The Technology Transfer Center hosts an Intellectual Property Seminar “Is My Invention Patentable? Patent 101 – Fundamental Concepts in Patent Law”

The Technology Transfer Center (TTC) hosted an Intellectual Property (IP) Seminar “Is My Invention Patentable? Patent 101 – Fundamental Concepts in Patent Law” on 1 April 2019 at Mr and Mrs Lee Siu Lun Lecture Theater (LT-K). The seminar featured Ms Jennifer Che, Vice President and Partner at Eagle IP Limited in Hong Kong.

The Technology Transfer Center (TTC) hosted an Intellectual Property (IP) Seminar “Is My Invention Patentable? Patent 101 – Fundamental Concepts in Patent Law” on 1 April 2019 at Mr and Mrs Lee Siu Lun Lecture Theater (LT-K). The seminar featured Ms Jennifer Che, Vice President and Partner at Eagle IP Limited in Hong Kong.

In the seminar, Ms Che explored the fundamental concepts behind patent law, illustrating what are the requirements needed in order to obtain an issued patent. During the seminar, she explained the differences between patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. She also discussed how to develop a strong IP strategy, why proper inventorship is important, how publications can impact a patent, and common mistakes that inventors make when pursuing patent rights.

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

IP Seminar “Is My Invention Patentable? Patent 101 – Fundamental Concepts in Patent Law”
IP Seminar “Is My Invention Patentable? Patent 101 – Fundamental Concepts in Patent Law”

About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science.  HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking.  HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019.  Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.

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