Workshop #3 with General Electric: 3-5 May, 2009

From the Lab to the Marketplace:
Obtaining Strong Patents for Technology Transfer and Commercialization
3-5 May, 2009 at the University of Minho, Guimarães
In collaboration with General Electric

Objective: to Increase Participants’ Understanding of Patent Licensing

A strong and enforceable patent is essential for the protection of important technology for commercialization. This hands-on workshop focused on the necessary working knowledge from a legal perspective related to several important issues in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, including:

• Patentability
• Patent searches
• Preparation of strong and enforceable patent applications
• Claim and specification drafting
• Invalidity, infringement, and licensing

The role that inventors and other persons involved in the creation of new technology, such as technology transfer professionals, was discussed so as to assure the development of the needed legal protection for a successful product. Lecturers included:

• Mardson Q. McQuay, General Electric
• Remus Fetea
• Steve DuBois, Potomac Group, US