Building a Strong IP Foundation for Your Startup

Intellectual property protection is a critical consideration for startups. Obtaining intellectual property protection, such as patents, can minimize competition and act as a defensive mechanism against infringement claims from others. Intellectual property also can attract or solidify funding and partnerships.

You are invited to join Planet Hatch and our event partner, the Emergence Bioscience Business Incubator, for a presentation by leading Canadian IP law firm, Bereskin & Parr LLP Intellectual Property Law, to consider the elements critical to formulating an intellectual property strategy for your startup.

This 45-minute presentation will be followed by a Q&A session and an opportunity for one-on-one follow-up discussions with presenter, Bereskin & Parr partner, Noel Courage.

Noel has over 20 years of experience working with spin-off and start-up companies, helping them to protect their IP. His practice focuses on the patenting and licensing of mechanical, chemical and biotechnology inventions.

Noel has lectured on IP licensing at the Patents and Trade Secrets course at the University of Toronto since 2011. He is a lecturer and patent drafting tutor in the McGill University/ Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) “Understanding Patents” course. He has also spoken at meetings of the Intellectual Property Owners' Association (International Law Committee) and annual meetings of the American IP Law Association and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Noel has authored many articles on IP law and technology, and has been cited in a number of prestigious publications, including a report on Patent Term Extensions and Adjustments by the Global Legal Research Center of the U.S. Library of Congress.”

Planet Hatch: http://planethatch.com/en

Bereskin & Parr: http://www.bereskinparr.com/People/Noel-Courage

Emergence: https://emergencebioincubator.com/