Astrology  Chat  Cityscape  Classifieds  Entertainment  Health  Matrimonial 
Music  News  Panorama  Search  Shopping  Services  Tours & Travel  Home

A one-day seminar on 'Intellectual Property Assets – Effective Business Tools' will be held in Chennai December 12, jointly organised by the Licensing Executives Society India (LES) and The Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).

The subject is very much relevant to the new economy of today. Adequate awareness of an entity’s intellectual property assets, its identification, exploitation and protection is a crucial step in turning business ideas into assets with a real market value. Effective IP management means more than just protecting an enterprise’s IP assets: it involves the ability to commercialise such inventions, trademarks, know-how, copyright, design and trade secrets, and effectively monitoring and enforcing its IP rights.

The seminar will address issues like:

• How do I determine what my technology is worth?

• How do I effectively manage my IP assets as an effective for-profit tool?

• How do I identify valuable technology/assets that I can license out?

Important speakers at the seminar will be:

• Dr Heinz Goddar, past president, LES International; German Patent Attorney, Partner Boehmert & Boehmert, Munich;

• S Ramkrishna, senior director, corporate Affairs, Pfizer Ltd;

• Prof Premchander, consultant;

• Benny Browne, partner, Griffith Hack, Melbourne;

• Manish Thakker, vice-president, ICICI Securities Ltd;

• Saikrishna Rajagopal, Saikrishna Associates.

About LES India

LES India is a non-profit association comprising professionals engaged in the transfer, use, development, manufacture and marketing of technology and intellectual property. The membership covers a wide range of professionals, including business executives, lawyers, chartered accountants and representatives of the government. LES India was formally integrated into LES International worldwide family June 2003. The world body comprises 30 national and regional societies, representing over 60 countries and 10,000 executives.

RR