Next Seminar
Symposium on Big Data and Risk Assessors in Health and Social Care
28/06/2013 Friday 28 June, 09:30, Merchiston Campus
IIDI News
Michael Smyth is a keynote speaker at the Space.Beyond.Geometry Workshop at Edinburgh University
18/06/2013
Michael Smyth to chair the 2013 SICSA MMI Doctoral Consortium at University of Stirling
11/06/2013
IIDI Seminar: Intellectual Property in Software by Jim Adams
20/01/2012 H18, 1pm-2pm
Intellectual Property in Software
Jim Adams
Murgitroyd & Company
Abstract
Several different type of intellectual property apply to software, including copyright, patents, trade marks and trade secrets. An overview of the application of these to software will be given, with a focus on copyright and patents. The debate about software patentability and the value of patents in general will be explored. Practical aspects of patents in a University environment will be covered including the role of the 2kT team, whether to patent or keep secret, licensing and fund raising and the deterrence value and use as a marketing tool.
Jim Adams
Murgitroyd & Company
Abstract
Several different type of intellectual property apply to software, including copyright, patents, trade marks and trade secrets. An overview of the application of these to software will be given, with a focus on copyright and patents. The debate about software patentability and the value of patents in general will be explored. Practical aspects of patents in a University environment will be covered including the role of the 2kT team, whether to patent or keep secret, licensing and fund raising and the deterrence value and use as a marketing tool.
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