Appleyard Lees IP LLP
Join us for our in-person intellectual property seminar
for technology transfer professionals
Presented with compliments by the IP specialists of Appleyard Lees
We’re excited to offer two exclusive, in-person workshops to be held in London and Manchester, to a small selection of our most valued clients and contacts in the tech transfer sector.
Each seminar will provide ample opportunities for networking with tech transfer professionals and the IP specialists of Appleyard Lees.
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Manchester
Date: Tuesday 1 April 2025
Time: 10:00 - 18:00
Where: Kimpton Clocktower hotel
Oxford Street,
Manchester, M60 7HA
London
Date: Wednesday 2 April 2025
Time: 10:00 - 18:00
Where: The Derby,
King's Cross, Derbyshire House,
London, WC1H 8AG
Both seminars will cover
- Utilising commercial contracts to protect and exploit IP
- Considerations for early-stage R&D, including ownership, commercialisation and licensing
- Pre-filing considerations and IP strategy
- Life sciences breakout session: Current challenges protecting IP in the life sciences | Filings strategies | Data | Patentable subject matter – US v. Europe | Practical practice examples
- Electronics & software breakout session: Obtaining robust IP protection in software and AI | Patent applications best practices | Trade secrets as part of IP strategy
Meet the speakers
Amritjot Jethwa
Head of Commercial IP Contracts
LLB, MSc
Arnie Francis
Principal Associate
MA(Cantab), MSc, CPA, EPA, Solicitor (England & Wales)
Amrit specialises in helping innovators and spin-outs to protect and commercialise their intellectual property.
Offering tailored legal and licensing advice, Amrit ensures clients can strategically safeguard and exploit assets like trade marks, patents, know-how, and trade secrets.
Arnie has a deep understanding of the full lifecycle of a patent, from conception through to commercialisation and enforcement. He has worked in both private practice and in-house at one of the world’s leading telecommunication companies. He uses his experience to help his clients solve complex and commercially important IP problems through the integration of his technical, legal and commercial expertise.
Edward Rainsford
Senior Associate
BSc(Hon), MSc, PhD, CPA, EPA, MRSB
Ed has significant experience assisting a wide variety of biotechnology and medical device companies to protect their innovations.
Ed’s time working in academia, helps him understand the needs of universities and spin-outs when commercialising their research.
Rachel Mercer
Senior Associate
MBiochem, DPhil
Rachel specialises in drafting and prosecuting patent applications across diverse technologies, including, cancer therapeutics, DNA technologies, and molecular biology.
She has significant experience advising universities and spin-outs on their early-stage technologies.
Paul Roscoe
Senior Associate
MEng, CPA,EPA
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Paul has experience working as an engineer and inventor and working as a patent engineer in-house. As a result, he is able to relate to inventors and can understand commercial considerations.
Paul works has experience working with universities, and sole inventors, particularly in the areas of engineering, electronics, and computer-implemented inventions, and, in particular, artificial intelligence applications.
Get inspired! Explore our IP content for technology transfer professionals.
Created by the IP experts of Appleyard Lees, our library of articles, webinars and podcasts contains insights on the intellectual property issues that matter most to technology transfer professionals.
Article
In this article Partner, Kate Hickinson, and Principal Associate, Arnie Francis, discuss how the Unitary Patent (UP) offers patent proprietors the option of having a single patent covering multiple EU member states (18 at the time of writing, likely to be more in the future) as an alternative to the traditional route in which a granted European patent is separately validated in different countries (which will continue).
The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 40
In this episode, Amritjot Jethwa, Head of Commercial IP Contracts, is joined by Chris Hoole, Partner, in providing a quick-fire summary of 5 important factors to consider as a Licensor and as a Licensee when licensing technology, creating the building blocks for the successful commercialisation of IP.
Webinar
Appleyard Lees Partners, Ean Davies, and Parminder Lally, and Senior Associate, Rachel Mercer, lead a virtual discussion on emerging trends for UK spin-outs, and how spin-outs can leverage their IP for funding.
Our attorneys discuss issues including, new funding challenges for spin-outs, building assets to secure funding, research and trials in the COVID-19 era.
