Life Science Intellectual Property: Management and Exploitation, 1st edition

24th November 2022 | i3S, Porto

According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), intellectual property: “…refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names, and images used in commerce.
The aim of this workshop is to promote understanding of the meaning and value of Intellectual Property in academia, how it relates to academic research and the essential steps to protect and enhance it.
It is intended to convey legal bases of Intellectual Property Rights in practical situations such as confidentiality, transfer of materials, diffusion and dissemination of results, consortium agreements and service provision agreements, among others.

Course organizers: Paula López Pérez, Bárbara Macedo, Hugo Prazeres

Target audience: All i3S scientific community from PhD students, postdocs and senior scientists
Workshop duration: 8 hours
Requirements: Laptop

Poster >> 

The workshop will be held at i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde.
Rua Alfredo Allen, 208; 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Tel: +351 220 408 800 | Site: http://www.i3s.up.pt/ | E-mail: events@i3s.up.pt
GPS coordinates: 41º 10’ 30.008’’ N, 8º 36’ 12.488’’ W.
 

This workshop will be divided into a theoretical concepts and practical exercises and a practical case study.

The specific topics on this workshop are:

Invention Disclosure: What’s important to know from the start?
Embargoing disclosures and reconciliating patenting with publications.
Diligences related to inventorship, co-ownership
Patent searches and patents as sources of technical information
Preparing a patent application (from manuscript to patent)
Managing a patent in terms of time, space and money
Classifying and prioritizing an IP portfolio
Target industry mapping and ascertaining the value of a patent
Technology offers, term sheets, approaches and negotiations towards licencing
What to expect from licencing deals?
Licencing to a start-up?

Bárbara Macedo, i3S Research Innovation Unit
Hugo Prazeres, i3S Research Innovation Unit

Fees:
i3S members: Registration is free but mandatory.
External participants*: 25 €
*Limited registrations

Registration fee includes a certificate.
Certificate of attendance will be issued at the end of the course to participants who are present for the entire day of the course.

Pre-registration form >>
Pre-registration deadline: 20th October 2022
Payment deadline: 10th November 2022

Please note that your pre-registration does not confirm that you have been selected for the course.

Payment will be requested only after confirmation of acceptance. Details for payment will be sent in the confirmation registration e-mail.
The organizer reserves the right to cancel the course in case of an insufficient number of participants or other unforeseeable events that render the execution of the course.

Cancelation policy:
In case of cancelation, the registration fee will not be refunded.
The organizer reserves the right to cancel the course in case of an insufficient number of participants, organizational reasons, for other unforeseeable events that render the execution of the course impossible. The organizer shall immediately inform the pre-registered participants of such changes.

More Information
Advanced Training Unit | E-mail: training@i3s.up.pt | Tel: +351 220 408 800