Entrepreneurship 101: Exploiting your intellectual capital
Entrepreneurship 101
Intellectual capital is the lifeblood of your venture. Of course you want to properly protect your ideas and innovations. But perhaps more importantly you should have a broader strategy on how to best capitalize on your innovations.
This week at Entrepreneurship 101, Arshia Tabrizi, Esq, founder of Tabrizi Law Office Professional Corporation, took us through the maze of intellectual property law, introducing some common principles, and dispelling some myths and misconceptions relating to patents, trade secrets, copyright and trademarks. He also gave some real life cases of protecting and commercializing intellectual property.
Question of the week:
Everytime you download a piece of software you are faced with a request to accept or reject a license agreement. Are these worth the silicon they are written on? Do they really protect the software author’s intellectual capital or are they just there to keep the lawyers happy?
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As the VP of Partner Programs at MaRS, Tony ensures that our external and internal programs work together. Tony also advises entrepreneurs and high growth companies, particularly in environmental, advanced materials and manufacturing markets, with a special emphasis on mentoring and development of entrepreneurs.