Mladi upi 2026 workshop
The Jožef Stefan Institute invites you to attend the Mladi upi workshop, which will take place in person on Friday, 20 November 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, Ljubljana. The workshop will be held in the Institute’s Main Lecture Hall and the Physics Meeting Room F5.
The first part of the workshop will focus on the fundamentals of intellectual property protection, with particular emphasis on patent applications for innovations in engineering and natural sciences. Topics will include:
- identifying an invention and understanding the fundamentals of patent protection,
- preparing patent documentation and understanding the patent application process,
- key requirements for patent grant,
- common mistakes and challenges in patent procedures.
The second part will focus on the commercialisation of intellectual property rights and assessing the market potential of technologies. Participants will be introduced to practical tools and approaches for:
- using the Value Proposition Canvas (VPC) to align technologies with market and user needs,
- developing value propositions for research results and technologies,
- conducting interviews to validate ideas in the market and gather feedback from potential users.
The session on intellectual property protection will be delivered by Dr Maja Borić Vezjak, a Slovenian and European patent attorney and trademark and design representative. The practical session on commercialisation will be led by Sanja Zepan Pompe from the Ljubljana University Incubator (LUI).
The programme is available in the attachment. The workshop will be conducted in Slovenian and is free of charge.
Registration is available via the registration form. Further information is provided in the programme.
For additional information, please contact tehnologije@ijs.si.