Course details:

Intellectual property (IP) plays an essential role in both the research and teaching functions of universities and PRIs (public research institutions). This includes IP created by universities/PRIs and also third-party IP that they use in their work. Whether it be basic (“blue-sky”) or applied research, through their R&D activities, universities and PRIs produce results in the form of inventions, scholarly publications, databases, new plant varieties, confidential information, computer programs, etc. Many of these are protectable by IP, yet many are also no more than proofs of concept or laboratory-scale prototypes which require further R&D before they can be commercialized. By understanding the rights and opportunities arising from research and scientific work, Academia and individual inventors learn how to manage and use products of their work allowing them to commercialize their results. Our course is tailored for Academia and Inventors.

Course structure:

• What are IPRs?
• Protection strategies
• Patent
• Trademark
• Design
• How and where to protect?
• IP Policies.
• Commercialization and technology transfer

Lectures:

Patent Attorneys

Level:

Advanced