4 November 2026 11:00–12:00
Interested in learning how open source interplays with intellectual property?
European Open Source Academy training team is bringing together several speakers for an hour session on IPR: Technology Licenses!
Speakers
- Nicolás Escudero - TRBL Intellectual Property
- Javier Serrano - Bamboo Legal
Agenda
Part 1: Open source and copyright
- Software and copyright: what is protected, who owns it and why a licence is needed.
- Open source fundamentals: what “open source” means (and what it does not mean).
- How open-source licences work: rights granted, conditions and main licence models (permissive, weak copyleft and strong copyleft).
- Using and combining open-source software: key obligations and licence compatibility.
- Releasing software as open source: confirming ownership, reviewing third-party code, choosing a licence and managing contributions.
- Brief mention to hardware licence.
Part 2: Patents and copyright
- What are patents?
- Patentability requirements.
- Exclusions and non-inventions.
- Incompatibilities and synergies with copyright.
- How to patent software and/or hardware.
- Semiconductor topographies.