Date:     Thursday, 29 November 2007 
Time:     2.00pm to 5.00pm
Venue:   152 Beach Road 
              Gateway East, Level 4 
             Singapore 189721 
              Click here for map & directions 

            

ABSTRACT

Intellectual Property (IP) is a key business tool that can enhance profit margins, market share, and name recognition. In addition to trade marks, patents and copyrights, an important aspect of intellectual property is industrial designs. 

This seminar will feature various aspects of intellectual property rights with the main focus on how to secure and safeguard rights in Industrial Designs. This would include international design protection under the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement, which enables you to obtain protection in all its signatory states with relative ease.

To harness and reap the value of your intellectual capital, it is important to identify, protect, exploit and enforce your IPR. Thus, it is essential to know about the aspects of IP and how it may affect or add value to your business.

TOPICS

SPRING-IPOS IPM for SMEs Programme
By Kenneth Woo, Senior Assistant Director of Enterprise Development Division, IPOS 

IPOS's vision is to foster a creative Singapore where ideas and intellectual efforts are valued, developed and exploited. To realise this vision, three key areas of focus have been identified: (i) Strengthening IP regime, (ii) Enabling IP capabilities, and (iii) Positioning Singapore in the IP arena. 

Enterprise Development Department (EDD) helps to drive the portfolio on enabling IP capabilities, specifically in the area of developing Intellectual Property Management (IPM) capabilities in public and private sectors at the organizational level. The aim is to enable organizations to better utilize their intangible assets and increase their competitive advantage. Early this year in January 2007, IPOS had launched an IPM for SMEs Programme aimed at helping local companies build up their IPM capabilities.

To view the profile of Kenneth Woo, please click here

Intellectual Property... UNLOCK!
By Soh Kar Liang, Director of Ella Cheong Spruson & Ferguson
- the importance of IP
- the applicable IP laws
- how to secure and safeguard rights in Industrial Designs and Trade Marks
- introduction to the International protection systems

To view the profile of Soh Kar Liang, please click here

Locking in your Legal Rights!
By Max Ng, Director of Gateway Law Corporation
- Contractual agreement - employer and employees
- Non-disclosure & Non-compete agreements
- Exploitation - IP licensing and franchising
- Enforcement of IP

To view the profile of Max Ng, please click here


REGISTRATION
Registration fee:   Free (pre-registration is required)  
                            Please see attached for the registration form. 

Kindly note that s eats are limited and will be given on a first-come-first-served basis. ECSF reserves the right to re-schedule or cancel the seminar if circumstances so warrant.


For more information, please contact:
Ms Tracy Ho +65 6341 5705
Ms Kat Boey  +65 6341 5740
Email:  events@ecsf-asia.com