World IP Day Conference

CPD: 1.5 hours (Other)

In-House Lawyers Group of the Law Society of Scotland and The Faculty of Advocates

World Intellectual Property Day 2008 Conference

Why Scotland should value its innovation and respect its IP

DATE: Friday 25 April, 12.30 to 2.00pm. 
(A sandwich lunch will be provided from 12 noon)

VENUE:  The Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, High Street, Edinburgh.

SPEAKERS: Roisin Higgins, Advocate and Intellectual Property law specialist
and Magnus Cormack, Senior Legal Adviser, Scotch Whisky Association

CHAIR: Graeme McWilliams, Legal Adviser, Standard Life

World IP Day 2008 will focus on celebrating innovation and promoting respect for Intellectual Property, very topical areas for modern day Scotland. Our speakers will consider the value of innovation and need to respect IP, from private practice and in-house legal perspectives.

Consisting of two 40 minute talks with an IP Q&A session at the end.
CPD: 1 hour 30 minutes.

More about World IP Day: The World Intellectual Property Organization designated 26 April as World IP Day (the date their Convention came into force). World IP Day aims to make us aware of the impact of IP on daily life, teach us about how IP protection promotes creativity and innovation, celebrate the contribution of creativity/innovation to society and encourage respect for IP rights. 
For more information click here.

No charge