Innovative Partnerships: How to Co-Innovate without Conflict

24 Sep 2025
Rotterdam
NPD Discovery Table Talks

This interactive round table explores how to balance collaboration and protection in industry partnerships. We will look at how innovative partnerships can strive, while still keeping the individual interests safeguarded, how to co-create successfully while managing the risks of IP leakage, idea misappropriation, or contractual missteps.

Key discussion points include:

  • Structuring effective cooperation agreements and NDAs
  • Protecting your know-how when innovating with partners
  • Managing IP ownership and usage rights: who owns what, and when and where?
  • Collaboration between small and large players
  • How to prevent conflicts such as suppliers using your ideas or customers limiting your ingredient’s market potential
  • The dos and don’ts of secrecy, patenting, and clarity during development

Designed for Start-ups and Emerging brands developing innovative food and beverage products, End-product developers responsible for formulation, product design, and market delivery, Innovation and R&D managers leading product development, partnerships, and strategic growth. We are ready to explore how to build trust, protect innovation, and make collaboration work!

Speakers
Wannes Weymiens
Wannes Weymiens, European Patent Attorney, Associate Partner - NLO
Sharina Ibrahim
Sharina Ibrahim, Dutch and European Patent Attorney - NLO

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