World Intellectual Property Day 26th April

and these folks are having some sort of celebration at The Patent Office
(where else?). perhaps some sort of "alternative" celebration is in order...?

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>> >>> Making money from intellectual property licensing
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>> >Tuesday Tuesday 26 April 2005, 6 - 8pm
>> >Location: The Patent Office, Harmsworth House, EC4
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>> >Own It and Ideas 21 are celebrating World IP Day by showing you
>> >how to make money and then taking you to the pub! As any inventor
>> >knows only too well, good ideas alone wont make your fortune.
>> >For many inventors and creative businesses, licensing
>> >intellectual property is the best way forward and can offer many
>> >advantages.
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>> >This event will cover the following areas of IP licensing: What
>> >is a licence? How do you negotiate a licence? Can you ask a
>> >licensee for an up-front payment? How much should the royalty be?
>> >Should a royalty decrease (or increase) with volume? How do you
>> >find and choose a licensee? What are the dangers of licensing and
>> >how can they be minimised?
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>> >Details at:
>> >http://www.own-it.org/events/details/?eventId=66&p=1