IPAN brings together organisations and individuals drawn from business, commerce, education and the IP professions in the UK, all committed to championing the importance and understanding of IP as a vital ingredient for innovation and success of businesses, large and small.
IPAN events, publications, and research activities aim to stimulate and extend debate about the role and value of IP protection in all its forms. We are constituted as a not-for-profit, membership organisation, independent of any sector lobbying group, and committed to the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion in all our activities.
IPAN membership is open to organisations and individuals (including students) with an interest in helping promote understanding of the value of IP to society. It currently includes those who use IP or depend on it in their business or profession, as well as IP educators, IP experts and economists, forming a unique, independent think-tank on IP awareness matters. The diverse background and experience of the IPAN membership is its key strength and we are keen to develop this further.
Find out more about IPAN here, becoming a member here, upcoming events here.
In the spotlight…
GLOBALWIIN and IPAN’s IP & Trailblazer Awards 2021
IPAN is delighted to support the Global Women Inventors & Innovator’s Network Awards. Held on 2 December, the virtual Ceremony was hosted by Dr Bola Olabisi FRSA, GlobalWIIN founder and CEO and IPAN friend.
Solution in Search of a Problem: Licensing Negotiation Groups in the Internet of Things. 4iP Council online event. 19 January 2022. 15:00 – 16:00 GMT.
IPAN Associate 4iP Council is hosting a free online event which will explore licensing terms and structures for standard essential patents.
New Sustainable Development Standards Positively Impact IP
IPAN’s recent ground-breaking virtual network event, “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ISO Standards to support IP Management, Governance, and Investment”, took place on 24 November 2021. The panel of speakers, who share a wealth of experience between them across several disciplines, examined how AI, Data Analytics, and new IP-related ISO standards could support IP management, corporate governance, and investment in the UK and global IP ecosystem.
Annual General Meeting 2021: Chairman’s report
Chairman’s report from IPAN’s 2021 Annual General Meeting.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ISO Standards to support IP Management, Governance and Investment. IPAN online event. 24 November 2021. 17:00 – 18:30 GMT.
John Ogier, IPAN Chairman, will introduce our invited speakers who will discuss the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Analytics and new IP ISO standards in supporting IP Management, corporate governance and investment in the IP ecosystem. These new developments will be canvassed by a panel of experts.
Discovering the hidden value in your business and how to unlock it. FSB webinar. 14 October 2021. 11:00 – 12:00 BST.
IPAN Director Mandy Haberman will speak at the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB’s) webinar on unlocking the hidden value in your business.
Education
The Group draws on the wide experience in the broad IPAN membership of how IP education (or the lack of it) affects graduate career prospects.
Business & Finance
Establishing IP value and exploiting the economic potential of IP assets remain much of a mystery to businesses, financiers and investors. This Group is working to help get IP understood as a key asset class for business growth and economic development.
Parliamentary
This Group aims to ensure that IPAN is known to parliamentarians and businesses alike as an independent, unbiased, authoritative IP resource.