The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is a critically important part of many IP strategies. In this half-day program, you will hear two PCT experts from WIPO introduce the PCT, give a practical explanation of the online filing options, and discuss how the PCT is relevant to any organization involved in R&D.

Join us for this programme with Mr. Michael Goh, IPI Singapore, to gain a deeper understanding of Technology and Market Intelligence Methods.  Time will be set aside to ask Michael your questions.

As centres of learning, education and training institutions create, use and deal with intellectual property (IP) every day. This is not surprising. What is surprising is that despite how critical IP assets are to their business and operations, institutions deal with them at a very basic level; it seems to be sufficient to most that students (and teachers!) know they cannot copy materials without limit.

As centres of learning, education and training institutions create, use and deal with intellectual property (IP) every day. This is not surprising. What is surprising is that despite how critical IP assets are to their business and operations, institutions deal with them at a very basic level; it seems to be sufficient to most that students (and teachers!) know they cannot copy materials without limit.

The Licensing Executives Society (Singapore) and the IP Academy (Singapore) are pleased to present the LES Singapore Basic Licensing Course 2012. The course covers various aspects of licensing of intellectual property - trademarks, copyrights, patents & registered designs. It presents a brief and lucid explanation of the various principles and procedures of licensing negotiations, including a "hands-on" scenario which will enable the participants to put into practice the lessons taught, under the supervision & assessment of the instructors.

The promise of clean technology was defined in innovative designs, but won't be fulfilled until we solve finance, distribution and integration issues.  The current global economic crisis combined with a cautiously optimistic investor community (the lessons of the last bubble still fresh in the minds of Silicon Valley VCs), means funding Cleantech 2.0 is not going to be so easy.  The situation is aggravated by the fact that clean technologies often require huge upfront R&D costs and might not be ready to generate revenues for decades. 

The future of Cleantech, and the value of Cleantech IP resides in finding creative models to large scale integration that allow for profitable development of the most promising innovations.  Come explore how Cleantech emerged from modest beginnings to the third largest venture capital investment sector and take a look where Cleantech is headed.