The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka in association with Intellectual Property Office and M/s Julius & Creasy, Attorneys-at-Law, are conducting the workshop for the benefit of the business community to make aware of the Intellectual Property Law and connected areas to get a better understanding.
The workshop will be held on July 25, 2017 from 9.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m at the National Chamber Auditorium, No 450 D R Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10.
Intellectual Property (IP) is a key driving force for growth in many companies and economies today, and it is a must for any business. Intellectual property law helps businesses to prevent others from copying their products or using their innovations , which includes trademarks, copyrights patents and trade secrets. It also deals with the rules for securing and enforcing legal rights to inventions, designs, and artistic works. Patents give inventors the right to use their product in the marketplace. Trademarks protect symbols, names, and slogans used to identify goods. Copyrights apply to writings, music, motion pictures, architecture, etc
Trade secrets is the legal term for confidential business information, that is valuable to its owner and wants to keep secret.
Resource Persons will be G.R. Ranwaka Director General of Intectual Property Office, Dr. J. M. Swaminathan, Senior Partner, Julius & Creasy, Attorneys at Law and Anomi Wanigasekera, Partner, Julius & Creasy.
Topics to be covered: Intellectual Property Law - General Principals, Role of Intellectual Property law in business, an overview, Trade Mark Law - Overview by Dr J M Swaminathan. Protected industrial designs and their registration Patenting of Inventions.
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