IPR for researchers: Innovations, Commercialization, and Contracts

Warm welcome to the IPR University Center’s seminar series IPR for Researchers.

Protect, share, and commercialize your research!

Webinar 1: Copyrights, Research Data, and Teaching Materials (12.4.2025)
Webinar 2: Innovations, Commercialization, and Contracts (14.5.2025)

Do you want to ensure that your research, teaching materials, and innovations are properly protected and utilized to their full potential? Join our free webinar series, where experts will guide university researchers through key intellectual property (IPR) topics.

This seminar series is intended for researchers currently working at the University of Turku, Hanken School of Economics, the University of Helsinki, the University of Eastern Finland, the University of Lapland, Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Aalto University, or University of Vaasa.

The series is also part of the University of Turku’s Intellectual Property Rights and Research course. If you are participating in this course, you do not need to register separately for this event.

PROGRAM

Webinar 2: Innovations, Commercialization, and Contracts

9.00 – 9.45 How to protect research innovations? Patent basics and university policies
Jorma Lehtonen, Head of Division (Customer Relations and Legal Affairs), Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)

9.45 – 10.30 How to commercialize an invention? Licensing, and spin-off companies
Sonja Heiskala, Senior Associate, Avance Attorneys

10.30 – 10.40 Break

10.40 – 11.25 IPR and collaboration agreements – what should researchers know when working with industry partners?
Noora Arkia, Legal Councel, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT)

11.25 – 12.10 Trademarks and research branding – when should you protect your name?
Sofia Wang, Associate, Dottir