Panel II, 22-23 maja, 2010 r.

Zgodnie z harmonogramem organizujemy Panel z udziałem wykładowców/ekspertów z USA w dniach 22-23 maja 2010 r. Panel jest obowiązkowy dla BO uczestniczących w II edycji studiów podyplomowych oraz otwarty dla BO z I edycji studiów podyplomowych i szkoleń, które odbyły się (4 edycje) i trwają (2 edycje).

 

Poniżej prezentuję listę wykładowców/ekspertów:

 

  1. dr Linda Kawano – specjalistka od innowacji i transferu technologii; przedstawicielka University of Chicago; http://tech.uchicago.edu/about/team/lkawano.shtml;
  2. dr Charles Valauskas – prawnik z zakresu własności intelektualnej, partner w firmie Valauskas & Pine LLC; Vice President w AUTM (Association of University Technology Managers); www.vp-law.com;

http://www.vp-law.com/cvalauskas.html;

  1. Heidjer Staecker – partner w firmie konsultingowej TreMonti – specjalizującej się w ewaluacji i komercjalizacji uniwersyteckich technologii; http://www.linkedin.com/pub/heidjer-staecker/0/85/401;
  2. Greg Sullivan – j.w. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/greg-sullivan/15/48/a1b;
  3. Justyna Cięgotura – Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza (poprzednio University of Chicago).

 

Będziemy mieli przedstawicieli nauki, prawa jak i biznesu. Przedstawimy tematy z punktu widzenia uniwersytetu (jednostki naukowej) i z punktu widzenia biznesu.

 

WIT, May 22-23, 2010 workshop

Course Outline

Day One

Academic Technology Transfer Practice – introduction to the field of tech transfer; by Linda Kawano, PhD:

-       tech transfer benefits,

-       US universities historical perspective,

-       Academic research and research funding.

Intellectual Properties: The Basics from the Polish and the U.S. Perspectives; by Charles C. Valauskas, J.D., LL.M.

Summary: This presentation will provide an overview how intellectual properties are formed from the perspective of a faculty member who is trying to solve a problem. The overview will compare the Polish and the U.S. approaches to intellectual property formation.

Topics Covered:

  1. What is “Property”?
  2. What is “Intellectual Property”?
  3. What is the first intellectual property formed by a faculty member or other creative when seeking to solve a problem?

a. Know How/Trade secrets.

  1. What is the second intellectual property formed by a faculty member or other creative?

a. Copyright.

b. Copyright from the polish Perspective.

c. Copyright from the U.S. Perspective.

  1. Patentable subject matter.

a. In Poland.

b. In the U.S.

  1. Trademarks.

a. In Poland.

b. In Europe.

c. In the U.S. and elsewhere.

University Technology Transfer Office and cooperation with researchers; by Linda Kawano, PhD.

Invention disclosure forms, early evaluation.

Intellectual Property and Market Value; by Justyna Cięgotura, MBA.

Summary: This presentation will provide an overview of an evaluation of a patent from the University perspective; simple analytical tools, which provide great information on a patent potential will be discussed; case study: UIC patent – sleep apnoea treatment.

Patenting Protection Strategies; by Charles C. Valauskas, J.D., LL.M.

Summary: Inventions in a wide variety of technological fields can be protected not only nationally but also internationally. This presentation will discuss how an invention can be protected through the filing of a Polish patent application, an international patent application, and one or more other national patent application (such as an application filed in the United States). The presentation will not only cover filing strategies but also invention strategies: how to prepare an application so that the broadest protection can be obtained internationally.

Topics Covered:

  1. Filing Strategies through the use of filings with the Polish Patent Office, the European Patent Office, WIPO, and other individual countries (including the United States).
  2. How to prepare applications so that the broadest protection can be obtained through a single application.

Day Two

Contracts: Their Use to Achieve Your Protection and Commercialization Objectives; by Charles C. Valauskas, J.D., LL.M.

Summary: This presentation will provide an overview of the various contracts that can be used to not only obtain and protect intellectual properties but also achieve your commercialization goals.

Topics Covered:

  1. Basic Contracts to Obtain Intellectual Properties.

a. Work Made for Hire Agreement.

b. Assignment.

  1. Basic Contract to Protect Intellectual Properties.

a. The Non-Disclosure (or Confidentiality) Agreement.

  1. Contract to Commercialize Intellectual Properties.

a. The License.

(1) Anatomy of the License.

(2) Preparing a License that Achieves your Commercialization Goals.

Technology Marketing – Communicating the value of your technology – Heidjer Staecker, J.D., LL.M.

Marketing methods: active and passive marketing; marketing message and non-confidential dialog with industry.

Finding the licensee – Market Intelligence – University Perspective; by Justyna Cięgotura, MBA.

Summary: This presentation will provide information on variety of web resources necessary to market study and penetration; number of data bases available for technology assessment will be provided.

Technological Audit – by TreMonti.