Product Development

This Event provides information on developing products, businesses and markets: from the centres providing support to assist Research and Development, through to the various elements of Intellectual Property.

• Intellectual Property
  This section discusses the benefits of protecting intellectual property (IP), the differing types of IP and the registration processes, and also broader issues such as franchise agreements and the tax treatment of income derived from patents

• Business and Marketing Development
  This section discusses the different aspects of developing a business, from Marketing and Product Development to Statistics and Technology Growth.
  

• Funding
  This Event is intended to guide the business user to the various sources of funding, support and advice available from a variety of State bodies.

• Research and Innovation
  This section discusses the supports available from Enterprise Ireland and the European Union to Irish companies aiming to begin or expand their research and development activity.