Keep Your Ideas Safe - All about IP

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

You spend lots of time and effort in creating ideas and developing creative concepts. But how do you protect the fruits of your labour from being plagiarised by others and how can you best exploit your creative output commercially?

In this workshop, Browne Jacobson’s specialist Intellectual Property (IP) advisors will cover top tips for protecting and exploiting your IP rights in creative products & services. We will cover:

• What is IP exactly and how does it affect you?
• How should you go about protecting your IP?
• How should you deal with IP in agreements / T&Cs?

The workshop will be interactive and will include a detailed Q&A session to ensure you come away with an understanding of how IP can be utilised in your specific business.

WHO IS IT FOR?

A one-off workshop for Creative & Digital Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses based in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

WHO ARE BROWNE JACOBSON?

They are a national law firm and experts across the private and public sectors. Their clients choose and stay with them because of their sector expertise, straightforward advice, pricing and product innovation and exceptional client service.

Nick Smee, Associate has acted on a series of high-profile trademark and patent disputes and also advises on complex IP transactions. He advises clients in a range of different sectors and helps them to make the most of their brands and technology. He can provide strategic advice at various stages of the product lifecycle, from providing training on how to protect early-stage technologies and designs, through to bringing a client's rights to fruition in lucrative deals. Nick's work on brands covers initial advice on filing for protection and international registration strategy, through to enforcing rights in court. This experience has enabled Nick to build strong working relationships with his clients and to better understand their key drivers and the challenges they face.

WHEN IS IT?

Registration from 8.30am with the workshop starting at 8.45am. Tea & coffee will be provided & we will aim to finish for 12.30pm.

HOW DO I BOOK?

This event is free but you must be enroled with The Big House. Space is very limited. Make sure to book your ticket today to guarantee your place.

ATTENDANCE

The Big House events are free to you because they are funded – however, there is a cost attached to them for us and we are a not-for-profit organisation. So, if you have registered to come, your place will have been paid for. Our events are popular and we often have a waiting list. With this in mind, if for any reason you are unable to attend please cancel your event on Eventbrite as soon as possible to enable someone else to take your place.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions and/or would like any further information about this event, please contact the Events team at bighouse@creativequarter.com or telephone 0115 710 0107.

WHAT IS THE BIG HOUSE PROGRAMME?

You must be eligible to enrol with The Big House to attend this workshop. The Big House programme supports pre-start, start-up, growth & SMEs in the Creative or Digital sectors across Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire. If you are not already enrolled with us, you will find the appropriate form at https://bighouse.org.uk/enrolment-forms. Please download and complete the form and bring it with you to the event (in colour please), as it will be required when signing in. If you do not work in the Creative or Digital sectors, you will not be able to enrol or access this training - please email info bighouse@creativequarter.com & we can refer you to another partner for support.

If you would like any further information on this event, please contact us at bighouse@creativequarter.com

NB: We will be documenting the event. If you do not wish to be included in images or videos that may be used later for marketing purposes, please let us know beforehand.

This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund 2014 - 2020