Business Toolkit: Unblocking the power of IP – How to protect and profit from your ideas
July 02, 10:00

Business Toolkit: Unblocking the power of IP – How to protect and profit from your ideas

Event Details

Unblocking the Power of IP: How to Protect and Profit from Your Ideas

Join Laura Trapnell, Intellectual Property and Information Technology lawyer, Trethowans,  to learn about the different types of IP, conduct a mini IP audit and understand where they add value.

In this Business Toolkit workshop, you will learn how IP ownership works, including common pitfalls and how to avoid them and explore practical steps to safeguard your IP and reduce risk. At the end of the session you will create an actionable plan to leverage IP for growth, innovation, and competitive advantage.

  1. Identify and map the intellectual property within your business

  2. Clarify ownership and rights

  3. Implement effective protection strategies

  4. Develop a tailored IP strategy

Laura is a highly experienced Intellectual Property and Information Technology lawyer. She has worked in specialist law firms in this sector for over 25 years and has been leading commercial IP and technology teams locally for the last ten years. She brings a particular expertise in trade mark law and leads our in-house trade mark filing practice.

Laura is recognised in the Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession 2023 and in the Legal 500 for both IP and IT. She is highly regarded for her extensive expertise in a broad range of IP matters, including IP disputes, trade mark portfolios and brand protection. She is cited to be a ‘fearsome litigator and no nonsense negotiator’.


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Event Cost

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Event Date & Time

July 02, 10:00 - July 02, 11:00
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