Everything a start-up needs to know about Intellectual Property Law

Ronan Guirey introduces participants to the delicate subject of Intellectual Property Law covering the following issues:

• Patents (requirements to get a patent; rights provided by a patent; patent filing strategy; patent grant procedure; costs; pros and cons of patents)

• Designs (scope of protection; requirements; procedure; pros and cons of designs, costs)

• Trade Marks (scope of protection; requirements; procedure; pros and cons of Trade Marks, costs)

• Copyright (scope of protection; use for software; pros and cons of copyright)

• IP ownership

• Trade Secrets 

• IP ownership issues

• Third party rights (Freedom to operate; Defense strategies against third part rights)

• Defensive publications

We are looking forward to welcoming you to this event and to clinking glasses on your success at the network reception.