Online Office Hours with Lawrie: Managing and Protecting Your IP

What is it?

Our Online Office Hours are a series of one-to-one sessions with various experts from the legal and accounting sectors to support tech startup founders on their journey. In this one, participants will be able to engage directly with and receive personalised advice from Craig Hutchison, Director and Patent Attorney at Lawrie.

Areas he can cover as part of the office hours include:

• Early-stage IP considerations for your new innovation.
• Understanding your competitor landscape via patent and trade mark searching.
• An IP audit to gain insights into the strengths and weaknesses of your IP.
• Freedom to operate.
• Preparation and filing of patent, trade mark or design applications.
• Dealing with patent and trade mark objection issues.
• The development of an IP strategy and aligning this with your commercial goals.
• IP due diligence to attract investment.

Who are Lawrie?

Lawrie was launched by Donald Lawrie in 2010, with a vision to create a very different kind of IP business.

Knowing how difficult it can be for businesses and innovators to manage their intellectual property; the Lawrie team have a simple mission – to be the easiest intellectual property team to work with.

The team of patent and trade mark attorneys combine their extensive knowledge and decades of experience with a friendly and practical approach. They make managing IP pain-free, enabling business founders and entrepreneurs to confidently secure a market-leading position to build a better tomorrow.

Who is Craig Hutchison?

With over 20 years’ experience, Craig’s specialisms include drafting and prosecution of global patent families, due diligence reviews, freedom to operate opinions, infringement opinions and contentious proceedings before the Oppositions Divisions and Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office.

Craig has particular expertise in oil and gas technologies, sonar imaging, retinal imaging, robotics, prosthetics, automotive engineering, cycling and fishing componentry, advanced coated films, and construction technologies.

Motivated by doing a great job for his clients, Craig takes pride in watching their businesses evolve and grow with the knowledge that their IP has helped them get there.

What can I expect?

In this 15 minute one-to one session, you will receive direct, personalised advice from Craig Hutchison, Director and Patent Attorney at Lawrie.

Where is this taking place?

This event will be taking place on Zoom.

Who will be there?

This is a private meeting between yourself/your team and Craig Hutchison, Director and Patent Attorney at Lawrie.

Registration

Once you have registered to attend you will receive confirmation of your ticket. You will receive an email reminder prior to the event starting: it includes the link to join the event. At any point, you can also access the link to join via the dedicated Eventbrite Online Page linked to your ticket.

As places are extremely limited for these office hours, please only register once.

What is CodeBase?

CodeBase is a tech incubator, making startups accessible to everyone. Through building culture, community and education, we promote and support tech innovation. We offer flexible and affordable hotdesking and office space, education programmes delivered by expert industry operators, and an offline and digital community where startup founders and staff can connect and help each other.

We are CodeBase. We believe in startups for everyone and the power of community.

We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our culture - from our spaces and events, to our education programmes and community. In whatever way you interact with the CodeBase community, we require you to treat everyone with respect, regardless of background or personal beliefs.

What is Techscaler?

Techscaler is a Scottish Government funded programme, delivered by CodeBase, and offers tailored support for everyone in Scotland who wants to build a startup, whether they are considering a career in startups or are developing, building and scaling an idea.

We offer Community and Member access to world-class education, a peer-led online and offline community, and flexible workspaces.

Techscaler membership is for any prospective or current startup founder, startup employees, or more broadly anyone who is involved in the Scottish tech ecosystem. Membership offers tailored support depending on your goals. When someone applies to become a Techscaler member, our team can direct applicants to the most suitable Techscaler support.

To find out more, watch this video on YouTube: “What is Techscaler and what does it mean for me and my region?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDg48x6hMVw

To join for free, visit https://www.techscaler.co.uk.

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