Patents and Trade secrets: Protecting innovative results is essential to ensure long-term competitiveness and successful exploitation
What
This webinar offers a clear and practical overview of the two most relevant IP tools for safeguarding technical knowledge: patents and trade secrets. Participants will first learn the fundamental differences between the two. The session then explores how to make the right strategic choice, considering factors such as technology maturity, market dynamics, collaboration settings, and dissemination plans.
Special attention will be given to challenges typical of research-driven environments, including the interaction with open science, obligations under EU projects, and the critical timing between protection and publication. Through practical case studies from industry and publicly funded research, attendees will gain actionable guidance on when to file a patent, when secrecy is the smarter option, and how to combine both tools in an integrated IP strategy that supports exploitation and impact.
Who
- Researchers
- iInnovators
- SMEs
- All stakeholders from public and private research institutions preparing a submission in Horizon Europe
When
28 May 2026 - 10:30-12:00
Where
Online
Further information
For additional information and registration, please see the link below.