Register now for webinars about patents and intellectual property (IP) provided as part of a new online lecture series, given in the November and December 2022 time frame.

IP and patents are strategic tools to be taken into consideration in a company's business decision-making and strategy. In a nine-part series, specialists from the world of patents and IP will introduce important concepts and delve into issues such as patenting, trade secrets and due dilligence.

Topics which will be addressed include the following:

• 02 November 2022: "How to Read, Understand and Interpret a Patent" (D Young & Co LLP)
• 08 November 2022: "Relevant aspects of non-personal data"  (PONS IP)
• 11 November 2022: "Interpreting Patent Claims" (D Young & Co LLP)
• 18 November 2022: "Typical Patent Paths – a roadmap of routes to obtain a patent?" (D Young & Co LLP)
• 23 November 2022: "Trade secrets: the concept and how to manage them" (PONS IP)
• 25 November 2022: "Patenting – what is ‘prior art’ and how can it be used?" (D Young & Co LLP)
• 30 November 2022: "Technology transfer agreements" (The Lighthouse Team)
• 02 December 2022: "Due Diligence and Investment” - The Influence of Patents on Investor Decisions" (D Young & Co LLP)
• 14 December 2022: "Shareholders Agreements in technology-based companies" (The Lighthouse Team)

Interested participants can sign up for each session via the ESA Learning Hub as of 20 October.

The lectures are organised by ESA's Technology Transfer and Patent Office, supported by the SME Initiative, both part of the Agency's Commercialisation department.