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Protecting Innovation roundtable: Intellectual Property guidance for manufacturers

In this exclusive event hosted in partnership with The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and IP specialists Barker Brettell, we will be discussing legal advice and strategy surrounding intellectual property in the manufacturing industry, followed by networking over a delicious lunch and an exclusive tour of the MTC’s premises.

  • Steve Morris, SME Support Expert at the MTC will be speaking on IP development for manufacturers
  • Oliver Pooley and Tracy Arch, patent and trade mark partners at Barker Brettell, will explain the different types of IP, how they are relevant to your business, and how to apply for IP protection.
  • Stephen Green, commercial partner at Clarke Willmott, will provide an overview of exploiting your intellectual property – such as selling, transferring/assigning and licensing your intellectual property rights
  • John Flint and David Stedman, commercial dispute partners at Clarke Willmott, will lead a discussion on how to enforce your IP rights, including injunctive relief, breach of contract, receiving confidential information and procuring a breach of contract.

This event is aimed at business leaders of manufacturing SMEs with an interest in safeguarding competitive advantages and IP insights & strategies.

If you are interested in attending this event, please reach out via the button below. Please note that attendance is limited and requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Please note that due to MTC security precautions, attendees on site are required to provide their nationality when booking.  When attending the event, you will need to bring a valid passport matching your booking name.  You will not be allowed to participate in the tour without a passport.  Further information can be found on MTC’s privacy notice.

When booking via Clarke Willmott, we will process this data for the purpose of facilitating the booking process.  We will remove the information from our DMS 1 month after the event. In signing up to this event, you consent to us and MTC holding this data for those purposes.

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John Flint

Partner

Manchester
John Flint is a Partner in Clarke Willmott’s commercial & private client litigation team, specialising in defamation and reputational management as well as director, shareholder and partnership disputes.
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David Stedman

Partner

Birmingham
David Stedman is a Partner. He advises in a range of disputes including professional negligence, breach of contract, partnership disputes, misrepresentation, breach of confidence and claims for defamation.
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