Intellectual Property and Patents are an integral asset class for start-ups. This workshop will create awareness about the significance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for the growth of the business for early-stage start-ups. The participants will be able to understand various IP laws such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and designs, under which protection can be sought for creative works and innovations. How to increase startup valuations by increasing IP assets portfolio? How to build an IP rich business? What kind of IPs are taxable? 

 Introduction to IP & Patents 

• An overview of IPR and types of IPR like Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and the like
• Patent filing procedures in India and abroad, Awareness on securing the rights to an invention in affordable and simple terms, and understanding ways to address patent-related legal issues
• Case studies of Successful Hardware and Software patents from India & abroad
• An insight into commercialization of Patents, different methods of valuing patents

Speaker: 

Subhadip Sarkar - Assistant Vice President, Cognizant Technology Solutions