The Invisible Asset: Using Intellectual Property Rights to Protect Your Investment and Stay Ahead of the Competition

Marks & Clerk have teamed up with Glasgow Chamber of Commerce to host a Lunch and Learn event to provide an overview of the different types of intellectual property (IP) rights (e.g. patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, and trade secrets), what they are, what they can (and cannot) protect and how they may be applicable to your business. We will help you consider where the value in your product or service is and how that may be protected using intellectual property rights. Through case studies we will discuss how the different forms of IP can be used together to build an IP portfolio that matches your commercial strategy and can help protect (and maximise return on) your investment. We will discuss how the IP system can be used to stop your competitors copying your business and taking advantage of your creativity, skill, and innovation, and what IP rights can be used for and how they are often essential when securing investment.

This workshop will help you understand how to:

• Understand the different types of Intellectual Property protection and what they cover
• Identify which types of Intellectual Property protection are applicable to your business
• Use Intellectual Property rights to further your business strategy
• Protect the value in your business and protect (maximise return on) your investment
• Determine if your business is investment ready

Speakers:

Kyle Arndt | Senior Associate, Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney for Marks & Clerk LLP
Kyle is a Chartered (UK) and European Patent and Design Attorney who drafts, files and prosecutes mechanical and electronics patent applications in the UK, Europe and internationally. For over 10 years, Kyle has been advising clients on all aspects of Intellectual Property (IP) relating to patents, from protection through to enforcement and strategic management of third party IP risks, as well as advising on registered and unregistered design rights. Kyle graduated from the University of Glasgow with a Masters degree in Physics in 2009 and handles cases in fields including automotive, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, oil and gas, optical technologies, semiconductors, telecommunications and water treatment/distribution.

Julie Canet | Associate, Registered and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney (UK) for Marks & Clerk LLP
Julie is a Registered and Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorney who assists clients with trade mark clearance, brand strategy, prosecution and enforcement. She acts for a broad range of clients – mostly based in Scotland and France, with a particular focus within the Food & Drink, Fashion and Healthcare industries. Julie joined Marks & Clerk in September 2019. She obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property with Merit from Bournemouth University in 2021, and was awarded a Distinction in the Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice at Nottingham Trent University in 2022. Julie previously graduated from Panthéon-Assas University (Paris) with a Masters degree in Intellectual Property Law, having completed a Bachelors degree in Law which included a year studying at the University of Rotterdam. She has also passed the French Bar Examination.

Members FREE
Non Member Rate £10.00 +VAT