Intellectual Property

Workshop Objectives

Intellectual property rights are powerful rights, but many people do not know what they are or how they are created. Our workshop will raise awareness of, and improve understanding around, intellectual property rights and how these are relevant to business. The workshop will cover what intellectual property is, how different types of intellectual property rights are created, how they can be protected and where, how they can be exploited and how they can provide a competitive edge. We will explore the potential consequences of infringing third party intellectual property rights and provide guidance as to how these risks can be minimised. Attendees will gain an understanding of the value that intellectual property rights can add to a business and the importance of ensuring these rights are protected at an early stage.

Facilitators

Dale Carter

Dale is a qualified UK, EU and Irish Trade Mark Attorney, who also advises on Registered Design Rights. He joined the Reddie & Grose in January 2017 from a IP specialist Law Firm. Before that, Dale spent 5 enjoyable years working as an in-house Trade Mark Advisor in the UK for Nestlé, the world’s largest nutrition, health and wellness company. The protection of Nestlé’s intellectual property was a key part of Dale’s in-house role, which meant he had responsibility for clearing new trade marks and designs for Nestlé businesses in the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway. Dale was also involved in several high profile contentious trade mark disputes, including a dispute relating to the shape of KIT KAT and a dispute relating to Cadbury’s colour purple.

Dale advises clients on a broad spectrum of contentious and non-contentious trade mark matters, including brand creation, trade mark clearance searches, strategic trade mark filings, trade mark disputes and settlement agreements. His experience spans a range of sectors including, food and beverage, finance, banking, fashion, engineering, telecommunications and automotive. Dale holds a First Class Honours degree in Human and Applied Biology, a Doctorate in Philosophy, a Master’s degree in the Management of Intellectual Property and a Certificate in Intellectual Property Litigation and Advocacy.

Alex Frank

Dr Alexander Frank handles patents in the life sciences sector. Alexander joined Reddie & Grose in January 2016 and handles a variety of cases mainly in the life sciences sector, including molecular biology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. He also works with Registered and Unregistered Design Rights.

Alexander completed his undergraduate degree in Germany and holds a BSci in Biosciences and an MSci in Molecular Biotechnology. He gained extensive technical knowledge and experience through his doctoral research at the University of Cambridge which focussed on circadian rhythms. During his PhD he was awarded three prizes for the best 1st and 3rd year talks as well as the best 2nd year poster presentation.

In his free time, Alexander is a keen sportsman. He was captain of the University of Cambridge Volleyball Blues Team and enjoys skiing.