Intellectual Property Challenges in Projects: Useful Tips for Risk Management
Intellectual Property Challenges in Projects: Useful Tips for Risk Management
Intellectual property (IP) is all around us, yet many do not fully realize what forms it takes, its importance, or how to identify IP-related risks in various project phases.
This session offers an overview of the fundamentals of IP, highlights the role IP plays in business and innovation, and explores the challenges and opportunities that IP rights might present in a project, regardless of its scale and field.
Whether you work in a small company or part of a huge corporation with its own legal department, attendees will gain useful and practical insights on how to mitigate IP threats in your projects and escalate opportunities that IP may bring.
What You’ll Learn:
- What is IP and how to recognize it in everyday life.
- Most common IP-related risks in projects and strategies to mitigate them.
- Practical tools and resources for businesses and professionals.
- An overview of the IP system in Switzerland.
- The intersection of IP and AI.
- WIPO and its role in the global IP landscape.
Key Takeaways:
- Gain a clear understanding of IP and why it matters.
- Learn about risks associated with IP and ways to address them.
- Tools to apply – like the WIPO IP Diagnostics.
- Discover how businesses can use IP strategically to create value.
- Understand the basics of the Swiss IP framework.
- Insights into current debates on IP and AI.
Agenda:
17:30 – Registrations Open
18:00 – PMI Swiss Chapter – Opening Presentation (Introduction)
18:15 – Main Presentation
19:15 – Q&A
19:30 – PMI Swiss Chapter – Closing Presentation
19:45 – Networking Apero
21:00 – Event Ends
Venue sponsor:
PMI Switzerland Chapter gratefully acknowledges Regus for supporting this event in Lausanne.
Location
Regus Lausanne - train station
Place de la Gare 12, 1st floor
1003 Lausanne
Pricing
Non PMI-Switzerland member : 55 CHF
PMI-Switzerland member : 35 CHF
An early bird discount of 5 CHF is proposed until 04-11-2025 23:59
Our speaker:
Saidakhmad (Said) Azimov
Said is the Program Officer, IP for Business Division, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Passionate about intellectual property, he has built an 18-year career in the field, with the past 7 years dedicated to working at WIPO with businesses from around the globe to help leverage their intellectual property for growth and innovation.
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Cancelation Policy
100% refund is possible for a ticket if canceled the latest 7 days before the event.
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Event Information
| Event Date | 25-11-2025 18:00 |
| Event End Date | 25-11-2025 21:00 |
| Available Place | 36 |
| Individual Price | 35.00 - 55.00 CHF |
| Event language | English |
| No. of Business Acumen PDUs | 0.5 |
| No. of Ways of Working PDUs | 0.5 |
| Location | Regus Lausanne - train station |