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Debrief – Corporate LiveWire Intellectual Property 2020 Round Table
IPAN Director Associate Professor Dr Janice Denoncourt recently had the opportunity to participate in Corporate LiveWire’s Intellectual Property 2020 Round Table, held virtually this year.
Seven international IP experts discussed the significance of recent trends in the IP landscape…
2020 Activities for your Diary
Given the current COVID-19 restrictions, IPAN is delivering its current and planned 2021 events as webinars and Zoom based meetings. The next event is on Tues November 24th @3.00 – 4.30pm GMT: “5G mobile networks and IP rights: winner takes all?” IPAN’s major online expert discussion and Q&A in partnership with the IET. Free but early registration is essential!
IPAN-CIPU online IP teaching workshop July 8, 2020
In preparation for the autumn transition to online teaching of most IP courses, the UK Intellectual Property Awareness Network (IPAN) and the US Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU), held a first, well attended (70 registrants),international Zoom workshop on July 8th to share good practice and practical tips amongst IP educators.
IP basics for SMEs
4iP Council has now launched the latest of its “4 Reasons 4 IP” basic guides focusing on Trademarks following its earlier guides on Patents and Copyright. The Guides have been produced in collaboration with expert groups including IPAN. They provide practical, interactive web advice that aims to help SMEs and innovative businesses understand the economic and strategic value of their intellectual property.
IP Awareness Summit UC Berkeley – March 2020
In early March, IPAN director and convenor of the IPAN Education Group, Professor Ruth Soetendorp, was a speaker at the 3rd IP Awareness Summit held at UC Berkeley, CA. The Summit was organised by Bruce Berman, founder of the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) an independent, non-profit organization that helps raise awareness of IP rights and how they impact people’s lives.
What is the Corporate value of IP?
Network Meeting following the IPAN AGM on Thursday 21st November 2019 in the CIPA Hall. IP and related intangibles are now internationally recognised as the most valuable assets in global value chains but is their value properly understood and secured by business particularly at board level?
Encouraging entrepreneurship
Contribution to UK IPO Copyright Education Tools for School Teachers
CIPU IP Awareness and Attitudes Report 2019
IPAN World IP Day 2019 Industry-Parliament Forum
IPAN’s annual flagship World IP Day celebration this year on 24th April at the House of Commons
Bridging the Gap Between IP Awareness and Understanding – A response to IBM’s Chief Patent Counsel
by Professor Ruth Soetendorp
Genetic resources, who benefits?
This IPAN network meeting took place on 7th March 2019
IP, Trade Secrets and Risk Management
This IPAN Network Meeting took place on 30th Jan 2019
IPAN attends IP Awareness Summit New York
Professor Ruth Soetendorp (Education Group Convenor) was able to represent IPAN at the Intellectual Property Awareness Summit in New York on 29th November 2018.
Latest from UK IPO on No-Deal Brexit for Design
UK Design Rights in a No-Deal Brexit Scenario
Designing Britain’s Future
This event took place on 22nd November 2018
What’s in a Name? Leveraging Brand Value Through Trade Marks
This IPAN event took place on the 26th September 2018.
IPAN World IP Day 2018
Celebrating 25 years of IPAN this year’s World IP Day theme is Global Britain. Great for IP: Great for Britain.
Sad loss of Tim Roberts – long time IPAN representative
IPAN contributes to WIPO World IP Day theme
Powering Change: Celebrating Women in Innovation and Creativity
IPAN pays respects to Inventor Trevor Baylis
Successful products – unwelcome consequences!
This network meeting took place on Tuesday 20th March with Gill Smith, Group IP Director at Dyson Technology.
WIPO-KIPO-KIPA Intellectual Property Impact Certificate Course (IPCC) for Teachers
AI meets IP – a meeting of the minds
IPAN plenary meeting on 23 Nov 2017, from 4 to 6pm
IPAN AGM
IPAN AGM at 3pm, Thursday 23rd Nov 2017
Note our new registered office address
IPAN’s registered address has changed…
Protecting IT and data assets with Intellectual Property
Details from the IPAN plenary meeting that took place on Wednesday, 27 Sep 2017.
IPAN publishes report ‘IP, Brexit and beyond’
19 June 2017 – IPAN Report to inform government on key IP issues.
IP, Brexit and beyond
Industry and IP Professionals discuss challenges and opportunities of Brexit at IPAN meeting on 15 March 2017
Enterprise Educators UK hear about IPAN HEI IP Policies research
Prof Ruth Soetendorp shares IPAN’s recent research with the National Union of Students on perception and practice of IP policies in HEIs at an Enterprise Educators UK (EEUK) event on 2nd Feb 2017 at Lancaster University.
IP, Brexit and beyond – opportunities and challenges
IPAN meeting on 15 March 2017, from 12noon – 5pm with panel and workshop discussions
IP and the University Challenge
IPAN Vice-Chair, Mandy Haberman, reports on the European Progress Conference 2017: Dissemination of IP knowledge in universities which took place at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich from 24-25 January
Plant Science IP Developments reviewed
The IPAN meeting on Wednesday 11th January, focused on progress in plant sciences and biotechnology, plant variety rights and plant patents.
IP challenges in global finance industry
IPAN meeting on 10 Nov 2016
IPAN Director Mandy Haberman joins IPO Steering Group
Mandy Haberman is one of two immediate appointments announced to the non-executive Steering Board of the UK Intellectual Property Office – 6 Nov 2015
6TH IPAN Parliamentary Event Celebrating World IP Day
IP in the Fast Lane – 26 April 2016
Are UK Universities letting our students down?
Launch of new research survey by IPAN and NUS Insight into student and staff views about IP and its impact – 27 July 2016