The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Eureka!! I Have a New Invention. Now What?”

The Technology Transfer Center (TTC) hosted an Intellectual Property (IP) Seminar “Eureka!! I Have a New Invention. Now What?” on 15 September 2017 at the Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall. The seminar featured Mr. Joshua B. Goldberg and Mr. Jerald L. Meyer, the Co-Managing Partners in the law firm Nath, Goldberg & Meyer in the US.

The Technology Transfer Center (TTC) hosted an Intellectual Property (IP) Seminar “Eureka!! I Have a New Invention. Now What?” on 15 September 2017 at the Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall. The seminar featured Mr. Joshua B. Goldberg and Mr. Jerald L. Meyer, the Co-Managing Partners in the law firm Nath, Goldberg & Meyer in the US.

In the seminar, Mr. Goldberg and Mr. Meyer gave a brief introduction of various types of IP, including Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Designs, Plant Patents and Trade Secret and proposed the best IP protection strategy with respect to the different nature of inventions. After giving a big picture of IP, they then further introduced Patents and discussed patent filing and prosecution strategies. The intersection of patents with other IP protections has also been addressed in the seminar. Mr. Meyer concluded the seminar by giving tips on how to increase the value of an invention.The response to the seminar was overwhelming by drawing an audience of 170.

Presentation material of the seminar is now available on the TTC website: http://ttc.ust.hk/index.php?p=4&sp=48

Mr. Goldberg and Mr. Meyer delivered the seminar "“Eureka!! I Have a New Invention. Now What?” at Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall.
Mr. Goldberg and Mr. Meyer delivered the seminar "“Eureka!! I Have a New Invention. Now What?” at Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall.
The seminar attracted about 170 audience.
The seminar attracted about 170 audience.

About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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