PitchMark - events

Safeguard your IP in the age of AI - PLUS: Launch of Ideas.Exchange

PitchMark — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:43:14 +0800

Time: Apr 24, 15:30 – 18:00 +08
Location: 138 Robinson Road #21-02 Oxley Tower Lobby 1 Singapore 068906

Defend your Intellectual Property Rights in the rapidly evolving AI landscape—don’t miss our crucial discussion on deterring unauthorized AI use.

Hosted by CNBC's Sri Jegarajah, hear how the Copyright Act 2021 allows AI to access original works unless the creator has explicitly said they should be excluded (this article explains).

In addition, we are launching Ideas.Exchange, a platform which allows business owners to safeguard their IP and sell their ideas to prospects and clients.

🎟️ Featured guest speakers

Prof David Llewelyn, Professor Emeritus (Law) at Singapore Management University

Prof Llewelyn is a distinguished lawyer, teacher, and arbitrator based in Singapore, with top skills in intellectual property, international law, and corporate law. He currently serves as Professor Emeritus (Law) at Singapore Management University, where he previously spent over a decade as a Professor in Intellectual Property Law and served as the Deputy Dean of the School of Law.

Bryan Ghows, technology lawyer, Ghows LLC

Mr Ghows is a leading technology and intellectual property lawyer based in Singapore, with decades of experience advising global corporations and innovative businesses at the intersection of law, technology, and commerce.

Mark Laudi, Founder/Managing Partner, PitchMark LLP

Mr Laudi is a serial entrepreneur and communication coach, who like so many people in the creative industries, has witnessed idea theft first hand. By launching Ideas.Exchange his mission is to ensure the Intellectual Property provided by the creative industries are acknowledged, respected and paid for!

👩‍🎨 Who Should Attend

This event is for you if you work in the creative industries, including:

Graphic designers
Advertising executives
Freelance writers
Architects
Videographers
Public relations professionals

...anyone who pitches their original works to prospective clients.

🧠 What You’ll Learn

How the law treats creative works you produce using AI
What recourse is available to you if AI draws on your work without permission or compensation
How to sell your ideas through PitchMark^® Ideas.Exchange
How to avoid sharpening your competitiveness by not charging pitch fees, and still being compensated for your work

🖥️ Hybrid Format

Please select the correct ticket type when registering:

Virtual or In-person

PitchMark It Before Pitch It - Developing Compliance with SDGs 8 & 12 Through Vendor IP Protection

PitchMark — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:13:49 +0800

Time: Jun 20, 14:00 – 16:00 +08
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Virtual Classroom

Protecting Ideas, Powering Sustainability: Why IP Matters in Ethical Procurement

As businesses push for more sustainable and ethical practices, intellectual property (IP) protection is emerging as a key driver of responsible innovation. The upcoming hybrid course under Malaysia’s National Training Week (NTW), “PitchMark It Before Pitch It -Developing Compliance with SDGs 8 & 12 Through Vendor IP Protection”, offers professionals a timely and practical guide to safeguarding creative ideas during vendor interactions.

Led by IP advocates Mark Laudi and Frank Rittman, this course goes beyond legal frameworks to explore how protecting IP aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals—specifically SDG 8 (Decent Work) and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production). Participants will examine real-world cases of IP misuse and discover how transparent vendor practices can foster fair, ethical business environments.

From tendering and pitching to proposal evaluations, the course highlights where IP is most at risk—and how to embed protection strategies directly into procurement, ESG, and compliance processes. Attendees will also learn to use PitchMark, a simple yet powerful tool to timestamp and prove ownership of ideas.

Ideal for procurement teams, sustainability officers, startups, and policy advocates, this course empowers participants to champion fair innovation and responsible sourcing in their organizations.

PitchMark It Before Pitch It - Reducing Risk of Vendor IP Infringement

PitchMark — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:03:33 +0800

Time: Jun 19, 09:30 – 11:30 +08
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Virtual Classroom

Safeguard Your Ideas: Upcoming IP Protection Course Empowers Ethical Vendor Collaboration

In today’s fast-paced, innovation-driven world, ideas are currency—and protecting them is critical. That’s why the upcoming hybrid workshop under Malaysia’s National Training Week (NTW), "PitchMark It Before Pitch It - Reducing Risk of Vendor IP Infringement", is a must-attend for professionals who handle vendor interactions and proposals, especially Chief Procurement Officers.

Led by international IP expert Frank Rittman and PitchMark founder Mark Laudi, the course dives into real-world cases of intellectual property (IP) misuse in procurement and pitching. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how proposals, creative content, and even preliminary concepts can be exposed to infringement, often unknowingly. Through interactive discussions, scenario-based exercises, and live demonstrations, attendees will walk away with tools and templates to immediately apply at work.

A key highlight is the introduction to PitchMark, a simple yet powerful tool to prove idea ownership through timestamping and secure registration. Whether you're a procurement officer, marketer, or project lead, this course empowers you to take proactive steps to protect originality, maintain ethical standards, and avoid legal and reputational risks.

Don’t miss this opportunity to build a culture of respect, trust, and compliance in your organization. Sign up today to stay one step ahead in responsible sourcing.

Register now for National Training Week

Malaysia National Training Week 2025 - Enforcing Staff Compliance with Your Organisation's IP Policies

PitchMark — Sat, 31 May 2025 19:42:41 +0800

Time: Jun 16, 14:30 – 16:30 +08
Location: Kuala Lumpur

Your team’s next big idea deserves protection before it’s shared!

As a part of Ministry of Human Resource Development initiative, PitchMark invites Malaysian professionals to join a hybrid workshop during the National Training Week (NTW) for “Enforcing Staff Compliance with Your Organisation’s IP Policies”, led by intellectual property (IP) experts Mark Laudi and Frank Rittman.

This course is designed to support the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 12, with an emphasis on educating professionals about ethical sourcing practices and respecting the intellectual property of vendors.

Participants will learn practical strategies to educate and guide employees in protecting vendors' valuable ideas, content, and confidential information. The session will highlight the common risks associated with unprotected IP, especially during project proposals or pitches, and provide tools to ensure staff understand and follow IP-related protocols.

Attending PitchMark's workshop will deepen your knowledge and also earn you Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit recognition in Malaysia.

Who should attend?

HR Managers
L&D Officers
Compliance Leads
Policy and Governance Teams

What you’ll learn:

Protect your organisation’s intellectual capital
Craft effective IP training and onboarding
Handle internal IP breaches with confidence
Champion a culture of originality and confidentiality

🎓 Gain real-world strategies, templates, and insights to embed IP awareness in your workplace.

📅 Date: Monday, 16 June 2025
🕒 Time: 2:30 PM (Malaysia time)
🎫 Free
📍Hybrid
👥 Open to Malaysian professionals only

If you have any queries, please drop an email to Aisyah Nordin.

IP Clinic #8: TradeMarks

PitchMark — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:50:28 +0800

Time: Mar 15, 17:00 – 18:00 +08
Location: https://www.facebook.com/events/1411967362897659

You have designed a logo, composed a jingle, or even a new shade of red - how can you protect your intellectual property (IP) against copycats?

A trademark might be the answer. This form of intellectual property right identifies you as the original source.

As a trademark owner, you enjoy exclusive rights - which can last forever - prohibiting others from using them without your permission.

But how do you get one, and how do you defend your IP rights in case someone violates it?

Join us on Wednesday, March 15, when Nathan Wood, the Bangkok-based Managing Partner at the law offices of WSR International answers your questions and walks you through the dos and don'ts, and the can and cannots of trademark protection for innovators.

Click here to join our Facebook live event.

PitchMark IP Clinic #7: IP & Startups 101

PitchMark — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 07:57:32 +0800

Time: Feb 20, 17:00 – 18:00 +08
Location: Zoom

If you’re a start-up company with a novel idea or a ground-breaking product, you are invariably creating your own intellectual property (IP). If your company communicates or works together within an office environment, you are invariably utilizing someone else’s IP. We’ll explore and explain the different types of IP protection available, what they mean for your business, and the opportunities (as well as the challenges) they present that you should know about.

IP Clinic: How creators and designers can safeguard their work in the gaming industry

PitchMark — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:50:49 +0800

Time: Apr 11, 17:00 – 18:00 +08
Location: https://www.facebook.com/events/905556953983754

Plagiarism is widespread in the creative industry. While some creators are able to successfully protect their work, others who are unable to do so use social media as a popular place to air their grievances. And the gaming industry is no exception.

As the boundary between creative inspiration and creative theft becomes increasingly blurred, how can an aspiring designer or a creative writer in the gaming industry protect his ideas from being stolen?

Join us on 11 April for a fascinating webinar that will provide guidance to aspiring creators and designers in the gaming industry, featuring PitchMark founder Mark Laudi, legal advisor Frank Rittman and our China-based guest Kelly Bender from GOAT Games.

A successful Narrative Designer in the gaming industry for the past 15 years, Kelly is also an award-winning writer and creator of comic books, screenplays, and TV pitches. He will be talking about his professional journey, the frequent idea theft he has experienced along the way, and how he now safeguards his work.

Click here to join our Facebook live event.

PitchMark IP Clinic #3: How to Make the Buck Stop with You - Pitching skills for innovators

PitchMark — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 05:27:09 +0800

Time: Jul 08, 17:00 – 18:00 +08
Location: https://www.facebook.com/PitchMarkLLP

You love being creative, but selling your creative work to a client pays the bills.

So, how do you ensure your client:

Says 'yes' to your creative idea
Doesn't ask for endless revisions or changes
Pays you a fair price
Pays you on time
Doesn't rip off your idea

Join PitchMark founder Mark Laudi in this hour-long PitchMark IP clinic and learn:

Key selling techniques
Managing expectations
When to bring up price, and how
When to invoice, and what to say to ensure your client doesn't make payment excuses
How to use PitchMark

Mark will also answer your questions.

PitchMark IP Clinic #2: Contracts & licensing for Film & TV

PitchMark — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:04:49 +0800

Time: Jun 09, 17:00 – 18:00 +08
Location: Zoom

We’ll delve this time into the world of contracts and licensing for international film and television. Have you written a script or a book that could be adapted for the screen? Wrote a song that has been used in an advertisement? Then this webinar is for you. Ask Michael Leow from Haldanes' Hong Kong office and PitchMark legal advisor Frank Rittman all your questions.

In this webinar, we'll be looking at how the traditional Hollywood studio approach to handling IP may have been tweaked for Asia.

They include:

Handling of chain of title and licensing or assigning those rights for exploitation.
Staff writers vs independent creators
Creation of new content vs adaptation/licensing/optioning of existing content
International vs local industry practices in the acquisition of Film/TV rights
Changing film/TV distribution patterns and the streaming factor
Terms and conditions imposed within contracts
Music rights and licensing

Date: June 9 17:00 - 18:00 SGT/PST (UTC+8)

It's free. Register here!

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Michael Leow has successfully established himself as one of the leading entertainment lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region. He was a member of the Singapore Film Commission Advisory Committee of the InfoComm Media Development Authority as well as an honorary legal advisor for the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum and the Hong Kong Film Awards. Michael has also been involved on the non-legal side of the business as an associate producer roles on some film projects in Asia.

Frank Rittman is one of the founding directors of The Centre for Content Promotion and has an extensive background in the copyright, media and entertainment industries. Currently based in Bangkok as the Regional President for the Motion Picture Licensing Company, Frank previously served in various senior roles for the Motion Picture Association’s Asia Pacific Office in Singapore. Before joining the MPA in 2001, Frank was the Vice-President for International Affairs at the National Music Publishers’ Association and The Harry Fox Agency in the US. He began his career as the director of contracts and copyrights for the Macmillan Publishing Company in New York. Frank is Legal Advisor to PitchMark.

PitchMark IP Clinic #6: IP issues in Photography

PitchMark — Sat, 28 May 2022 10:55:12 +0800

Time: Oct 06, 17:00 – 18:00 +08
Location: Zoom

You might be a photographer taking photos for your own use, or you might have been commissioned by someone else. Either way, there are things to keep in mind about the artwork and IP being created that you’re going to find useful in this webinar featuring our IP experts and partner lawyers.

PitchMark IP Clinic #5: Visual arts & design rights

PitchMark — Sat, 28 May 2022 10:53:57 +0800

Time: Sep 08, 17:00 – 18:00 +08
Location: Zoom

Learn about the various kinds of design marks and ways to register design, as well as the Hague Agreement. If you’re at the receiving end of copyrightable materials, this is a good webinar for you too to learn how to treat them in your organization. Ask our IP experts and partner lawyers all the questions you have about registering designs.

PitchMark IP Clinic #4: IP & Contract basics

PitchMark — Sat, 28 May 2022 10:53:09 +0800

Time: Aug 05, 17:00 – 18:00 +08
Location: Zoom

What makes a good contract, especially when it mainly concerns the licensing, usage or transfer of IP? Regardless of whether you’re a designer or start-up founder, you’re going to learn a few things from our IP experts and partner lawyer Nathan Wood about how to put together a contract that works for all parties in this webinar.

A contract is nothing more than an enforceable agreement between willing parties. Learn more about:

• The nature of IP and contract rights
• Contract negotiations as a function of leverage and clout
• Contracts can also specify remedies for breaches between the parties.
• Work-for-hire provisions and employment agreements
• Recapture/limitation provisions in IP assignments (e.g. transfer)
• Contract can relate to presently existing IP or to IP to be created in the future
• Confidentiality provisions
• Concept of reasonability

Nathan Wood is the founder and Managing Director of WSR International, a full-service law firm located in Bangkok, Thailand, and oversees its Intellectual Property practice. Mr. Wood is one of the very few foreign nationals to have earned a law degree at Thammasat University. Before launching WSR, he headed Operations and Business Development for Satyapon & Partners, one of Thailand’s leading IP firms. Most recently, Nathan was the Vice President, Legal Affairs for the Destination Group’s portfolio of resorts and restaurants throughout the world. In addition to his law practice, Nathan serves on advisory boards for wildlife conservation and charitable organizations funded by proceeds from the sale of eco-friendly fashion accessory brands with whom he has worked throughout his career.

IP Clinic #1: IP for Young Innovators

PitchMark — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:43:14 +0800

Time: Apr 26, 11:00 – 12:00 +08
Location: Zoom

Have a question about the intellectual property (IP) you have as an innovator or start-up founder? Join our webinar to find out more and also how you can protect such IP.

Understanding what intangible assets or IP you have as an innovator is key to developing strategies with tools to protect and enforce those assets or IP. Taking place on World IP Day this year, our first IP clinic will provide practical advice for anyone with original IP wanting to do business in the rest of Asia and the world. Participants will get an overview of different kinds of IP, as well as their protection and enforcement in the region and elsewhere, as well as how to safeguard their original IP. Here's a chance to ask our legal partners and advisors your questions.

IP lawyers Cyril Chua of Robinson Law, Alban Kang of Bird & Bird ATMD, along with PitchMark's legal advisor Frank Rittman, who between them have decades of experience in the field of IP, will be available online to answer any IP-related queries that aspiring creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs might have.

Caring for your Creative Assets (IP Webinar) presented by Pitchmark & Screenwriters Association Singapore

PitchMark — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 23:07:04 +0800

Time: Mar 28, 17:00 – 18:00 +08
Location: Zoom

DBCS x PitchMark webinar

PitchMark — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 21:14:32 +0800

Time: Jul 23, 16:00 – 17:00 +08
Location: Online

Just as intellectual property takes many forms including copyright, patents, trademarks, domain names, and trade secrets, its theft comes in many forms too.

Understanding what intellectual property you have as a designer or design company is key to developing strategies with tools to protect and enforce that intellectual property.

The webinar will provide practical advice for designers and SMEs wishing to do business in creative industries in the rest of Asia and the world. Participants will get an overview of design, copyright and trademark registration, as well as their protection and enforcement in the region and elsewhere, as well as how to build an IP protection strategy for their companies to overcome IP challenges.

2021 AIPPI World Congress Online

PitchMark — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 21:07:43 +0800

Time: Oct 15 – Oct 22
Location: www.aippicongress.org

The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, known as AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle), is the world’s leading non-profit association dedicated to the development and improvement of laws for the protection of intellectual property. It is a politically neutral, non-profit organization, based in Switzerland with over 8,000 members worldwide drawn from 131 countries.

PitchMark LLP is the Platinum Sponsor of this year's Congress. Come and talk to us on our Meet the Sponsor day on Oct 13. We have a whole day of exciting content planned for you!

World IP Forum (WIPF)

PitchMark — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:58:00 +0800

Time: Apr 26 – May 05
Location: Virtual

IP Infringement During Creative Pitches: 2 Case Studies from Southeast Asia

Have you ever presented a great idea, only to have the client reject it? But then weeks later you see your idea on TV / in print / online, executed by someone else? And you never got the credit or got paid?

Join our panel of experts, Mark Laudi of PitchMark LLP, Cyril Chua of Robinson LLC, Nan Eliana of Bridges M&C, Miguel Bernas of Timber Wolf Media, and Vernon Leow of Vital Images as they discuss their experiences with stolen ideas on April 29, 2021 during the World IP Forum (WIPF).

The World IP Forum will take place digitally from April 26 to May 5, 2021 with the theme 'Intellectual Property 2021: New Risks, New Challenges & Emerging Solutions'.

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