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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 color="#3366ff" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
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Property Defined<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><i><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>5<sup>th</sup>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Intellectual Property<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Michael Weldon European Patent
& Trademark Attorney<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Tea/coffee/sandwiches will be supplied from 12.45pm.
The talk will be followed by an open Q&A session<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Michael<font color=black><span style='color:black'>
is</span></font> available for one-on-one meeting. Please contact Regina
Fitzgerald, TTO, 234124 or email <a href="mailto:regina.fitzgerald@ul.ie"
title="mailto:regina.fitzgerald@ul.ie">regina.fitzgerald@ul.ie</a> to
confirm your attendance. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 color="#3366ff" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF;font-weight:bold'>Intellectual
Property – Topics to be covered<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The intention of the talk is to answer the questions
below<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What is Intellectual
Property?</span></font><span lang=EN-IE> </span><font face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What is a Trademark?
<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What Designs are
protected and how? <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What is Copyright
and when does it apply? <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What is Patentable? <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What exactly is a
patent and why apply for one?</span></font><span lang=EN-IE> </span><font
face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Who owns inventions?
<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What is a license?</span></font><span
lang=EN-IE> </span><font face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-family:
Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>More details on Intellectual Property are available on
the TTO website
http://www2.ul.ie/web/WWW/Services/Research/Technology_Transfer_Office/Intellectual_Property<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Additionally there is an interesting and very
informative online tutorial available as part of the UL Library website <a
href="http://www.ul.ie/~library/epigeum/intellectualproperty/staff/content/"
title="http://www.ul.ie/~library/epigeum/intellectualproperty/staff/content/">http://www.ul.ie/~library/epigeum/intellectualproperty/staff/content/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 color="#3366ff" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF;font-weight:bold'>Who
Should Attend?</span></font></b><font size=5 color="#3366ff" face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Researchers or members of the UL community who are
actively engaged in Intellectual Property generation in the form of Academic
Papers, Thesis, Inventions, Fundamental / Commercials Research etc. as well as
anyone with a broad curiosity in the area.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regards,</span></font><span lang=EN-IE><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>John Gleeson,</span></font><span lang=EN-IE><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Technology Transfer Officer,</span></font><span
lang=EN-IE><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>tel.: +353 (0)61 234683<br>
email: </span></font><span lang=EN-IE><a href="mailto:john.gleeson@ul.ie"><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>john.gleeson@ul.ie</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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