Intellectual Property Seminars

IP webinars

Turning research outcomes into new businesses, products, and services is one of the primary ways in which the University of Glasgow delivers meaningful social, economic, and environmental impact beyond academia.

IP is critical to this activity – many potential industrial partners and investors will only collaborate or provide funding with appropriate IP protection in place. This means IP is of enormous and growing importance for generating impact.

Last year we held a series of talks giving an overview of IP in different technology domains. This new series focuses on the practical skills of managing IP.

These talks will be led by highly experienced patent attorneys from Mewburn Ellis. Ample time will be devoted to questions and discussion.

Talks are open to all members of the University community, but people who have not previously contacted the IP & Innovation Team are especially welcome.

upcoming IP skills webinars

IP skills webinars 2024/25: the highly popular webinar series on Intellectual Property skills is back.

At the start of a new series of monthly webinars focused on the practical skills of IP management, Richard Johnson explored the basics of IP protection and its role in generating impact. You can access the recording of the webinar here: recording: basics of IP protection

The second IP webinar was deliverd by Graham Forrest and focussed on the freedom to operate and its role in generating impact. The recording of the second webinar can be accessed here: recording: freedom to operate

Sign up for more webinars in the series:

  • #3 of 7 Nathan Zhang will discuss prior art searching (4 Dec 24 12:00-13:00 BST), and its role in generating impact (6 Nov 24 12:00-13:00 BST), get your tickets here
  • #4 of 7 Niles Beadman will discuss IP discovery and capture (8 Jan 25 12:00-13:00 BST), get your tickets here
  • #5 of 7 Sean Jauss will discuss ensuring the safety of your IP (5 Feb 25 12:00-13:00 BST), get your tickets here
  • #6 of7 Dan Thornton will discuss understanding IP value (5 Mar 25 12:00-13:00 BST), get your tickets here
  • #7 of 7 Eleanor Maciver will explain what is a commercially driven IP strategy (2 Apr 25 12:00-13:00 BST), get your tickets here

previous IP seminars

This series of talks gives an overview of IP in different technology domains.

  • The first seminar by Richard Johnson will give an Introduction to IP (5 June 24, repeat online event)

recording: IP talks - Introduction to IP

  • Tom Furnival will discuss how to use different IP rights and open source to protect AI/ML, algorithms and software (31 January 2024)

recording: IP talks - software patents, AI and open source

  • Andrew Fearnside will discuss the protection of Quantum Technologies using Intellectual Property Rights (21 February 2024)

recording: IP talks - Quantum technology

  • Graham Forrest will discuss the protection of Therapeutics, Diagnostics and Biomarkers using Intellectual Property Rights (3 April 2024)

recording: IP talks - Therapeutics, Diagnostics & Biomarkers

recording: IP talks- Advanced Materials