In this workshop designed specifically for the unique needs of startups, founders and entrepreneurs in the industry, you will learn:
- How to design an IP strategy and expand your IP portfolio on a budget
- How to identify inventions and file patent applications (including how provisional applications are often misused)
- How to preserve patentability (including avoiding on sale bar issues and avoiding unintentional disclosure)
- Best practices for internal IP hygiene (including best practices for trade secret protection and employment assignments)
- Best practices for interactions with third parties (including how to identify potentially problematic interactions with outside vendors and collaborators, and how best to handle IP ownership issues with third parties)
- Best practices for developing IP strategies for commercialization