The Patent Summer School - working with Patents

About This Course

15% Earlybird discount if booking made before 14 April 2010. This discount not valid with any other discount.

Fee includes four nights accommodation at The Rembrandt Hotel. Non-residential fee available on application.

Patents are the most valuable assets of any innovative organisation. It is vital to the success and commercial well-being of a company that it understands the principles, procedures and practices involved in obtaining, challenging, defending and exploiting their patents.

This course will give a comprehensive introduction to the complex world of patents. With practical illustrations, it will outline the basic concepts of intellectual property and explain the roles and responsibilities of those directly involved. It will provide a basic understanding of the various international patent systems and major theatres of jurisdiction. It will explain the principles of litigation in the three major patent superpowers, Europe, USA and Asia, and advise on IP strategy and the management of a patent portfolio.

About Management Forum

Management Forum has had a portfolio of Life Science events running since 1983. We are at the cutting edge of information exchange, organising over 250 conferences, seminars and residential schools every year. All of our events are researched by our experienced course directors and designed to help you make informed decisions and remain up to date with 'need to know' business information.

Management Forum Conferences offer you the opportunity to network with colleagues in your area of business and our Seminars and Residential Schools provide an intimate, interactive environment in which to learn about the latest techniques and developments.

Take advantage of the whole range of Management Forum products to help you keep up-to-date on the latest developments within Pharmaceutical and associated industry sectors.

Management Forums's Intellectual Property

Seminar schedule provides a comprehensive portfolio of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EVENTS that tackle a host of topics and challenges, and, as always, the quality of the speaker panels and the networking opportunities are everything you would expect from the authority in professional conferences.