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Intro presentation - Martin Coulthard
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tech business events to
connect + inform + inspire
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Patent or Be Damned ?
protecting yourcompetitive position
The Innovation Centre, Bath6-9pm, 23 March 2010
sponsored by and
supported by
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Practicalities
• Phones off
• Emergency exits
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This evening’s programme6:45-8:15 Speakers
1 Introduction Martin Coulthard
BEN
2 Are patents right for you?
Dr Gillian Whitfield
Astrum IP
3 Finding the right strategic balance – an entrepreneur’s view
Bruce Brain Vysiion
4 Patents - do they really work for smaller tech businesses?
AndrewAllan-Jones
Bond Pearce
5 An investor’s perspective on IP
Martin Rowland Lloyds Development Capital
8:15-8:30 Q&A
8:30-9:00 More networking
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IP or strategy?
• patents
• trademarks
• copyright
• designs
• secrecy (know how)
• sticky/lock-in products
• continual improvement
• brand
• control of routes to market
• great products and service!
finding the right mix for your business
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reality vs perception
• discovering infringement
• taking infringement action (especially overseas)
• ability to license
• time and cost
• may discourage competitors from copying
• or enable them to do so!
• may impress customers and partners
• and tick a box for investors
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Reminder of upcoming BEN events
book now at
www.bristolenterprise.com
1. 1/4/10 Workshop: Every Business Owns IP9-12:30 Bristol, led by Intellectual Property Office
2. 15/4/10 Workshop: Developing an IP Strategy4-6pm Bath, led by Gillian Whitfield, Astrum-IP
3. 20/4/10 Networking: Think Small –6-9pm nanotechnology and optical quantum
computing