Event
Intellectual Property Workshop
Friday, May 29, 2015 10:00to13:00
Trottier Building
Room 1080, 3630 rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C6, CA
Price:
Free for ISS Members; $15 plus taxes for Others
Summary
The ISS Program is proud to present a workshop on intellectual property from the and the.Ìý CIPO is responsible registering patents, trade-marks, copyrights, industrial designs and integrated circuit topographies in Canada.Ìý Their accomplished IP leaders will introduce the Canadian IP system and raise awareness of IP by introducing basic concepts such as
- ÌýÌýÌýÌý the importance and strategic use of IP;
- ÌýÌýÌý an introduction to trade secrets, patents, trade-marks, copyrights and industrial designs;
- ÌýÌýÌýÌý useful resources and tips;
- ÌýÌýÌýÌý links to IP publications and on-line tools; and
- ÌýÌýÌý contact information.
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Course Content
Mr .Ìý Christian Cawthorn will be delivering the presentation called "IP: What's in it for you?" followed by the delivery of the Samatha Chang Case Study outlined below.
Participants will also have the chance to explore and apply issues in IP by participating in a case study with an experienced discussion leader.ÌýÌý The case study (see below) will cover:
- ÌýÌýÌý Value of trade-marks and patents and of trade secrets
- ÌýÌýÌý Types of IP
- ÌýÌýÌý Defining and protecting a new discovery
- ÌýÌýÌý Disclosure
- ÌýÌýÌý Criteria for patentability
- ÌýÌýÌý Value of information found in IP databases
- ÌýÌýÌý IP ownership
Students are expected to read the case and information provided to them before the session.
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Cost and Other Details
Cost: $15 plus taxes; deadline to register: Friday, May 27, 2015
To register
Example of Case covered in 2013 workshop
Samantha Chang: Who Owns the Invention?
Just after she turned 18 and before starting classes at Provincial Technical University (PTU), Samantha Chang got a summer job in the PTU engineering research lab. She works in the laboratory of Professor John Milbourne. Samantha's status is unclear as the professor pays a small monthly stipend out of a miscellaneous research account for work delivered.
That summer Professor Milbourne's lab was puzzling out a quality control problem faced by a client, AutoPartsCo. As part of this project, Samantha develops and implements an idea worth thousands of dollars to the client company. The client wants to file a patent on the idea.
Sample questions
- ÌýÌýÌý What rights does Samantha Chang have regarding her idea?
- ÌýÌýÌý Is Samantha's idea patentable since it uses existing technology?
- ÌýÌýÌý What rights does the company, AutoPartsCo, have in relation to the invention?
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Topics covered
Inventor/patent owner distinction
- ÌýÌýÌý Policies governing intellectual property in universities
- ÌýÌýÌý Public disclosure
- ÌýÌýÌý Trade secrets