Protecting and commercialising your IP in a global market

Innovate UK EDGE is a key part of the UK innovation agency’s investment in the innovative businesses that drive economic growth. It complements Innovate UK project funding with intensive, bespoke, specialist-led support for ambitious businesses. In this session Scale Up Director and Innovation & Growth Specialist Emma Douglas-Beet will be discussing funding and finance opportunities available for businesses and IP audit scheme available through Innovate UK EDGE.

ip21 offers a comprehensive range of intellectual property services including the drafting, filing and prosecuting of the major intellectual property rights, professional advisory work in contentious or investigative matters and ongoing commercial consultancy including licensing, valuation and market/competitor analysis advice.

Agenda:

3pm - Networking in the open-plan area

3.30pm –Welcome from Anthony from Barclays Eagle Labs

- 3.30 - Eagle Labs (Anthony - 5 min)

- Intro to Eagle labs

3.35 – Innovate UK EDGE (Julie - 10 min, Emma - 15 min)

- Innovation Scale-up support

- Funding & raising finance

- IP audit scheme

- International scale up support

4.00 - Q and A

4.10 – IP21

- General IP overview

- International IP systems & IP strategies

- Innovate UK-funded IP audits

4.30 - Q and A

- 4.30 - Further networking with refreshments

5pm - Finish

Note - Parking may be limited on site

Julie Pauley, Ecosystem Relationship & Gateway Lead, Innovate UK EDGE

Julie Pauley has spent most of her career helping hundreds of SMEs to access a range of funded business support programmes. Whilst working as a Business Adviser she supported all aspects of business planning and, as an Innovation Adviser, helped businesses with their grant applications.

Julie has also run her own business support consultancy supporting numerous small to medium companies to engage with large corporates.

Emma Douglas-Beet, Innovation & Growth Specialist and Scale Up Director, Innovate UK EDGE

Innovate UK EDGE Innovation & Growth Specialist and Scaleup Director, Emma Douglas-Beet, has co-founded several businesses over the last 18 years, including a Marketing Agency, Grant Support organisation and Equity Investment (Investment Readiness) business. Through her knowledge of sales and marketing, she has not only supported founders to launch, scale and grow new innovations, but also guided them to secure over £20m equity funding from Angels, funds, and crowdfunding platforms. Over the last few years, she has built a black book of investors and has personally worked with 100’s of companies over her career.

Paul Harrison

IP21 is an Intellectual Property law firm offering a comprehensive range of IP services. Whilst founded in 2000, ip21’s predecessor firm had been in East Anglia since 1980 and the firm’s London office has been in practice since 1908. This long history of successful practice provides a rich heritage of experience to draw upon as the firm drives its culture for continuous improvement and builds for the future. Now closing in on two decades of operating in its current form, the firm has grown to occupy six offices in the UK, represent over 3,500 clients, manage an international network of over 500 overseas associates and has protected key IP assets for some of the world’s biggest brand owners and product developers.

Rachel Daniel, Intellectual Property Specialist, IP21

Rachel moved into intellectual property after ten years in academia at various universities. She brings both academic and commercial experience to her work having also invested time in hospitality management. Rachel holds a BSc in biomedical sciences as well a PhD in cancer biology and is now an Intellectual Property Specialist for IP21.