Webinar: Introduction to IP
10th February 2016
9.30 am – 11.00 am
The European Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Helpdesk will host a free webinar entitled ‘An Introduction to IP’ on February 10th 2016. The webinar will provide participants with an introduction to basic concepts and definitions of Intellectual Property (IP) and IPR. Additionally, participants will be given an overview of existing practices and processes related to IP Management. The webinar will be delivered by Michele Dubbini and will consist of a 60 minute presentation, followed by a Q&A session, which will take approximately 15 minutes.
Learning Objectives:
- After the training, participants should be able to answer the following main questions:
- What is IP?
- What are IPR?
- Why should I deal with IP/IPR issues? Why should IP be an integral part of my business strategy? Which are the first steps to be taken?
- Which IP protection tools exist/can I use (e.g. trademarks, patents etc.)?
- Who are the organisations that can help me?
- What do different IP titles cost?
- How do I perform basic IP searches? Which tools exist?
- What does counterfeiting mean?
- How can IPR be enforced?
- What are the basic mechanisms of making money with IP?
To register your free place on this webinar, please click here. For further information about IP, contact Gerard O’Regan.
Innovative Enterprise: Financing Ideas from Europe 2016
The Hague, 31st March – 1st April 2016
The Innovative Enterprise: Financing Ideas from Europe 2016 Conference is being co-organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation and the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands. The event will form part of the Horizon 2020 work programme ‘Access to Risk Finance’ and is associated with the Netherlands Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event is aimed at innovative enterprises, financial intermediaries, policy makers, researchers and investors. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the various finance options that are available and in particular, there will be an opportunity to learn about InnovFin, the EU’s investment programme for innovation.
As part of the conference, the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) will organise an international matchmaking event for the Fintech sector on 1 April 2016. This add-on is aimed at giving attendees the opportunity to engage in 1:1 meetings with potential business or investment partners in person. For further information, contact Eimear.
