Presented
by:
Eric
Luvisotto,
Technology
Transfer
Officer,
University
of
Waterloo,
Waterloo
Commercialization
Office
[Poster]
[Registration]
The Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo) offers commercialization services and expertise to package and convert research innovations into commercially viable products and services.
The workshop will start with a quick overview of the types of intellectual property protection covered in a previous presentation, and the majority of the workshop focused on a real-life case study. A Q&A and short networking session will follow.
Agenda:
10:15
- Sign-in
10:30
-
Introduction
and
review
of
UWaterloo
IP
10:40
-
Case
Study
that
touches
on
all
the
main
types
of
IP
11:30
-
Q&A,
networking
12:00
-
Close
Biosketch:
Eric
is
a
registered
Canadian
Patent
Agent
(2003)
and
has
earned
his
Master’s
and
Bachelor’s
degrees
in
Engineering
from
the
University
of
Waterloo.
He
is
a
member
of
the
Intellectual
Property
Institute
of
Canada
(IPIC),
and
the
Licensing
Executives
Society
with
the
Association
of
University
Technology
Managers
(AUTM).
Eric has many years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) and spans a wide variety of experiences including working for two Canadian IP law firms, founding and running his own Start-Up company, and working “in-house” for a large automotive parts manufacturer.
As a Technology Transfer Officer with the Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo) at the University of Waterloo since 2008, Eric analyzes new ideas for patentability and commercial potential, negotiates licensing agreements, and is also involved with the facilitation of Start-Up companies.
Eric is a popular guest lecturer on Intellectual Property and UW’s IP Policy. He regularly presents an “IP 101” and “IP Case Study” for faculty, students and other groups at the University of Waterloo.
Event is FREE but registration is required via EventBrite
Pay parking available in lots Q or N (map)
The workshop is supported by the Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB)