You did the hard work, now it’s time to protect and commercialize your innovation. Join us for an insightful webinar that delves into the world of trade secrets and their pivotal role in protecting your innovative ideas, products, and processes.
Jim Prendergast, PEng, Commercialization Specialist at the Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI) and Ramesh Rajaduray PhD, CEO at Raja Technologies Inc, will discuss the key considerations when commercializing your intellectual property.
Key topics we will cover:
- What is a trade secret?
- The difference between patents and trade secrets
- The value of trade secrets
- Legal protection of trade secrets
- Digital intellectual property (IP) strategies
Come with your questions about commercialization and intellectual property, we look forward to meeting you.
Speakers:
- Jim Prendergast, PEng, Commercialization Specialist, Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI)
- Ramesh Rajaduray PhD, CEO, Raja Technologies Inc.
Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI)
SONAMI is a Niagara College-led network of post-secondary institutions, who, through their respective Research and Innovation Centres, collaborate with small- and medium-sized companies to tackle their manufacturing-related challenges. We conduct projects that provide innovative solutions, such as process optimization, designing and testing prototypes, evaluating new technologies, and developing and commercializing new or improved products. SONAMI leverages faculty, students, and state-of-the-market equipment, together with funding from the Federal Government, to support manufacturing in Canada.
The Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI) is funded by FedDev Ontario, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON).
Raja Technologies Inc. is committed to helping companies and inventors to protect and harness the power of their IP in a cost effective way.