The IP Lunch Club: Intellectual Property Law Considerations for Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs

Picture this: you're an entrepreneur or start-up business with a great idea, product, or service. You have worked hard on developing what you are passionate about and expecting success with your business growth. In a split second, your success and growth are put to a halt and all you have worked for is exploited. Are you protected?

York University's Intellectual Property Law & Technology Law School Program – IP Osgoode​'s​ IP Innovation Clinic, in partnership with Sandbox Centre, invites you to join a 5-Part Series: The IP Lunch Club! Every Wednesday during the month of March IP Osgoode & SBX will be offering free virtual info sessions across a wide range of topics that will aid you in making sure your biz, idea, or product is protected. Thank you to our presenting sponsor of this series: Barriston Law​. Barriston will be joining to offer some local insights on how they are supporting the business community with IP protection and commercialization. 

In Part 1 of 5, be guided through an introductory session that will highlight the patent and trademark strategies which start-ups and entrepreneurs should consider before and while they form a company. This includes understanding who owns the IP that existed prior to forming the copy and what IP has been created during the course of business. The team will dive into public disclosure while developing your invention and how it might affect your patent application, and further discuss the different types of IP to then know which of them you might want to seek protection for.

Protecting the ideas and creations of artists, inventors, and business owners allows businesses to grow, and encourages innovation. Register now!

When: Wednesday March 3, 2021 - 12:30pm to 1:15pm

Where: Virtual! Free session

Who should join? New business owners, entrepreneurs, start-ups, innovators, and anyone interested in expanding their knowledge on protecting innovation and intellectual property!