Protecting your research: A short guide to intellectual property rights

Target group: PhD candidates & all researchers with a PhD 

Language: English

Description: Whether you're developing novel methodologies, creating innovative solutions, or considering commercialization of your research, being aware of intellectual property rights is essential for your academic and professional development. Imagine you have a great idea for a new product, you prove that the idea is working in the lab and now you want to bring it to the market. How can you make sure that your idea is not used by a competitor? The answer would be: by intellectual property rights. The workshop provides you with an overview on intellectual property rights, showing how scientific results can be protected.

Goals:

• Get an overview of different intellectual property rights (IPR).
• Learn how the process from the idea to a patent works.
• Become aware of career opportunities related to IPR.

Katrin Fladischer, who holds a PhD in physics and a Master's in adult education, has a strong background in both industry and academia, with roles including PostDoc and senior scientist. Since 2023 she is working as a technology transfer officer here at the University of Graz.  The technology transfer office is the interface between university and society dealing with legal intellectual property rights, such as Designs, Trademarks or patents.

Please note that your registration is binding, and we are counting on your participation in the workshop.
Organising our course programme takes time, resources and careful planning by our team. If you are unable to attend, please inform us promptly by emailing rcc(at)uni-graz.at or cancelling your registration on the website. This will help us with our planning and give someone on the waiting list the opportunity to participate.

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