In recent years, the amount of IP, research and enterprise contracts in universities has grown rapidly.   This is primarily due to the fact that research is becoming intensively complex.  Creating and managing these (sometimes complex) collaborative relationships between organisations can often prove challenging and frustrating; managing relationships, IP and outcomes to achieve an efficient contract.

This workshop will help you gain the following skills:

• Understand IP (intellectual property: patents, copyrights, design rights and trademarks) and the mechanisms of IP protection
• Significance of IP rights
• Awareness of the common pitfalls of interpretation of contracts
• Understand the difference between risk aversion and risk awareness and how to manage risk sensibly
• Know when specialist advice is required