IP Online Forum: Patents - what are they and what should they be for entrepreneurs?

On behalf of the Crido R&D Team and EEC Ventures, We are honored to invite you to a virtual experiences exchange forum in the field of intellectual property and its importance for entrepreneurs – in particular for Polish start-ups, competing more and more often on international markets. We are organizing our meeting as part of the World Intellectual Property Day celebration. The patronage over our initiative was taken by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland.

The distinguished specialists and guests invited by us will present the role that patents and other types of intellectual property play in today's economy. They will show how patents can become a strategic development tool, why they can significantly increase the chance of obtaining financing and why the patent protection power may be insufficient.

The meeting will be held on April 27, 2021 (Tuesday). The start is scheduled for 10:00 in the morning.

To participate we invite representatives of companies, including start-ups. In particular, staff dealing with intellectual property, development and research processes, and supervision and management processes. Representatives of VC funds, Business Angels and other entities supporting and financing the development of innovations in start-ups will also find valuable content.

Agenda:

10:00 – 10:15  Guests welcoming, introducing experts and the topics of the lectures | Błażej Czajkowski, Senior Manager at CRIDO R&D

10:20 – 10:50  The importance of intellectual property protection in business activities. Polish Patent Office initiatives supporting entrepreneurs | Piotr Zakrzewski, Deputy President of the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland

10:55 – 11:25  Intellectual property in start-ups - why is it so important for VC funds? | Michał Lasocki, Partner at EEC Ventures

11:30 – 12:00  A weak patent does more harm than good - about techniques and tools for enhancing patent protection | Sergey Yatsunenko, CTO at Crido R&D

12:05 – 12:35  Patent wars - how to operate in the environment of competition which patent a lot? | Ryszard Florek, President of the Management Board and Co-owner Fakro

Lectures in English:

12:40 – 13:10  Patents in Silicon Valley – should polish companies and startups follow the path of their US counterparts? | Albert Keyack, VP in Kilburn&Strode, former attaché to the USA in EPO

13:15 – 13:45  Can innovations be created with patent guarantee? | Sergei Ikovenko, Professor in MIT and Tufts University

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Participation in this Forum is free. The number of places is limited.
Before the event, you will receive by e-mail the link necessary to properly join the event.

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Technical conditions necessary to join the event:

1. Connecting to the Internet in any technology - preferably via a fixed connection;

2. Internet access with good bandwidth - minimum 1Mbit/s. You can check this at www.speedtest.net;

3. One of two modern web browsers: Chrome or Firefox. The system is not available for other browsers;

4. Having a loudspeaker or headphones;

5. Specifying the individual nickname for the event so that if you want to ask questions in person, rather than via chat, it is possible to start using the microphone and camera.

 

EEC Ventures is the co-organizer of the event.

The event is under the honorary patronage of the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland