A Commercial approch to Intellectual Property in procurement

Overview

Intellectual Property is far too important to be left to Intellectual Property lawyers alone. This course will give procurement professionals a practical and commercially focused understanding of IPR, and will help them to establish clear goals for treatment of IPR in the procurement process.

Who should attend

• procurement professionals who supervise contracts for services and commissioned deliverables
• supervisors who want to help establish general IPR guidelines for procurement
• purchasing managers who want a better understanding of the IPR clauses in their company's standard terms and conditions of purchase
• anyone who wants a better understanding of intellectual property rights, and contract issues related to intellectual property

This is a general introductory course about IP in sourcing relationships. No prior knowledge concerning IP rights or law is necessary.