IP Risk Management 2026

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  • Tools and case studies
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Online-Seminar

Ab 1.280,00 € zzgl. MwSt.
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Online-Seminar

Ab 1.280,00 € zzgl. MwSt.
Leistungen & Ablauf

This online course is about techniques and tools for IP risk mitigation. Attendees will learn how to set up a proper IP risk management process.

Your speaker

Donal O´Connell

Donal O´Connell

Managing Director,
Chawton Innovation Services,
Chawton (UK)

Donal is the Managing Director of Chawton Innovation Services which offers consultancy in the areas of innovation and IP management. He is…

What to Expect

  • Get to know the typical IP related risks
  • The psychology of IP risk management
  • Implementation of an IP risk management process
  • Finding IP risk mitigation solutions
  • IP risk register
  • Talking about IP risks to key stakeholders

Who Should Attend

You work in an IP, patent or R&D department or as a patent attorney in private practice and deal with IP risks? Then this online course is intended for you. Knowledge of IP is required.

Objective of the Event

In a VUCA world (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity & Ambiguity), handling intellectual property means also managing IP risks. These risks can relate to patents, trade secrets, soft IP and open source software.

Attend this online course and learn how to set up a proper IP risk management process. You will also be taught IP risk mitigation techniques.

Our experienced speaker will show you tools as the IP risk register or the IP risk heatmap. Case studies will help you tackle future IP risk management challenges.

Your Benefit

  • You know how to set up a proper IP risk management process or improve an existing one.
  • You know how to mitigate IP risks.
  • You can use tools as the IP risk register or the IP risk heatmap.

Programme

09:00 to 17:00 CET

Typical IP related risks
  • IP value and risk
  • Risks related to: patents, trade secrets, soft IP, open source software

The psychology of IP risk management
  • The psychology associated with risk
  • What has this got to do with IP?
  • How do companies react to IP related risks: denial mode, reactive mode and proactive mode
  • IP risk appetite, tolerance and threshold
  • What is the right IP risk tolerance level for a company?

The IP risk management process
  • Components needed for IP risk management
  • What is the IP risk management process
  • Key steps in the IP risk management process:
    • Identification
    • Analysis
    • Review
    • Mitigation
    • Monitoring
  • IP risk management standard
    • Principles and guidelines on implementation
    • Risk assessment techniques,
    • Risk management - vocabulary
  • Top down vs bottom up IP risk assessment

IP risk mitigation solutions
  • IP risk mitigation
  • Fundamental techniques of IP risk control:
    • IP risk avoidance
    • IP risk reduction
    • IP risk transfer
    • IP risk sharing
    • IP risk acceptance
  • IP risk mitigation solutions

IP risk register
  • Risk registers in general
  • The IP risk register
  • Supporting the IP risk management process
  • Where is this IP Risk Register located?
  • Factors to consider when selecting an IP risk register

IP risk visualization
  • Data visualisation
  • IP risk visualisation / IP risk heatmap

Typical IP related risks

  • IP value and risk
  • Risks related to: patents, trade secrets, soft IP, open source software

The psychology of IP risk management

  • The psychology associated with risk
  • What has this got to do with IP?
  • How do companies react to IP related risks: denial mode, reactive mode and proactive mode
  • IP risk appetite, tolerance and threshold
  • What is the right IP risk tolerance level for a company?

The IP risk management process

  • Components needed for IP risk management
  • What is the IP risk management process
  • Key steps in the IP risk management process:
    • Identification
    • Analysis
    • Review
    • Mitigation
    • Monitoring
  • IP risk management standard
    • Principles and guidelines on implementation
    • Risk assessment techniques,
    • Risk management - vocabulary
  • Top down vs bottom up IP risk assessment

IP risk mitigation solutions

  • IP risk mitigation
  • Fundamental techniques of IP risk control:
    • IP risk avoidance
    • IP risk reduction
    • IP risk transfer
    • IP risk sharing
    • IP risk acceptance
  • IP risk mitigation solutions

IP risk register

  • Risk registers in general
  • The IP risk register
  • Supporting the IP risk management process
  • Where is this IP Risk Register located?
  • Factors to consider when selecting an IP risk register

IP risk visualization

  • Data visualisation
  • IP risk visualisation / IP risk heatmap

Further Informations


Your agenda

The agenda has been adapted specifically to the medium and the respective seminar.

It is as follows:

Starts at 09:00 CET I Ends at 17:00 CET

- 10:15 CET - break of 15 minutes

- 12:00 CET - break of 60 minutes

- 15:15 CET - break of 15 minutes


Testimonials

  • 'Very relevant for IP risk management.' Jan-Willem Louwaard, IP Senior Manager, Tenaris (The Netherlands)
  • 'Recommended to get an overview of IP risk management.' Volker Gaber, IPR Manager, Dematic (Germany)

In-house Offers - On-site and Online

We also conduct this seminar exclusively for your company - individually tailored to your requirements, flexible scheduling and available as either on-site or online format. Contact us and we will prepare a customized offer for you.

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Your Contact Person

We are happy to advise you personally and individually.

Our further education offerings are comprehensive. We are happy to personally match your requirements with our offerings. Let our further education experts advise you and contact us today.

Jean-Claude Alexandre Ho, LL.M.
Deputy Department Manager
+49 6221 500-675
jc.alexandreho@forum-institut.de