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European IP services Potter Clarkson, supporting clients with a full range of award-winning IP services New UKSPA Business Affiliates; Potter Clarkson LLP, is an award-winning firm of European patent and trademark attorneys and IP solicitors. Established in 1889, Potter Clarkson is one of the largest full service Intellectual Property practices in Europe (and one of the largest outside of London), employing some 60 qualified professionals and 90 paralegals, administrators and support staff at their Nottingham office. The firm offers the full range of IP legal services, from seeking and securing registered IP rights to both contentious and non-contentious IP matters (such as licencing strategies and collaboration agreements). They provide representation in all English courts as well as in organisations such as the European Patent Office and European Union
Potter Clarkson’s main office, Nottingham
Intellectual Property Office, making them the European firm of choice for a number of individuals, start-up and early stage companies, owner-managed businesses, universities and technology transfer organisations, as well as large multi-national companies. Potter Clarkson is one of only a handful of UK patent and trade mark firms to have achieved three internationally recognised ISO accreditations. The three ISO standards (ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO27001), achieved in 2015 and re-accredited annually, provide clients with assurance of high
quality in the areas of management systems, environmental management, and information management. Cyber security is taken extremely seriously and, in 2015, Potter Clarkson was awarded the Government and industry-developed Cyber Essentials accreditation. The scheme recognises the firm’s ongoing commitment to the protection of its clients’ data against the risk of common internet-based threats. ■
For further information, visit: www.potterclarkson.com
MERLIN call Apply for fully funded, market-driven R&D strategy innovation programmes St John’s Innovation Centre is a partner for the recently launched, fully funded MERLIN (Methodologies for Researcher Led Innovations) project aimed to support ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) researchers, post-docs, SMEs and start-ups across Europe to realise the full potential and impact of their research and to support them with market validation and commercialisation. Together with four European project partners, The Technical University of Cartagena, Blu Specs Innovation, Poznan Science and Technology Park, and UAB Civitta, St John’s Innovation Centre will deliver training, networking and follow-on support through thematic workshops, webinars on SME growth and business models, international conference workshops and meet-ups with potential customers and commercial partners. If you’d like to take part in this programme or require further details, please contact Anna on anadolna@stjohns.co.uk or call 01223 422379.
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Workshops coming up: • Lean Start-Up - 24 April 2018 Take part in the first in a series of workshops, the LEAN STARTUP, dedicated to the lean start-up methodology and learn about key techniques designed to create fast-growing ventures • Business Model Canvas 19 June 2018 Understand the use of Business Model Canvas as a tool to assess and focus business development; Independently develop a BMC; Understand the use and application of BMC in the context of other methodologies • Customer Discovery 24 September 2018 Understand how Customer Discovery guides business models; Have the knowledge and tools to conduct Customer Discovery independently; Understand the characteristics of a MVP; Know the steps to achieve Customer Validation
• Entrepreneurial Mindset 22 November 2018 Be aware of techniques like effectuating to approach decision making in uncertainty; Get equipped with tools to develop realistic short and medium-term goals and to adapt for change; Be able to foster new partnerships and exploit new opportunities rapidly. ■
For further information, visit: www.merlin-ict.eu