IP Academy course: IP Fundamentals: Applications for the Media Industry

IP Academy will be organizing “IP Fundamentals: Applications for the Media Industry” scheduled from 5th to 7th August 2009. For more information or to register for the course, please visit our website.

This course is proudly supported by MDA Singapore. Singaporeans or PRs who sign up for all 3 modules are eligible for a 50% grant provided by MDA (terms and conditions apply).

UNDERSTANDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH

An event organised by IPOS, supported by SPRING Singapore, Singapore infocomm Technology Federation, Singapore Computer Society and the IP Academy

Date: 10 July 2009 (Friday)
Time: 2 – 5pm
Venue: MND Function Room, Annexe A, MND Complex, 5 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069111

Practices and business models in the software arena have been evolving, more so with the advent of component-based architectures, open source and free software formats. In relation, software intellectual property (IP) issues are growing in complexity and importance. Players along the software value chain may end up compromising benefits and facing risks, if they are not careful in managing the IP aspects concerned.

The seminar takes you through the key forms of IP associated with software applications, strategies to determine the suitable modes of IP protection to adopt, management and usage of IP under the various contexts, as well as issues related to software development. Representatives from the industry will also be present to share their perspectives and practical experiences in IP. Join us for a rewarding session and gain a better understanding of IP in software applications!

For more information, please visit http://www.ipos.gov.sg/mis/eve/eventdetails.htm?eid=2181.

For any enquiries, please contact:
Low Shuh Ling
Tel: 6232 9815
Email: low_shuh_ling@ipacademy.com.sg

Programme Outline

1.30 pm Registration

2.00 pm Securing IP In and Around Software Applications
- Key forms of IP in software applications
- Patents or something else? Deciding on the modes of IP protection and understanding their limitations

2.45 pm Managing the IP and getting it to work
- Determining the ownership and use of IP in various contexts (e.g. licensing, escrow, outsourcing, collaboration, employee obligation)
- Considerations in contractual arrangements
- Proprietary or open source? What are the IP issues?

3.45 pm Tea Break

4.00 pm IPM Programme for SMEs offered by SPRING Singapore and IPOS

4.15 pm Panel Discussion and Industry Sharing
- What can go wrong?
- Good practices and pointers on IP in software application development

5.00 pm End

2nd Global Forum on Intellectual Property (GFIP 2009)

The IP Academy (Singapore) is pleased to present the Global Forum on Intellectual Property in January 2009.

GFIP 2009 will bring together leading international IP experts, academics, business leaders, corporations and policy makers for an open exchange and discussion of critical issues and developments in the complex and dynamic IP ecosystem, with the aim of raising the bar on IP knowledge and standards, both regionally and globally.

There will be 2 intensive days of activities, comprising 2 plenary sessions, and over 30 parallel sessions and roundtables which focus on areas of more specialised interest, geared towards multi-disciplinary users with varying levels of experience. To complement the professional development agenda, there will also be numerous opportunities for socialising, networking and catching up with IP colleagues from around the world.

Please register now and enjoy the October Early Bird Discounts!

SBPA members may choose to attend only one session, by paying only $150 for that particular session. Do note, however, that a package of 5 costs only $350 (before group discounts).

Date: 8 & 9 January 2009 (8am to 6pm)
Venue: Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore
Website: click here
Theme: The Evolving IP Ecosystem: Conflicts or Consensus?
Programme: click here
Speakers: click here
Registration Details: click here
Contact Details for GFIP Secretariat (Attn: Tania Goh)
Email : enquiries@globalforumip.com
Tel : +65 6232 9832

“Lock your IP, Don’t get Robbed!” Creative Outreach Seminar

(An event organised by IPOS, supported by National Arts Council and IP Academy)

Intellectual Property (IP) is an asset generated every day by almost everyone. For those in the creative field, IP is their life-blood, their most valuable asset. And for creators who make a living out of their creativity, IP protection becomes an important factor when they seek to maximise the full commercial values of their works.

Whether you are a creative professional or aspiring to be one, understanding the fundamentals of IP is the first step to protecting your valuable asset. And as you take your work to market, the need to protect your asset becomes greater. How do you ensure that you keep what is yours and be suitably rewarded for your creativity? These common but critical considerations are often overlooked until the unforeseen surfaces – when your IP has been infringed!

Join us at this seminar to familiarise yourself with the essentials of copyright and some of the IP issues that you should take note of when you take your work to market. The seminar will also provide a lively and interactive platform where speakers from various creative industries will share their success stories in marrying IP and their creative works. They will provide practical tips on best practices in harnessing the full commercial value of your works.

Take steps to lock your IP. Don’t wait till you are robbed of it!

For more information, visit here

For enquiries, please contact:
Ms Naveena Methani
IP Academy
Tel: 6232 9831
Email: Naveena_methani@ipacademy.com.sg

Who Should Attend?
- Artists
- Actors
- Writers
- Composers
- Animators
- Musicians
- Photographers
- Arts/Media Students
- Creators and users of content in the creative industry

Creative Outreach Seminar
Lock your IP, Don’t get Robbed!
An Event organised by IPOS, supported by National Arts Council and IP Academy

Date: 12 Nov 2008 (Wednesday)

Venue:
The Atrium
Singapore Philatelic Museum
23 B Coleman Street
Singapore 179807
http://www.spm.org.sg/museum/lmap.html

Programme:
1.30pm Registration
2.00pm Introduction – IP Overview in the Creative Arts Sector
2.30pm (I) An Overview of Copyright
(a) Conditions for copyright protection
(b) Effects of copyright protection
- Incentives/ non-incentives
- Infringements
(c) Unfair Competition
(d) Ownership

(II) Understanding Contracts
(a) IP Terms in Contracts
(b) Contract Management & Documentation
- Policy Considerations

3.45pm Tea Break
4.00pm Industry Sharing
4.30pm Q&A Session
5.00pm End

About our speaker:
Daniel Koh is a partner in Rajah & Tann’s Intellectual Property, Technology, Entertainment and Communications (iTEC) department. His main areas of practice are dispute resolution, intellectual property including entertainment, sports and gaming law. He was called to the Singapore Bar in 1994 after graduating from the Law Faculty of the National University of Singapore. He also graduated from Columbia University with a Master of Laws degree in 1997 as a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar for superior academic performance, where he majored in intellectual property and entertainment law.

Daniel teaches at the Practice Law Course conducted by the Board of Legal Education. Daniel is a member of the Law Society’s Intellectual Property Committee and the Law Society’s Continuing Practice Development Committee. He is also President of the Licensing Executives Society (Singapore).

Daniel is the editor of The Law and Practice of Injunctions in Singapore, published by Sweet & Maxwell Asia in 2005 and has also co-authored the chapters on Intellectual Property, Defamation and Employment Disputes.

Daniel undertakes a broad range of work including advising on intellectual property, electronic commerce and communications, sports, entertainment and competition law. He is recommended for Intellectual Property work in Asialaw Profiles.

Registration Fee:
$50 for public
$20 for students

Payment Method
All cheques should be crossed and made payable to “IP Academy”.
Cheques should be mailed to:
IP Academy
6 Raffles Quay
#17-01
Singapore 048580

Cancellation & Refund:
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) reserves the right of cancellation. A full refund will be given to registrants if the course is cancelled by the IPOS. IPOS reserves the right to make changes to course details.

Withdrawal from this seminar must be received in writing at least three days prior to the commencement of the event. For any withdrawal received after this period, the participant is bound to pay all fees due, regardless of attendance.