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Intellectual Property Management

Intangible assets such as trademarks, patents, industrial designs and copyrights can make up a significant portion of a company’s value. Whether it is a project deliverable or a procured resource in your project, understanding intellectual property rights is important for both project managers and project sponsors. For example, an IP strategy can be a criterion to receive project funding.

In this presentation, you will learn the basics of intellectual property rights in Canada, how to build an IP strategy, IP commercialization, and some important IP considerations during R&D projects.

Learning Outcomes:

1. You will get a general understanding of the role intellectual property (IP) plays in today’s economy so you can better protect your project sponsors’ intangible assets.
2. You will learn the basics of what trademarks, patents, industrial design and copyright are, how these are protected so you know what to do if someone wants to use others’ IP or invent/create their own.
3. You will know the steps to take to build an IP strategy and learn some of the ways to use, share and protect intellectual property while it is being created.

Presenter:  Lisa Desjardins

Lisa Desjardins is an Innovation Officer at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office where she develops informative material helping Canadians better understand and use Intellectual Property. She has over 10 years of experience from the commercialization of early-stage research in the public sector. Her MBA studies and offering as a consultant focused on the valuation of early-stage research and patents. Lisa also has 10 years of experience from the private sector where she managed projects to develop and implement IT systems, product supply chains, and service delivery in Sweden, Australia, and Canada.

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