5 February 2009

14.00 - 17.00

8th Floor Board Room, Martins Building
4 Water Street, Liverpool, L2 3SX

CPD Accredited (SRA and BSB):  2 ½ hours

Cost:  £25 plus VAT

Software Protection after Symbian and Bilski

Kirwans Solicitors are proud to announce they are hosting an Intellectual Property Seminar in conjunction with NIPC Training.  The subject is the developments in patentability for software and computer programs following the decisions in Symbian and Bilski.

This is an important topic for just about everybody in British business following possibly the most important intellectual property decisions of the last 12 months in the English and US Courts.  This seminar is designed specifically for patent and trade mark attorneys and lawyers specialising in intellectual property and technology law.

Speakers

Speakers will include Jane Lambert, Head Barrister and Founder of the Northern Intellectual Property Chambers; Robin Bartle a Chartered Patent Attorney from W.P Thompson & Co, as well as representatives of the UK Intellectual Property Office, the NCC Group and Kirwans.

There will be networking opportunities before and after the seminar, and light refreshments will be served.

Enquiries & Bookings

To make a booking please contact email Kirwans events team or msandys@kirwanssolicitors.co.uk; or telephone 0151 229 5600 with the names of any guests you would like to invite.  A place will then be reserved provisionally and we will forward an invoice to you.

Confirmation of your booking will be sent after we have received your payment.  Thank you.

For further information please visit the NIPC Training website.

Access

Martins Building is located at a three minute walk from Moorfields or James Street train stations, and a fifteen minute walk from Lime Street Station.  Various car parks are available in the vicinity.  You can view a full list of NCP car park locations at http://www.ncp.co.uk/multimapform.aspx and entering our postcode L2 3SX.

18:30 - 22:00, Thursday 5 February 2009
Haydock Park Racecourse, WA12 0HQ

Liverpool Chamber, in partnership with UK Trade & Investment and the North West Development Agency, would like to invite you to a banquet dinner to welcome Chinese New Year (Year of OX).

At the dinner, we will recognise and reward North West England business and individual’s dynamism and success in Greater China. Courtesy of Finnair, a business class flight ticket to China will be presented to the Award winners.

The Awards have two categories:

Business Award
Entries are invited from companies doing business in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, demonstrating a strategic approach to at least one of the three markets.

Download nomination form here

Recognition Award
Nominations are invited for an individual or organisation that has made a significant contribution to develop business links with mainland China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan.

Download nomination form here

Download award criteria details here.

Places are limited, so register now to guarantee your place!

Tickets are £55 +VAT per person, or £480 +VAT for a table of ten.

Download the booking form here.