Giving you practical skills in the field of intellectual property

A popular series of monthly webinars on subjects related to IP will return this year with a series of one-hour events. 

These discussions have been developed to give colleagues practical skills to boost expertise around various issues related to intellectual property.

The talks will be led by highly-experienced patent attorneys from intellectual property specialists Mewburn Ellis. Ample time will be devoted to questions and discussion.

Open to all

Talks are open to all members of the University community, but people who have not previously contacted the IP & Innovation Team are especially welcome.

Last year a series of talks looked at the basics of intellectual property, and this year the focus is on practical skills that are essential for any innovative or entrepreneurial researcher.

This new series of talks will explore IP skills that are critical for generating impact: freedom to operate, prior art, IP discovery, IP safety, IP value, and IP strategy.

According to the University's Innovation Strategy, turning research outcomes into new businesses, products, and services is one of the primary ways in which the University of Glasgow delivers meaningful social, economic, and environmental impact beyond academia.

IP is critical to this activity – many potential industrial partners and investors will only collaborate or provide funding with appropriate IP protection in place. This means IP is of enormous and growing importance for generating impact.

The webinars will begin with on October 9 at 12:00 with Richard Johnson, Partner & Patent Attorney at Mewburn Ellis, speaking about the basics of IP protection and its role in generating impact.

You can sign up for any of the events in the series over the coming months on our IP and Commercialisation webpages.