Webcode 26031133
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 formerly a VP of R&D and a Director of IP at Nokia where he worked for 21 years and gained wide and varied experience in the wireless telecoms industry. Donal is also a Visiting Researcher at Imperial College Business School in London where he teaches about 'IP management'. Donal's books include 'Inside the Patent Factory' and Harvesting External Innovation'. He is also the author of a book on trade secrets titled 'A Little Paranoia Goes A Long Way' which was published in 2025. He is also written a large number of papers on various aspects of innovation and IP. Since 2013, Donal has been included into the IAM 300. He is a graduate from NIHE Limerick (now The University of Limerick) in Ireland in '85, with a Degree in Electronic Engineering.
19/03/2026
19/03/2026
09:00 to 17:00 CET
online
online
Veranstaltung - 1,280 € zzgl. MwSt.
The fee includes the 'live' participation via internet, high-quality course material for download, a participation certificate as well as technical support including a test meeting.
Veranstaltung - 1,280 € zzgl. MwSt.
The fee includes the 'live' participation via internet, high-quality course material for download, a participation certificate as well as technical support including a test meeting.
Jean-Claude Alexandre Ho, LL.M.
Lawyer, Conference Manager
+49 6221 500-675
jc.alexandreho@forum-institut.de
This live webcast course provides essential understanding of statutory and contractual trade secret protection especially against insider and outsider theft. The online course assists in the organization of statutory and contractual instruments and helps to understand their impact on corporate life.
'Knowledge is Power' - of all the intangible assets, trade secrets are the most intangible, most valuable and most prone to theft of all. Although trade secrets have been the neglected step-child of IP, this is slowly but surely changing for a variety of reasons. They gain economic importance worldwide and drive competitive advantage and shareholder value of any corporation. Trade secrets are nowadays a very important part of any intangible asset portfolio. It is no exaggeration to say that virtually every business possesses trade secrets, regardless of whether the business is small, medium or large. These assets could and should be protected as trade secrets, but the truth is that many fail to do so properly.
This online seminar explores the subject of trade secrets and trade secret asset management. Participants will be able to reach an informed decision when to patent and when to go for trade secret protection.
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Testimonial
'He is in my opinion one of the persons at global level that knows the most about trade secrets. Donal is also very generous with his time and knowledge and a great colleague to call when in doubt about trade secrets.'
Robertha Höglund, Head of IP
Elkem AS
