About our Course
If you are a scientist or engineer involved in applied research aimed at bringing a new product or service to market, or developing a novel manufacturing or chemical process, then this webinar is for you!
You've just come up with a great new idea that you think may be valuable and you're wondering whether you should publish it or try to protect is as a patent or a trade secret? These are fundamental questions that R&D scientists and organisations need to ask for every invention they are considering progressing, whether as a new product, service or process.​
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Join us to find out more about the relative pros and cons of publishing, patents and trade secrets, their strengths and weaknesses, and the key questions you should be addressing in your internal discussions within your organisations.
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We'll also cover other intellectual property rights that you could use to protect your new invention, software or even GUI.
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Who Should Attend?
R&D scientists such as chemists, biologists, engineers and programmers developing new commercial products or services.
Outline of Course
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The Value of intellectual property rights
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Patents - patentability criteria, patent process and securing protection for your invention
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Effects of publication on patentability
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Trade Secrets - advantages and disadvantages
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Patent infringement
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Freedom to operate
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Publish, Patent or Trade Secret - Key questions to consider in assessing inventions
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