Course Catalogue: Innovator Series Recordings
A selection of recordings and their respective key takeaways focus on the importance of having a robust IP Strategy before seeking investors and expanding your business overseas/globally and how making IP Culture a core tenet of your company culture can help you do this.
| Activity Type | Activity Title | Description | Languages | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recording | Innovator Series February 2021: Going Global with Your IP – Recording | This webinar explores key aspects of IP strategies for companies entering different global markets. | EN | 1 |
| Toolkit | Innovator Series February 2021: Going Global with Your IP – Key Takeaways | A helpful resource capturing the key points from the Going Global discussion, including what to consider when operating abroad or moving into new markets. | EN / FR | 1 |
| Toolkit | Innovator Series February 2021: Going Global with Your IP – Lessons Learned Report | An in-depth report capturing the full conversation from the Going Global discussion, including additional resources and links. | EN / FR | 1 |
| Recording | Innovator Series March 2021: Looking for Investors? Innovator Series – Recording | This webinar considers what funders and investors look for in a pitch, the importance of creating an IP culture and how leveraging a robust IP portfolio can help companies achieve funding from investors. | EN | 1 |
| Toolkit | Innovator Series March 2021: Looking for Investors? Innovator Series – Key Takeaways | This webinar considers what funders and investors look for in a pitch, the importance of creating an IP culture and how leveraging a robust IP portfolio can help companies achieve funding from investors. | EN / FR | 1 |
| Recording | Innovator Series June 2022: IP is a Teachable Skill – How IP Culture Impacts Business Strategy – Recording | Discover what it means to create a culture of IP in your company, why fostering an IP culture will help your employees better understand and contribute to the company’s overall strategy and innovation ecosystem, how creating a culture of IP can help your company avoid common legal pitfalls including accidental disclosure, cyber incidents, and more. | EN | 1 |
| Recording | Innovator Series January 2023: So Now You’re Responsible for IP – Recording | Hear from 3 IP experts on their accidental career trajectories into IP and how they successfully navigated the role of IP lead, due to a willingness to deepen their IP knowledge and skills through training and education, mentorship, and support from senior management to execute an IP Strategy. | EN | 1 |
| Toolkit | Innovator Series January 2023: So Now You’re Responsible for IP – Key Takeaways | Gain practical tips and best practices on how to get started as an IP lead, learn what to look out for as the new IP lead and make IP relevant to everyone in your organization. | EN / FR | 1 |
| Recording | Innovator Series March 2023: Innovation in Canada with Dan Breznitz Recording | Listen to this conversation between IAC’s CEO Mike McLean and renowned innovation policy expert Dan Breznitz about the leadership required by the government and companies to find sustainable solutions to Canada’s innovation sector. Dan also shares insights from his latest best-selling book, Innovation in Real Places: Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World. | EN |
Learn from industry/IP experts as they share their knowledge and perspectives on:
| Activity Type | Activity Title | Description | Languages | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recording | NRC / IAC World IP Day April 2021: Impact of Federally Created Software and Data Assets in an Intangible Economy Recording | As part of our campaign for World IP Day 2021, IAC partnered with Natural Resources Canada to bring together a dynamic panel to explore the complex topic of data. Panelists discussed their perspectives on data sharing, licensing, and the role of the government in the above. | EN | 1 |
| Toolkit | NRC / IAC World IP Day April 2021: Impact of Federally Created Software and Data Assets in an Intangible Economy Key Takeaways | A helpful resource from the webinar highlighting the key points and perspectives on data sharing, licensing, the role of the government, and challenges facing SMEs. | EN / FR | 1 |
| Recording | Innovator Series April 2021: Data Fundamentals for Business Recording | This webinar considers the value of data as a business asset, the issues surrounding data ownership, data privacy, security, and sharing, and the risks involved in not taking steps to implement best practices surrounding data. | EN | 1 |
| Toolkit | Innovator Series April 2021: Data Fundamentals for Business Key Takeaways | A helpful resource from the webinar highlighting key takeaways to implement a sound data strategy in your business. | EN / FR | 1 |
| Recording | Innovator Series April 2021: Data Fundamentals for Business Key Takeaways | This webinar explores the basics of developing a branding and marketing strategy for a business and where trademarks fit into a marketing and branding strategy. Identify the practical steps and costs of securing trademark rights in global markets, how licensing and other strategies enhance the value of your trademark and your brand and ways to integrate legal and business best practices in developing your trademark, branding and marketing strategy. | EN | 1 |
| Toolkit | Innovator Series May 2021: Trademarks & Branding Strategy Innovator Series – Key Takeaways | A helpful resource with tips on how to implement a sound branding strategy for your business while considering trademark protection. | EN / FR | 1 |
| Recording | Innovator Series June 2021: IP Layering: Patents and Trade Secrets – Innovator Series Recording | This webinar centres two important types of IP protection – patents and trade secrets – and how to contextualize them within your business strategy. The panelists discuss key considerations of layering patents and trade secrets and the overall benefits of a nuanced approach to setting and implementing an IP Strategy. Panelists provide lessons learned from their many years of experience as experts in the field. | EN | 1 |
| Toolkit | Innovator Series June 2021: IP Layering: Patents and Trade Secrets – Innovator Series Key Takeaways | This resource discusses the importance of developing an IP Strategy roadmap that “layers” different types of IP Rights based on your short- and long-term business goals. | EN / FR | 1 |
Learn from industry and IP experts as they share their knowledge and perspectives on:
| Activity Type | Activity Title | Description | Languages | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recording | Innovator Series September 2021: IP Licensing Recording | This IP Licensing webinar explores the different types of IP licensing agreements, the advantages of licensing IP, and the steps involved when licensing out your own IP and licensing the IP of others for your own company. The panelists give their insights on how to evaluate licensing opportunities, understand what due diligence is needed, and identify the financial and business risks that companies potentially face without an effective licensing strategy or due diligence policies in place. | EN | 1 |
| Toolkit | Innovator Series September 2021: IP Licensing Key Takeaways | A high-level resource highlighting key takeaways around the different types of IP licensing agreements available, the advantages of licensing IP, and the steps involved when licensing out your own IP and licensing the IP of others for your own company. | EN / FR | 1 |
| Recording | Innovator Series October 2021: How to Leverage a Patent Landscape Report for your Business Recording | This webinar explores how to effectively leverage patent landscape reports within a business. Panelists discussed how to read and search within a landscape report, and how major innovation industry players use them for market-level success. Attendees also got a preview of the new IAC Smart Grid Landscape report and how to effectively leverage its findings for a business. | EN | 1 |
| Toolkit | Innovator Series October 2021: How to Leverage a Patent Landscape Report for your Business Key Takeaways | This document provides an overview of search tools and strategy’s, IACs approach to landscape reports and sector value chains, along with some frequently asked questions. | EN / FR | 1 |
| Recording | Innovator Series March 2022: Why Your Business Needs an IP Strategy Recording | Join panelists for an in-depth discussion on the value of an Intellectual Property Strategy for business. They break an IP Strategy down into its components and explore the common influences that impact one. They also describe how aligning business strategy with IP Strategy can support the value proposition of a business and enable the ability to grow and scale. The discussion wraps up with a series of recommendations around setting your company up for IP success. | EN | 1 |
| Toolkit | Innovator Series March 2022: Why Your Business Needs an IP Strategy Key Takeaways | A helpful resource breaking an IP Strategy down into its components and exploring the common influences that impact one. Learn how aligning business strategy with IP Strategy can support the value proposition of a business and enable the ability to grow and scale. | EN / FR | 1 |
| Recording | Innovator Series September 2022: De-Mystifying Patent Pools Recording | This webinar discusses the basics of patent pools, the benefits of participating in a patent pool and the strategy and reason behind IAC’s Patent Collective for members. | EN | 1 |
| Toolkit | Innovator Series September 2022: De-Mystifying Patent Pools Key Takeaways | This resource provides a snapshot into the different types of patent pools available and more specifically on how participation in IAC’s Patent Collective can benefit Canadian SMEs in the cleantech sector by helping them grow and scale. | EN / FR | 1 |
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