Intellectual Property for Creatives Masterclass
Intellectual Property for Creatives Masterclass

DATE

Saturday
1st of
April 2023

LOCATION

Thinker
Maker Space
Main
Workshop

DATE

Saturday, 1st of April 2023

TIME

11:00 – 17:30
4 Interactive Sessions
17:30 – 20:00
Mentoring Group Sessions 

LOCATION

Thinker Maker Space
Main Workshop
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Are you a creative looking to protect and monetize your intellectual property? Then mark your calendars for April 1st. Thinker Maker Space invites you to attend a free masterclass on Intellectual Property for Creatives.

Our guest speaker, Erica Wolfe-Murray, a UK-based specialist in intellectual property, will be sharing her expertise on managing and protecting your assets, as well as finding new ways to enjoy their financial benefits. With clients like National Geographic and Disney, Erica knows what it takes to protect your ideas, products, and services and come up with new revenue opportunities.

But that’s not all! We have also invited Cyprus-based lawyer Nicoletta Epaminonda, who specializes in advising on a range of intellectual property matters, to give us an overview of the Cypriot Intellectual Property Landscape.

Phyllis Leah Speser, a former professor of IP law and a Registered Technology Transfer Professional, certified in New Product Development Profession, and currently heading the Knowledge Transfer division of Research and Innovation Foundations, will also be discussing the balance between the expenses involved in obtaining and enforcing protection versus the actual protection obtained.

The event will be a blend of open-to-all and group sessions, giving you the chance to interact and learn from like-minded creatives. Mark your calendars and join us for this exciting masterclass!

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Are you a creative looking to protect and monetize your intellectual property? Then mark your calendars for April 1st. Thinker Maker Space invites you to attend a free masterclass on Intellectual Property for Creatives.

Our guest speaker, Erica Wolfe-Murray, a UK-based specialist in intellectual property, will be sharing her expertise on managing and protecting your assets, as well as finding new ways to enjoy their financial benefits. With clients like National Geographic and Disney, Erica knows what it takes to protect your ideas, products, and services and come up with new revenue opportunities.

But that’s not all! We have also invited Cyprus-based lawyer Nicoletta Epaminonda, who specializes in advising on a range of intellectual property matters, to give us an overview of the Cypriot Intellectual Property Landscape.

Phyllis Leah Speser, a former professor of IP law and a Registered Technology Transfer Professional, certified in New Product Development Profession, and currently heading the Knowledge Transfer division of Research and Innovation Foundations, will also be discussing the balance between the expenses involved in obtaining and enforcing protection versus the actual protection obtained.

The event will be a blend of open-to-all and group sessions, giving you the chance to interact and learn from like-minded creatives. Mark your calendars and join us for this exciting masterclass!

MASTERCLASS
REQUIREMENTS & REGISTRATIONS


Registration is free & required
to attend any of the sessions. In order to attend the Group Sessions you need to attend at least two Interactive Sessions by Erica Wolfe-Murray. To register use the following links:

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MASTERCLASS CALENDAR

* Snacks will be provided during all breaks *

MORNING SESSIONS

11:00 – 12:00 | Session 1
Intellectual Property: What all creatives should know
by Erica Wolfe-Murray

12:00 – 12:15 | Q&A

Description

Most people don’t have a clue what intellectual property is. And if that’s you too – then attending this interactive talk is a must.

We will go for a fast spin around IP, to give you a clear understanding of what it is, how to protect it and how IP can help your business thrive. You will leave knowing about copyright, trademarks, design rights and patents as well as a host of other useful information. 

After all the world’s IP laws were devised to ensure creative practitioners benefit from their output so come and find out what that could mean for your business.

12:15 – 12:30 | Break

Does IP keep your fruit safe from predators?

12:30 – 13:00 | Session 2
Why Bother with IP: a Frank Discussion for Artists, Artisans, and Designers

by Phyllis Leah Speser

13:00 – 13:15 | Q&A

Description

Copyright is automatic in Cyprus, the EU and many other countries whether or not you use the symbol ©. Industrial Design protection is not. Nor is a patent. That means copywrite is inexpensive and industrial design and patents are not. So when is common law or registered IP worth pursuing and protecting? How can you even be sure you actually own the asset (the painting, photo, design, etc.) you are thinking of protecting? What happens when you are creating with the aid of software or other people? In my talk I will focus on the economic and practical realities of IP and how to think about the trade-off between the cost of obtaining and enforcing protection versus the protection you actually receive. At the end I will add one PowerPoint slide about the programs I managed at RIF. Please note: The views I express and comments I make are my own and have not been cleared by nor endorsed by the Research and Innovation Foundation or Foresight Science & Technology.

13:15 – 14:00 | Break

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

14:00 – 15:00 | Session 3
Mapping your assets & Intellectual property
by Erica Wolfe-Murray

15:00 – 15:15 | Q&A

Description

Every single company has different intellectual assets & IP. Without exception. So what do you already own, what potentially could you own and what can you do with all these riches?

This session will help you understand how to discover, map and assess how you could potentially exploit them.

15:15 – 15:30 | Break

15:30 – 16:30 | Session 4
Harnessing your IP for growth
by Erica Wolfe-Murray

16:30 – 16:45 | Q&A
 

Description

There are so many ways to harness, exploit, develop and pivot the IP and assets you own. To generate new IP, unexpected revenues, new audiences, unexpected products and services. But you also need to understand how to manage your IP and ensure you don’t infringe other people’s.

This session will give you some useful tools, show you some inspiring case studies and leave you on a high wanting to roll up your sleeves to see what potential you can unearth in your business.

16:45 – 17:15 | Session 5
The Cypriot Intellectual Property Landscape

by Nikoletta Epaminonda

17:15 – 17:30 | Q&A

Description

A brief overview of the legislation applicable to intellectual property rights in Cyprus, the procedure necessary to protect IP in Cyprus and some of the funding opportunities that are available for you to protect your work.

EVENING SESSIONS

17:30 – 20:00 | Group Sessions
Networking & Mentoring Group Sessions of 3-5 people
by Erica Wolfe-Murray
 
 

Description

There will be 5 Group Sessions of between 3-5 creative practitioners per session. Each session will look at IP belonging to those around the table, to come up with fast paced ideas for how they could be harnessed, exploited, pivoted or form the basis of other revenues.

Group 1 | 17:30-18:00

Group 2 | 18:00-18:30

Group 3 | 18:30-19:00

Group 4 | 19:00-19:30

Group 5 | 19:30-20:00

GUEST SPEAKERS

Erica Wolfe-Murray
Photo Credit ©Domestika
ERICA WOLFE-MURRAY

Erica Wolfe-Murray works with companies across the creative, cultural and tech sector helping them evolve and grow through imaginative use of their IP and intellectual assets. 

With a career spanning advertising, product and graphic design, licensing and tv production, she has been both a creative head of a design studio and the FD of an award-winning indie.  She founded Lola Media in 2012 to help creative practitioners/company owners exploit their existing IP in unique ways.

She also leads CreativeUK’s acclaimed Female Founders Scale-up Programme funded by the British Film Institute/National Lottery supporting game, scripted, unscripted, VR, film, createch and branded content achieve ambitious growth.  She is the author of Simple Tips, Smart Ideas: Build a Bigger Better Business – a finalist in the 2020 Business Book Awards, and is a Trustee of the Gordon Russell Design Museum.

 

WEBSITE   |   www.ericawolfemurray.co.uk

Nicoletta Epaminondou
NICOLETTA EPAMINONDA

Nicoletta advises on the full range of intellectual property matters and assists clients with the enforcement of their rights through litigation where necessary. She works with Customs to help clients with border control antipiracy measures and is often asked to provide training in relation to the identification of counterfeit goods. Furthermore, she has experience in assisting clients with obtaining patent protection for their inventions and collaborates with a network of experienced patent attorneys. Her work in the life sciences sector complements her intellectual property background, and she is heavily involved with advising pharmaceutical companies on regulatory and compliance matters. She is currently undertaking a PhD on trade secrets at the University of Cyprus, under the supervision of Dr Tatiana Synodinou.

Phyllis Leah Speser
PHYLLIS LEAH SPESER

Phyllis Leah Speser, J.D., Ph.D. is a former IP law professor, a Registered Technology Transfer Professional, a certified New Product Development Profession, and a published poet. She also is the head of the Research and Innovation Foundations Knowledge Transfer and Commercialisation Initiative that includes programs such as the National Knowledge Transfer System , Innovation Factory. and IP Vouchers. She is the founder and Board Chair of Foresight Science & Technology, a 42-year-old consultancy of over 70 people operating globally that has helped clients obtain billions of dollars in revenues. She is acknowledged as one of the founders of, and a thought leader in the modern practice of knowledge and technology transfer, innovation, and commercialization.