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Intellectual Property Law: How to Protect Your Ideas, Inventions, Trade Marks, Copyrights, Designs and Trade Secrets

(A 1-day seminar on making money in the global markets by managing your Intellectual Property)

Get a thorough understanding of the principles of intellectual property laws and its enforcement. Benefit from the interactive lively sessions conducted by Prof Catherine Tay, who is author of 26 law books, amongst which is the best-selling book on “How to Protect Your Ideas, Inventions, Trademarks & Products” Laws. There will also be educational video presentations for effective learning.


Copyright Protection

  • infringement
  • enforcement, Anton Pillar Orders
  • defenses, fair dealing for private study & research

Trade Mark Protection Internationally, Registration under Madrid Protocol, Community Trade Mark & Nationality

  • conditions for filing
  • national registries
  • date of international registration
  • effect of international registration
  • dependence of home registration
  • Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market
  • claiming priority
  • examination, oppositions, revocation, appeal, renewal Passing-Off Actions including
    Reverse Passing-Off
  • what is reverse passing-off?
  • goodwill, reputation
  • misrepresentation & damage
  • dishonest trading

Patent Protection

  • Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT route)
  • parallel imports into Singapore
  • patent agents & the patent attorney
  • patentable inventions, novel, inventive step & usefulness
  • compulsory licenses, exclusive & non-exclusive licenses
  • assignment of patents

Industrial Design Protection

  • Registered Designs Act
  • Registrable designs
  • Remedies for infringement
  • Protection under WTO & WIPO
  • Locarno Classification System
  • filing claiming priority

Trade Secrets & Confidential Information

  • non-competition clause
  • contract restraining trade

International Conventions & Treaties

  • trade-related aspects of intellectual property
  • Paris Convention
  • Madrid Protocol
  • Berne Convention, etc

IP Protection on the Internet

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Who Should Attend
This course does not require you to have prior legal knowledge. It is for product managers, engineers, officers, IT professionals, businessmen, company directors, business managers, financial controllers, marketing managers & executives, business advisors, bankers, consultants, company secretaries, administrators, credit executives, finance and operation executives and ANYONE who is interested to know Intellectual Property Law.
Facilitators
Duration
1 Day
Date
Click on your preferred date below to register. Only online registrations will be accepted.

Intake 01
10 Apr 12

Intake 02


Intake 03

Fee
S$500 (Inclusive of GST)
Venue
NUS Extension (#12-01 Park Mall)