Creating an Effective IP Strategy—What Startups Need to Know

In this workshop designed specifically for the unique needs of startups, founders and entrepreneurs in the industry, you will learn: 

• How to design an IP strategy and expand your IP portfolio on a budget
• How to identify inventions and file patent applications (including how provisional applications are often misused)
• How to preserve patentability (including avoiding on sale bar issues and avoiding unintentional disclosure)
• Best practices for internal IP hygiene (including best practices for trade secret protection and employment assignments)
• Best practices for interactions with third parties (including how to identify potentially problematic interactions with outside vendors and collaborators, and how best to handle IP ownership issues with third parties)
• Best practices for developing IP strategies for commercialization and monetization through licensing agreements