How to foster innovation and capture IP rights within your organisation

Session 1: Practice Management and Business Skills 8am - 9am
Coaching the innovator – understanding and responding to the struggles of your internal clients

We will be joined by Professor Emmanuel Mastio from the School of Systems, Management and Leadership at University of Technology Sydney, to discuss the practical aspects of fostering innovation within an organisation.

• What makes a technology or idea truly inventive.
• How In-house Counsel and innovation leaders can coach inventors.
• How to positively challenge inventors to enhance and capture the core of their inventions.
• How to communicate effectively the potential value of an invention.

Session 2: Substantive Law 9am - 10am
Ownership of IP rights

Featuring insight from patent attorneys and lawyers, this session will address best practice for capturing IP rights in innovation and Freedom to Operate issues.