Technology

The course will cover the practical relevance of Materials, Mechanical Parts and Processes (MMPP) Product Assurance from the Q-70 ECSS discipline; the associated processes, milestones, risks associated with the omission of requirements, and the benefits of an adequate and timely implementation of requirements in the project and mission context.

The webinar on Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) and the ESA TRL Calculator will take place on 23 November at 10:00-13:00 (CET).

This webinar covers the ECSS discipline Q-40 Safety.

This lecture will consider how a patent can be enforced and what to do in the instance that it is. This is the sharp end of a patent’s lifetime and can sometimes be unavoidable when third party actors are involved.  We will also discuss the new Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court as recent developments to patents in Europe.

This lecture will review the strategy behind when and how to disclose your invention alongside approaches to encourage and gather investment for smaller businesses. This lecture will look in depth at matters such as confidentiality agreements and how and when to use NDAs. Trade secrets are a little known form of intellectual property and will also be discussed.