East Midlands businesses can learn more about Intellectual
Property (IP), to help protect and enhance their products and
services, at an event in the Nottingham Conference Centre on
Wednesday 8 February.
The free breakfast event is being organised by the Institute of
Directors (IoD) East Midlands and the Intellectual Property Office,
which is the official government body responsible for granting IP
rights in the United Kingdom.
Ron Lynch, IoD East Midlands Regional Director, said:" This is
another event in our current series to provide free support and
advice to regional companies. Intellectual Property can be a
complex area but with the right knowledge it can be used to create,
innovate and protect products and services."
He added:"This informative and interactive event will allow
attendees to check out subjects such as trade marks and copyright
and how getting it right can be of great benefit to business." A
recent survey showed that 74% of businesses were unsure who owned
the copyright in their website when it had been created by a third
party.
The event will include a case study from Leicestershire
entrepreneur David Keay, CEO of Dynamic Extractions, who is also a
member of the IoD Leicestershire Committee and an address by the
IPO's Business Outreach and Education Manager, Dave Hopkins.
David Keay worked for a FTSE PLC for almost 20 years gaining
experience in sales, manufacturing, R&D, marketing with
businesses with international reach within the global laboratory
and process industries. Having been a main board director for six
years he decided with his knowledge and experience to create his
own technology company, becoming the largest shareholder in Dynamic
Extractions, formerly a Brunel University spin out company. Over
the last six years David has taken this virtual company forward to
being a company involved at the forefront of the liquid
chromatography market with established presences in Europe and
North America.
To register to attend this event at the Nottingham Conference
Centre, Newton Building, Nottingham Trent University, contact the
IoD East Midlands at: www.iod.com/eastmidlands or 0115 848
6190.