Title: Protect and Exploit: Intellectual Property
Location: 16th June, Conor Lecture Theatre, University of Ulster , York Street, Belfast
Location: 17th June, Lecture Theatre MF231, University of Ulster, Magee Campus, Derry
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Description: Most businesses generate and own intellectual property. In the development stage of any product it is important to ensure that you do not infringe any third party copyright and your intellectual property is fully protected. Creative individuals and businesses should, therefore, be protecting their designs, brands, logos, software and content creations.
At these free of charge seminars you will hear from experts specialising in IP protection in the creative and digital industry sectors.
Start Date: 2009-06-16
Start Time: 08:30
End Date: 2009-06-17
End Time: 13:30
You will find out how your mental and creative outputs are tangible commodities that you can licence, sell, or trade and how to retain your rights. You will also hear real life stories of those who are working in the industry and developing products and applications. There will be the opportunity for some short 1 to 1’s with the speakers during and after lunch. These include:
Donald Clark has been involved in the e-learning industry for more than 20 years, designing some of the first computer-based learning programmes in the early 1980s. He went on to co-found Epic Group PLC in 1986, now the UK ’s market leader in e-learning. As former CEO, Donald’s experience ranges from programming to course development, commercial delivery and strategic management. In 2001, Donald won the ‘Outstanding Achievement in E-learning Award’ at the World Open Learning Conference (WOLCE), and has taken Epic on to win numerous awards for business innovation and for technology-based learning programmes and implementations. Now retired from Epic, he remains committed to e-learning and its potential to revolutionise the access to and delivery of education for both individuals and businesses. Donald has extensive experience as a board member of both private and public sector organisations, including the Brighton Festival & Dome.
Malcolm Barclay is a pioneer in the fast growing ‘App Economy’ and has created Tube Deluxe, which helps Londoners find their way across the capital’s underground system. He built this paid application after starting with a free app, Tube Status, which has been downloaded more than 100,000 times. Right now, he’s getting around 11,000 downloads a month for Tube Deluxe, earning him about £4,000. Malcolm is a freelance software developer who usually works for major corporations but has taken a couple of months out to see if he can make it as an iPhone app developer. He’s put many hours into building his application in the kitchen of his London flat, which has become a temporary development studio.
Andrew Ferris, founder of Smalltown America, an independent music record label based in Derry and London. Their aim is to cultivate a self-sustainable business model through which artists can release the best records they can possibly produce. Andrew recently secured a five album deal with Atlantic Records for Derry band Fighting with Wire.
Other speakers are Marice Cumber – Director and Founder of Own-IT, Matthew Forde – Media and IP lawyer, Forde Campbell LLP, Davy Sims - former BBC producer and Stuart Worthington (Derry only) – Leading Authority on Music Management. You will also hear how Invest Northern Ireland can help you in this area.
This event is being held in conjunction with the University of Ulster.
Register online at www.investni.com/registration or phone Morrow Communications at +442890393837