Workshop: Intellectual Property for Cleantech Companies
January 29, 2020
On February 10, 2020, WIPO GREEN will co-facilitate a workshop for green technology companies during the GLOBE 2020 business summit in Vancouver, Canada.
The workshop, organized in collaboration with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), will address the role of intellectual property (IP) in cleantech business and the benefits it can offer to companies developing climate-friendly technologies. The workshop facilitators, Mr. Peter Oksen, Senior Programme Officer at WIPO GREEN, and Mr. Jeffrey Orser, Services to Business Director at CIPO, will address common IP challenges facing cleantech innovators and the strategies to secure IP rights.
Event details
Workshop: Why Intellectual Property Matters and How your Cleantech Company can Benefit from it
Where: GLOBE Exchange, Burrard Foyer, Vancouver Convention Centre West, Vancouver, Canada
When: February 10, 2020, 14:00 – 15:00
About GLOBE Series
GLOBE Series is a sustainable business summit and innovation showcase, offering an opportunity “to learn from industry leaders, marvel at cutting-edge technology and form long-lasting partnerships”. Over the last 30 years, 170,000 people from almost 100 countries have participated in the biannual event, making it “the largest sustainable business summit and innovation showcase in North America”. This year, in addition to the GLOBE Forum (February 10-13, 2020), the event also includes GLOBE Exchange, a full day dedicated to cleantech business-to-business interaction on February 10, 2020.
To attend the workshop, please register for the GLOBE Exchange or for the combined access to GLOBE Forum and GLOBE Exchange.
About WIPO GREEN
WIPO GREEN is a global marketplace for sustainable technology, supporting global efforts to address climate change. Through its online database and regional activities, WIPO GREEN connects green tech seekers and providers in order to catalyze green innovation and accelerate green tech transfer and diffusion.