Follow a CEO's guide to IP-backed finance: how it works, what are the different models and what businesses need to consider when pursuing this type of funding.
Learn about the litigation of the past and how that sets the scene for today.
Learn what design rights are, the types of design rights available in Europe, how to file for registered design rights and why they are useful.
Learn how an entrepreneur won infringement battles globally and commercialized inventions through solid licensing agreements.
Examine the three key initial questions that are vital for deciding next steps: Should a patent application be filed? Should the invention be marketed to existing companies or be used to develop a spin-out company? And, what is the potential value of the invention?
Discover how to give a new idea the best chance of commercial success, by following a programme of systematic steps and guidelines covering product development, business set-up and intellectual property.
See why it's time for your organization to look East for your next innovation opportunity.
Explore what a holistic IP strategy involves, with a focus on copyright, trademarks and design rights.
Learn how to evaluate your organization’s exposure to risks posed by open source software and avoid unknown dangers, infringement risks, fines and bad publicity.
Hear about typical IP risks, the management process, solutions for mitigating risk, the idea of an IP risk register, risk visualizations and the psychology of IP risk management.
Explore how patents can be valued using a number of different methodologies and how the output from these analyses can be used for negotiations, licensing, raising funding or measuring R&D performance.
Examine market and licensing strategies, patent valuation and how to benchmark the likelihood of success. Learn how to use innovation data to keep commercialization efforts on track.
