Intellectual property

To patent or to publish

Aim:	This course aims to clarify some basic questions related to intellectual property.
Provider:	Reimund Fickert.
Contents:	Who are the owners of scientific intellectual property? Are open access policy and patents compatible? Why is patenting useful? How much will it cost? And who will pay for it? The session will deliver basic information on intellectual property, the information required to file a patent, the process and strategies to protect IP in order to fit scientific publications with the patent world. It will also deal with the relevance and timing of scientific publications that contain parts of the invention.

Reimund Fickert is Project Director at PRBB and Professor of Business Aspects of Science on the Masters of Leadership and Management of Science at IDEC-UPF.

Dates:	Place/time:	Capacity:	State:
27th October 2010	Sala de Juntes del PRBB, 4th floor 14:00 - 18:00	20	Registration open	Register here!
Wednesday 21st October 2009	Sala 182-184 PRBB (Còrsega-Sardenya) 14.00-18.00	20		Look at photos!