so my brand is protected ... isn't it?"
"My invention is protected by copyright so no-one can copy me ... right?"
These are just a couple of the common 'myths' of intellectual property that can get you into hot water. Are you prepared to take the risk?
Ean Davies, Partner at the Manchester office of Appleyard Lees will take you through a pop quiz using 'real life' case studies and common pitfalls associated with IP. He will show you how you can protect your investment in R&D and maximise the opportunities for your brand.
Appleyard Lees is a firm of patent and trade mark attorneys with offices across the North of England servicing the UK, Europe and worldwide. We assist businesses with setting out practical, cost-effective plans for capturing and protecting a company's intellectual property rights (patents, designs, trade marks, copyright and know-how).
To register, please go to:
http://mythsintellectualproperty.eventbrite.com
