Events Calendar
NOVEMBER 2007
IP Roundtable
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Ted Rogers School of Management
Ryerson University
575 Bay St. (entrance at 55 Dundas Street West)
Room RBB 3-119
Toronto, Ontario
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
To see the agenda, click here.
MARCH 2007
Writing Collaborative Grant Proposals
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Ryerson University, Room SHE-560
11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Please RSVP to attend: erskine@ryerson.ca
Following the successful workshop Marketing Your Research to Industry, Industry Liaison, Office of Research Services, will be offering the seminar Writing Collaborative Grant Proposals for the first time on March 6th, 2007.
This will be of interest to researchers who are planning to write a collaborative research proposal with an industrial partner. The emphasis will be on writing NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grants and NSERC Strategic Project Proposals but reference will be made to the Ontario Centres of Excellence, National Centres of Excellence and IRAP. The seminar will provide useful information and guidance for any researcher considering a collaborative grant application.
This seminar has been created specifically for Ryerson researchers. Examples of Ryerson research projects and programs provided by Ryerson faculty will be used to demonstrate the concepts.
This is good timing if you are considering applying for the 2007 NSERC Strategic Project Grants (SPG) Program, which is due April 15, 2007.
The seminar will run from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and a light lunch will be served. The room holds approximately 50 people -- please rsvp to erskine@ryerson.ca to ensure your spot.
For more information, click here.
FEBRUARY 2007
Research and Innovation Week
Monday, February 26, 2007
Lakehead University, the Agora
10:45 a.m.
Lakehead University and the City of Thunder Bay proclaim and celebrate the launch of Research and Innovation Week, Monday, February 26, 2007 @ 10:45 a.m. in the Agora.
For more information, click here.
Marketing Your Research to Industry
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Research, Development & Creativity Office (RDC Office)
Laurentian University
3rd Floor, RD Parker Building (L335 / L313 / L350F)
Tel: (705) 675-1151 ext. 2436
Fax: (705) 671-3850
rdcoffice/bureaurdc@laurentian.ca
These sessions are offered by the Intellectual Proprety Management Office. There is no cost to attend these sessions. Space is limited. Don't forget to RSVP as soon as possible.
Note: The 2 sessions on February 13 are in English only. There will be a French session offered in late April.
For more information, click here.
Mardi, le 13 février, 2007
Bureau de la recherche, du développement et de la créativité (Bureau RDC)
Université Laurentienne
3ieme étage, édifice RD Parker (L335 / L313 / L350F)
Tel: (705) 675-1151 poste 2436
Fax: (705) 671-3850
rdcoffice/bureaurdc@laurentian.ca
Veuillez consulter l'invitation ci-joint pour des séances intitulées "Commercialiser sa recherche auprès de l'industrie". Ces séances sont offertes par le Bureau de la gestion de la propriété intellectuelle. Il n'y a aucun coût pour participer à ces séances. Le nombre de places est limité alors veuillez confirmer votre présence le plus tôt possible.
Note: Les 2 séances du 13 février sont offertes en anglais seulement. Une séance en français sera offerte à la fin du mois d'avril.
Research Week
Friday, February 9, 2007
Laurentian University, J.N. Desmarais Library Rotunda
11 a.m.
Laurentian University opens its Research Activities to the Public during Research Week and launches its first magazine devoted to research, The Key.
Research week Program of Events:
English Version | French Version
OPIC Technology Transfer Roadshow
Februry 7th & 8th, 2007
Nipissing University
For more information, click here.
NOVEMBER 2006
Building Bridges From Academic Research to the Private Sector
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Holiday Inn Peterborough Waterfront
150 George Steet North
Peterborough, Ontario
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Trent University, in conjunction with The Greater Peterborough Region DNA Cluster, will be holding a one-day workshop to examine ways to utilize valuable reserach from the institutional setting in the marketplace. This workshop is sponsored by OPIC and will attempt to bring academic researchers and the local business community together.
For more information, click here.
What is a condifentiality agreement and what is it really for?
Monday, November 27, 2006
Ryerson University, Room EPH-433
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Industrial partners and collaborators sometimes need to exchange confidential information within a research relationship. What is reasonable and what isn’t in a confidentiality agreement? Who does it protect and for whom does it represent a liability? When is it necessary? Learn the answers to these and other questions.
OCTOBER 2006
Thunder Bay Law Association Annual Continuing Legal Education Conference, Corporate Law Program
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Lakehead University, Victoria Inn
9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
IP Issues for the General Practitioner
"IP Ownership: Who Really Owns the Fruits of Research?"
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Lakehead University, ATAC5037
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Presented By: Marcel Mongeon, BCom, LLB, BCL, MBA
The Innovation Management Office is proud to present Marcel Mongeon, who will present a session on the hidden traps in Canada's intellectual property (i.e. copyright, patents, and others) laws. All researchers need to know these issues to ensure that your rights to publish and otherwise deal with your research results are protected. Students, staff, and faculty alike will benefit from this session.
Marcel holds business and law degrees from McGill University and McMaster and lectures on intellectual property in McMaster's Michael G de Groote School of Business. Marcel is a lawyer, a registered Trademark Agent, and has recently successfully completed the qualifying examinations to be registered in Canada as a Patent Agent.
This seminar is free of charge to Lakehead U faculty, students, and staff. Refreshments will be served.
The room holds about 20 people, so please contact Barb Eccles by phone at (807) 343-8184 or email at beccles@lakeheadu.ca to reserve your spot. For more information, please visit innovations.lakeheadu.ca and click on "Events".
How to Do a Patent Search
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Ryerson University, Room EPH-433
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
This hands-on session will guide you through the basics of on-line patent searching.
Don't blow it! How to protect your IP while doing research at a University
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Ryerson University, Room EPH-433
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
What are the practical steps and precautions that you need to take in order to protect your Intellectual Property within a university? Topics ranging from how to keep proper records to when your findings should be kept a secret will be covered in this session.
SEPTEMBER 2006
Commercializing Your Intellectual Property at Ryerson
Monday, September 25, 2006
Ryerson University, Room EPH-433
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
ORS provides services and advice regarding technology transfer, industry liaison activities, and protection of intellectual property. Come and learn about your intellectual property rights and responsibilities, and about the support services available to you at Ryerson to commercialize your IP.
Intellectual Property Seminar
Monday, September 18, 2006
Research, Development & Creativity Office (RDC Office)
Laurentian University
3rd Floor, RD Parker Building (L335 / L313 / L350F)
Tel: (705) 675-1151 ext. 3944 or 2436
Fax: (705) 671-3850
rdcoffice/bureaurdc@laurentian.ca
An Intellectual Property seminar will be hosted by Laurentian University on September 18th, 2006. Guest speakers Brian Isaac and Sally Hemming of Smart and Biggar, Canadas largest firm practicing exclusively in the area of intellectual property law, will lead the discussions.
Contents of the program include an overview of intellectual property, including a breakdown of the various types of rights and how they interact. Brian Isaac will discuss issues that should be considered in respect to creating, protecting and licensing intellectual property other than patents and in regards to enforcing intellectual property rights including patent rights.
Dr. Hemming will provide an overview of patent law, including the type of rights patents confer, what constitutes patentable subject matter, patenting and licensing strategies, and issues to keep in mind while making the invention, disclosing the invention and taking steps to protect the invention.
For more information, click here.
Lundi, le 18 septembre, 2006
Bureau de la recherche, du développement et de la créativité (Bureau RDC)
Université Laurentienne
3ieme étage, édifice RD Parker (L335 / L313 / L350F)
Tel: (705) 675-1151 poste 3944 ou 2436
Fax: (705) 671-3850
rdcoffice/bureaurdc@laurentian.ca
L'Université Laurentienne sera l'hôte dun exposé sur la propriété intellectuelle le 18 septembre, 2006. Les conférenciers invités seront Brian Isaac et Sally Hemming de Smart & Biggar, la plus grande société Canadienne pratiquant exclusivement dans le secteur de la loi de propriété intellectuelle.
Le programme inclut une vue d'ensemble de la propriété intellectuelle englobant divers types de droits et comment ils interagissent. Brian Isaac présentera les éléments qui devraient êtres considérés en ce qui a trait à la création, la protection et l'autorisation de la propriété intellectuelle autre que les brevets, ainsi quà l'application des droits de la propriété intellectuelle comprenant les droits conférés par les brevets.
Dr. Hemming fournira une vue d'ensemble des droits des brevets, y compris le type de droits accordés aux brevets, les différentes matières brevetables, les différentes stratégies de brevetage et d'autorisation, ainsi que des éléments à tenir en compte tout en faisant l'invention, en révélant l'invention et les mesures à suivre afin de protéger l'invention.
Une invitation ainsi que lordre du jour sont joints à ce courriel.
Sharing your research materials: Do you need a materials transfer agreement?
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Ryerson University, Room EPH-433
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Sharing knowledge is a hallmark of academic life. However, there may be occasions when you want to place restrictions on the material and resources you lend others. You also need to be aware of restrictions and their implications on your use of the material borrowed from others.
