South East: Thomas Eggar and BDO to hold IP events

Thomas Eggar LLP, BDO LLP and Vertical Marketing have joined forces to run a series of informative free breakfast seminars across the South East region in January, offering business leaders valuable advice on how to make the most out of Intellectual Property (IP).

In today’s knowledge economy, the importance of Intellectual Capital and Intellectual Assets has become a significant factor in determining the worth of a business. It has never been so important for companies to identify and manage their intangible assets in the same way that they manage valuable physical assets, such as equipment, machinery and stock. If you don't take action now you may lose valuable protection and revenue, and make it easier for your competitors to gain from your hard work.
In these breakfast seminars, professionals from Thomas Eggar, BDO and Vertical Marketing will cover topics including:
• Why are we talking about IP?
• What is IPR and how is IPR created?
• Protect your IP (IP audit) and exploit your IP - licence rights - pros and cons
• When and for what purpose do IP rights need to be valued?
• How are the values determined?
• Tax incentives on R&D
• Benefits of building the value in your brand

These free breakfast seminars are taking place at various locations and dates in January 2010, some places are still available but register early to ensure your place. Find out more at www.ipvalue.org.uk

If you wish to reserve a place at any of these events to cover for your audience, contact zoe@lcm.co.uk