Property Law for Engineers
Frank Farfan, B. Eng., LL.B.
Specialist in Intellectual Property Law
MacBeth & Johnson / Dennison Associates, Toronto.
| Organizer: Toronto Chapter - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement
Society |
| Title: Protecting Your Ideas an
Introduction to Intellectual Property Law for Engineers |
| Speaker: Frank Farfan, B. Eng., LL.B. Specialist in Intellectual Property Law MacBeth & Johnson / Dennison Associates, Toronto. |
| Summary: Patents and other forms of intellectual property can affect whether or how an engineer’s project will proceed. Patents and other forms of intellectual property can also affect the competitiveness of an engineer’s company. Every engineer (whether project engineer, project manager, upper management, employee or consultant) should know how and why. This talk will discuss what patents are, why they are so important and why they can be useful. The talk will also offer guidance as to when and how patent issues can or should be considered and what types of subject matter can be patented. Other forms of intellectual property will be discussed. Hands-on examples will be featured. Frank Farfan is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Intellectual Property (Patent, Trade-Mark & Copyright) Law. He has been a Partner of MacBeth & Johnson since 1987 and has been associated with the related patent and trade-mark agency firm Dennison Associates since 1985. His experience covers the full range of intellectual property services — from litigation to licensing to agency work in trade-marks and in patents in the mechanical, electronic, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other technical fields. |
| Time and Location: Wednesday, October 18th, 2000, at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments at 6:00 p.m. Ryerson Polytechnic University Eric Palin Hall, Room T-216A (Electrical Engineering Building) 87 Gerrard Street East, Toronto |
| Contacts: Dennis Cecic, P. Eng. Digital Security Controls Ltd., Ph. (905)760-3000, Ext. 2375, Fax (905)760-3020 E-mail: d.cecic@ieee.ca Florin Gagiu, M. Sc., Digital Security Controls Ltd., Ph. (905)760-3000, Ext. 2244, Fax (905)760-3020 E-mail: gagiuf@dscltd.com NOTE: All are welcome. IEEE membership not required for attendance. |
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
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