One-Day IP Academy with Potter Clarkson
One-Day IP Academy: Identify. Protect. Enforce. Exploit.
Join Potter Clarkson and Fashion 4.0 for a practical, fast-paced introduction to managing intellectual property and turning innovation into commercial value — built with fashion-tech founders and brands in mind, and open to anyone growing an innovative business.
Whether you're developing new fashion technology, launching a product, building a brand, or scaling a fashion-tech startup, understanding your IP is critical to protecting what you've built and maximising its value — especially when it comes to investment readiness, working with manufacturers and partners, and licensing.
Experts across patents, trade marks, licensing and litigation will explore how the different elements of an IP portfolio work together as part of a broader business strategy.
Identify — Spotting protectable IP in new ideas, technology, products, brands and designs, plus the ownership issues (founders, employees, contractors) and due diligence questions that come up during fundraising.
Protect — Patents, trade marks, design rights, copyright and trade secrets, and how fashion businesses use them together to protect different elements of the same product or brand.
Enforce — Enforcement options from cease & desist letters to mediation and multi-jurisdictional litigation, plus market-monitoring tools to spot infringement early.
Exploit — How IP protects your market position, supports investment, opens new revenue streams, and helps you negotiate safely with manufacturers and commercial partners.
Network — Drinks and snacks to close the day, with the chance to meet other founders, investors, brands and fashion-tech professionals.
Who should attend?
Anyone with basic to intermediate IP knowledge who wants a stronger grasp of the full IP lifecycle — particularly fashion-tech founders and brand teams, but equally relevant for product and innovation leaders, investors, and business leaders across any sector looking to maximise the value of their IP.
Event Details
📍 London AI Hub, 140 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7DY
📅 Friday 16th October
🕐 12PM - 5PM
🍴 Lunch provided
🥂 Drinks & networking to close
🎟️ Free to attend — places limited, subject to successful application!
About Potter Clarkson
Potter Clarkson's One-Day IP Academy gives a fast, comprehensive overview of the IP process — from identifying and protecting IP through to enforcement, commercialisation and networking — showing how different areas of IP expertise fit together.
Identify. Protect. Enforce. Exploit. Network.
About Fashion 4.0
A community of the UK's leading fashion tech startups and solution providers driving impact across fashion and textiles. Members have raised over £20 million and work with brands including H&M, LVMH and Kering to transform how fashion is made, sold and experienced.
About the London AI Hub
The London AI Hub aims to make the UK an epicentre for AI excellence — building, scaling and adopting innovation globally. Led by Tech Nation (Founders Forum Group), Merantix, and Husayn Kassai (founder of Onfido and ollo), supported by AWS, Google Cloud, and Techspace.