Business Basics for Engineers by  Mike Volker

MOT/MBA Intellectual Property Seminar Contact: Mike Volker, Tel:(604)644-1926 mike@volker.org Website for this document: http://www.sfu.ca/~mvolker/mot/

COURSE SCHEDULE (April 4 & 11, 2003)  Updated: 12 April 2003

Goal:
    To introduce intellectual property management concepts and strategies.
    To provide some resources and contacts for future reference.

APRIL 4th:

2:00pm  Mike Volker: IPM Intro Talk and [slides]
2:30pm  Ron Simmer: IP for Competitive Intelligence - [slides]
4:00pm  Michael Roman, Workshop on Patent Strategies [slides]
5:00pm  Q&A

APRIL 11th:

1:00pm Sean Irvine, Intellectual Asset Management [notes]
2:00pm Pierre Leduc, CEO Neurostream, formerly CEO, Xillix Corp
3:00pm Mike Volker: Hot topics
5:00pm Wrap-Up

LINKS:

Mike's Business Website: http://www.sfu.ca/~mvolker/biz/
Refer to http://www.sfu.ca/~mvolker/biz/ipm.htm for notes & links
World Intellectual Property Organization: http://www.wipo.intLicensing Executives Society: http://www.les.org
Price Waterhouse Coopers, [Lifecycle site]
Agreements, Business Forms, etc: NDA Forms
Canadian Intellectual Property Office:
    Guide to Patents 
    Guide toTrademarks 
    Guide to Copyrights 
Catalyst-Law: IP Management
Campney & Murphy: Intellectual Property in Canada 2003
Lang Michener: Executive Briefing Guide
Davis & Company: Newsletters
CATA - Info on SREDs
Canadian Inventors

Misc Articles:

Vancouver Sun: 16Apr03 - Starbucks takes on Haidabucks
Wall Street Journal: 11Apr03 - Microsoft/Lucent Patent Suit
Globe & Mail: 8Apr03 - Swiss Inventors Fair 
Globe & Mail: 7Apr03 - Client Privilege Issue in Patenting
PATSCAN UBC Publication - Spring 2003 Newsletter
Globe & Mail: 16Jan03 - Copyright law favors Disney
Globe & Mail: 10Dec02 - RIM Patent Fight
Globe & Mail: 4Dec02 - Free the Harvard Mouse
FP: 10Jul02 - Patent Suits common in Tech Industry
FP: 5Jul01 - Mitel Puts Student Ideas to work
FP: 4Jul01 - Patents not left around pending (not online)
FP: 18May01 - RIM moves to keep rivals' paws off its BlackBerry
Undated: Paul Allen's Name Suit
Fortune: 21May01: The Patent King  
(to access the Financial Post articles - enter "Patents" in the SEARCH box.)

Contact: Mike Volker: (604) 644-1926, mvolker@sfu.ca, www.mikevolker.com