IP law, practice and procedures Commercializing the IP

In this two hour short course you will learn all about intellectual property:

• In the first half, you will learn what intellectual property is, why it is protected, the different types of intellectual property, how to acquire it and what you can do with it.

• In the second half, you will learn how to make money from your intellectual property with or without the assistance of your University, as well as looking at best practice and case studies from other international universities in particular Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London.

During the workshop the following issues will be addressed and Mr. Kounoupias will be available for further questions and clarifications:

• How to identify, monetise, manage and protect IP

• Understanding the Different Forms of Intellectual Property – protecting each category

• Protecting Trade Secrets-confidential information using Non-Disclosure Agreements

• What to watch out in IPR provisions in contracts

When: Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 14:00-16:00

Where: FEB01 Building, Amphitheatre Β224 Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Cyprus, New Campus

Organizers:

• Centre for Entrepreneurship (C4E)

Speaker:

• Nick Kounoupias is the founder and CEO of Kounoupias IP, a boutique Intellectual Property consultancy providing strategic guidance on IP both within the UK and internationally helping businesses to understand, manage and protect their IP. Nick is an acknowledged pioneer in the international IP world, a UK solicitor and one of the best-known names in the international anti-piracy world. He has practised across all the IP sectors since 1986 both in private practice and in house and during that time developed a formidable international reputation for his depth of IP knowledge and diverse strengths.

RVSP until 1 February 2018 Here

*Reading material will be sent to the participants before the workshop.