Intellectual Property 101: What does IP mean for Health Care Providers? Online
Patents! Copyright! Trademarks! Oh my! Have you ever wondered what impact intellectual property has on health care? Do you have a great idea that you think might help patients and you want to know how to protect it? These and many more questions will be answered in this 30-minute interactive presentation led by the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub. As Nova Scotia Health moves to launch a refreshed Intellectual Property Policy, now is the time to learn more.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the session, you will:
- Understand what intellectual property (IP) is, the various types of idea protection, and why they are important.
- Understand how the Nova Scotia Health Intellectual Property Policy applies to you and what your rights are as a potential IP creator.
- Understand how new ideas become IP and how they are commercialized to help patients.
- Know what to do to protect any intellectual property you create.
- Know who to talk to at Nova Scotia Health if you want help commercializing your idea.
Recommended for: All Nova Scotia Health staff interested in learning more about intellectual property, what it means for them, and how the Health Innovation Hub supports the protection of new ideas.
Presenters
Margaret Palmeter
Director
Health Innovation Hub
Eric Fisher
Manager
Health Innovation Hub
Katie Cameron
Coordinator
Health Innovation Hub
- Date:
- Wednesday, June 14, 2023
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 12:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Atlantic Time (change)
- Zone:
- All Zones
- Categories:
- 30 Minutes or Less Research, Innovation & Discovery
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent in an email confirming your registration.
*** BEFORE YOU REGISTER ***
This session will use Microsoft Teams. You can join the meeting on your computer or mobile app using the URL you will receive in the Confirmation and Reminder emails.
You can join a Teams meeting whether or not you have a Teams account. If you don't have an account, follow these steps to join as a 'Guest':
- Paste the Teams meeting link into an MS Edge or Google Chrome browser address bar
- On the web page that opens, select Continue on this browser
- Enter your name and choose your audio/video settings
- Click Join now
For more information on joining as a 'Guest', please go to: Joining a Teams Meeting without a Teams account*
To participate in an online session, you will need to meet the following requirements:
- You must have an audio output device connected (headphones or speakers) to be able to hear the instructor
- If you do not have an audio input device (webcam or microphone), you may type in the chat window
- You must have experience using chat
- You must have experience copying/pasting text and URLs
If you do not meet the above requirements, please consider requesting a one-on-one consult.
For information on joining a Teams Meeting, please visit: https://intra.nshealth.ca/UCS/BPS/SitePages/Teams.aspx*. The Join a Teams Meeting video on this page provides useful information for new Microsoft Teams users.
*Internal link, you must be on the Nova Scotia Health network and use Microsoft Edge to access