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Women in Innovation Event - Intellectual Property & The Innovation Journey

September 16, 2020

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In September, we will be hosting this interesting event all about supporting businesses on their 'Intellectual Property & Innovation Journey' where will we discuss IP and innovation processes, IP audit, Patent Box and the future scenarios that companies may face...

We are delighted to have an exciting lineup of Guest Speakers who are all very experienced in discussing IP and their own personal innovation journeys.

The speakers for this event are:

  • Helen Brain (Square One Law)
  • Samantha Del Vigna-Dobson (Del Vigna Accountancy Solutions Ltd)
  • Dr Giulia Sirigu (EEN)
  • Laura Harper (Irwin Mitchell LLP)

We are looking forward to having you at our webinar. See below for the event format:

Agenda:

10:00- 10:05: Opening by Dr Giulia Sirigu Inventya/ EEN

10:15- 10.15: IP Audit, grants and support available

10:15-10:50: Seminar: what we need to know about Intellectual Property with Helen Brain – Bio-tech sector (Square One Law); Samantha Del Vigna- Dobson (Del Vigna Accountancy Solutions Ltd); Dr Giulia Sirigu (EEN) and Laura Harper – Creative Sector (Irwin Mitchell LLP).

10:50-11:00 : Q&A preparation and networking

11:00-11:10 : Case study

11:10 -11:30: Q&A session

11:30: Close

To find out more about the event, the content and the agenda and to register then follow the link below and we look forward to seeing you online in September!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-innovation-intellectual-property-the-innovation-journey-tickets-116629958345

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