Infosession on intellectual property (BEW & SES) - 2024

The Tech Transfer Office and the Doctoral School of Behavioural Sciences & Humanities are organizing an interactive information session on 'Intellectual Property'. Intellectual Property ('IP') is a legal term that refers to various creations of the mind: inventions, literature, artistic works, software, datasets, etcetera. Hasselt University looks into ways to protect the research results. When research evolves into a new idea with high market potential the TTO assists with the commercialization thereof.

During your academic career, many questions will indeed come to mind regarding your research: Who owns the IP rights on your research results (you or the university)? What can be done to protect your results? In which circumstances should you (not) publish your research results ? Can you use the IP of other parties? What should you do if you want to use somebody’s IP or share yours ?...

Grasp this opportunity to learn about the IP protection and exploitation potential of your own research topic/results!

Learning outcomes:

After attending this information session, participants are aware of...

• intellectual property issues in research,
• protection of research results,
• publication issues.

Competences

An important part of preparing for any further professional step is becoming (more) aware of the competences you have developed and/or want to develop. In the current workshop, the following competences from the UHasselt competency overview (pdf, 325 KB) are actively dealt with:

• academic research competences:
  • valorisation
  • data management
  • information management
  • publication skills

For whom?

• Researchers (PhD students, postdocs, ZAP,...) of the Faculty of Business Economics and the School of Educational Studies who wish to learn more about IP and the implications for their own research are most welcome!

When and where?

• May 15, 2024 - 10:00-12:00
• Campus Diepenbeek, building D, room A7

Registration?

• Registration is closed since April 24, 2024
• Please cancel your registration at least one week in advance in case you cannot make it (cf. cancellation & no-show policy).

Acknowledged as?

• DS BSH: category 'IP, valorisation & science communication' - initiative related to IP and/or valorisation