Intellectual Property & Legal Mentorship – Office Hours with Marks & Clerk

FOR INNOVATION FACTORY CLIENTS ONLY – LIMITED SPACES Get 1:1 mentorship with experts from Marks and Clerk Are you interested in meeting with an intellectual property lawyer or patent agent from Marks & Clerk to access free information on how to protect your innovations? Marks & Clerk will be providing free IP consultations in 30-minute slots . Their expert team has experience across all areas of IP including patents, designs, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and IP enforcement and dispute resolution. They have worked with a wide range of inventors, founders and small business owners to help them create and execute an IP strategy, to maximize the value of their innovations and protect their IP. Whether you are just starting out or looking to enhance your existing IP strategy, these consultations can provide you with the knowledge and guidance you need. Topics for discussion: Developing an IP Strategy having a clearly articulated IP Strategy for your business can put you on the right path to commercial success, prevent others from entering your market, and help you demonstrate the value of your inventions to access funding to scale and grow. When to use Patents vs Copyrights vs Trademarks understanding the various forms of intellectual property and when to use them in context of your business and commercialization plans is critical to protecting your innovations and brand! How to identify inventions: Understanding whether your technical innovations are “novel” (new or unique) and “inventive” in the eyes of the law is a key step towards protecting your innovations and obtaining IP protection. Managing confidential information and trade secrets : One of the legal requirements for assessing the “novelty” of an invention is that it must not be known to the public (anywhere in the world)! It is critical that you take steps to avoid public disclosure and keep the details of your inventions confidential. IP Enforcement & Dispute Resolution : The team at Marks & Clerk can provide practical advice on legal strategies for IP enforcement, now and in the future Registration Details Marks& Clerk will be offering FREE consultations for Innovation Factory Clients in 30-minute slots. Please contact your Innovation Advisor or Greta Black greta.black@innovationfactory.ca to set up an appointment. Not an Innovation Factory client? Apply for free to access even more exclusive opportunities and business growth resources. Available Time Slots 11:00am – 11:30am 11:30am – 12:00pm 12:00pm – 12:30pm 12:30pm – 1:00pm About Marks & Clerk For more than a century, Marks & Clerk has been a leading global intellectual property firm. We provide businesses of all shapes and sizes with people whose legal, commercial and technical expertise exactly meets their needs. Our large team of patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, commercial lawyers and IP litigators has helped thousands of businesses all over the world protect, enforce and maximize the value of their intellectual property. https://www.marks-clerk.com/