Jan
22
Tuesday
Securing Intellectual Property
Speaker: Philip Nisbett, IBM Global Services Negotiations
To commercialise innovations, protect them and control their future developments it is essential to understand IP. The Securing Intellectual Property event will explore patents, copyrights, database protection, confidential information, insurance, registered and unregistered designs.
Guest Speaker
Philip Nisbett has practiced as a solicitor in the fields of electronics and information technology for thirty years, in private practice, Thorn EMI, British Telecommunications, Digital Equipment and IBM.
He has dealt with state funded collaborative research and development, commercial joint ventures, technology licensing for money or international standards, intellectual property litigation and commercial supply of hardware software and IT services in most continents of the world.
Event Programme
In his talk, Philip will elaborate on how the different types of intellectual property can be used by businesses to successfully exercise control over the future development of technology and rewarding those who implemented the technology and brought it to market.
17:30 Registration tea/coffee in the Drysadale Lecture Theatre Foyer
18:00 Talk by Philip Nisbett
18:45 Q&A
19:00 Networking and wine reception
20:00 Finish
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