Ben Kirsch - Smarter IP

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1. Smarter IP Data-driven innovation and intellectual property Ben Kirsch (Senior Policy Advisor)
2. Opportunity • Huge emerging market with many segments to be captured • Potential for valuable IP creation • Consider IP early • Be prepared for collaboration
3. Collaboration • There is a need for more support to facilitate IP terms in collaborative agreements between businesses. • Our new B2B toolkit will equip UK businesses with the skills they need to successfully collaborate whilst taking control of how IP is managed and commercialised. • It aims to help businesses recognise and consider how IP is protected and utilised prior to, and during the collaboration, and owned/managed/licensed following on from completion of the collaboration.
4. B2B toolkit • ‘Think before you Collaborate’ checklist sets out the major considerations ahead of a collaboration. • Calculates a business’ collaboration ‘Readiness Score’ and provides businesses with a personalised To-do-list which outlines Key Actions, Things to double-check and/or highlights the reasons Why is it important. • Provides businesses with a templated collaboration ‘Term Sheet’ and ‘Materials Transfer Agreement’, which allows collaborators to set out various aspects of their collaboration prior to executing agreements legally. • Presents a guide to IP which also signposts to other IP resources and helps businesses identify IP and its ownership.
5. IP for business tools General IP information, including protecting your IP abroad, can be found on our website at www.gov.uk/ipo. You can also find us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
6. Get in touch Ben Kirsch Senior Policy Advisor (West Midlands) Midlands) ben.kirsch@ipo.gov.uk 07919 004 880