Patent and copyright is an expensive, time-consuming process. Expert systems available today can streamline this process and deliver protection to business-critical intellectual property faster, at lower cost and with greater certainty.
In any modern enterprise, but especially in the engineering industries, the generation of knowledge is the fundamental metric of enterprise value. That knowledge, aggregated as software code, engineering drawings, specifications, methods, procedures, and management structures, defines the business, whether it is a single engineer consultancy or a giant manufacturing firm.
Protecting this intellectual property is critical to enterprise prosperity and survival, yet the increasingly interconnected nature of modern business means that access to critical IP is harder to protect than ever before. Legal protection is the cornerstone of a good defensive IP strategy, and for centuries patent and copyright law has existed to protect innovators. The system is designed to grant these protections, however, still follows century-old procedures. Patent and copyright is an expensive, time-consuming process.
Today however, there are expert systems available which can streamline this process and deliver protection to business-critical intellectual property faster, at lower cost and with greater certainty.
This webinar will discuss:
- Advantages and disadvantages of legal and non-legal IP protection strategies
- How to determine the best way to protect innovation
- What new technologies make IP protection faster and more cost-effective?
- How to close the gap between inventors / R&D and IP teams
About the Speakers:
Jim Anderton – Director of Content, Multimedia – engineering.com. Mr. Anderton was formerly editor of Canadian Metalworking Magazine and has contributed to a wide range of print and on-line publications, including Design Engineering, Canadian Plastics, Service Station and Garage Management, Autovision, and the National Post. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and part design for a Tier One automotive supplier.
Erik Garcell PhD – Innovation Product Manager, IP.com. Erik works directly with clients across the globe and IP.com’s development team to enable AI-assisted workflow solutions that help engineers find new ideas, rank them for novelty against related Prior Art, and write clear, crisp disclosures when advancing ideas to IP teams.
Erik earned his PhD in Physics from the University of Rochester, as well as a Master of Science in Technical Entrepreneurship and Management. His research on the interactions of femtosecond laser pulses with metals at the U of R’s Institute of Optics resulted in six published articles. His research and graduate education were supported by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the National Science Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Erik has two patents from his time working at Kodak Alaris as an Innovation Research Scientist and IP Coordinator before moving to IP.com.
This webinar is sponsored by IP.com.
