IP Protection - part 1 of 4
How to Protect your IP
Patents and Trade Secrets
Will Morgan and David Lewin of HLK talk about protecting your IP with patents and trade secrets. They discuss the difference between the two, how they are acquired, the costs involved and territorial differences in the way they are managed. This is the first of two presentations from HLK.
Slides and Zoom video recording available.
IP Protection - part 2 of 4
How to Protect your IP
Design Rights and Copyright
Will Morgan and Greg Sharp of HLK talk about design rights and copyright, describing what can be protected by each of these mechanisms and differences between territories. At the end there is discussion about how this relates to chip masks. This is the second of two presentations from HLK.
Slides and Zoom video recording available.
IP Protection - part 3 of 4
IP Workshop
Following on from the online IP protection training Will Morgan and David Lewin of HLK delivered an IP workshop to help the cohort companies implement an IP protection strategy. Slides are available to view and templates to download for cohort members and their mentors.
IP Strategy Framework
Technical IP Log
Invention Disclosure Form
IP Appraisal
IP Protection - part 4 of 4
IP and Commercial Contracts for Deeptech Start-ups
Gretchen Scott and Genevieve Watt of Goodwin Proctor give a very thorough account of the protections that need to be in place when licencing IP, on either side, and give solid insights into what to look out for and things that can go wrong. They then give a high level run through of commercial contracts in general, and key clauses with excellent examples provided by some of the mentors. If nothing else, this talk illustrates why you should seek professional help when you are first starting out.
Slides and Zoom video recording available.
