Free modular online course on Intellectual Property

Source: https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/your-studies/exchange-studies-and-international-opportunities/modular-online-intellectual-property/ Parent: https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/your-studies/

The course is targeted at master’s students studying in fields such as engineering, where knowledge of IP is an important value add in many careers. The course consists of a carefully selected set of case studies, live sessions, self-paced modules and quizzes, a tutored forum and a final assignment marked by IP experts.

The course does not award credits, but successfully finishing the course yields a certificate from the European Patent O5ice.

The course contains five modules, each comprising 10-20 hours of course work:

• Introduction to IP: An overview of IP rights, serving as a first encounter to the field.
• Patent Essentials: What is a patent and what are the requirements to get a patent?
• Introduction to Patent Information: Intro to patent information and its characteristics,\ and how to acess patent information.
• Patent Information in Practice: Introduction to Espacenet and European Patent Register;\ use cases and exercises.
• Developing an IP Strategy: Tapping the economic benefits from your ideas.

The course contains four live sessions (1,5 hours each) with renowned IP experts. The\ course ends with a final exam on 24 May.\ \ Registration deadline 18 March.\ \ Link to registration\ Access code: uv01_mipef*26\ \ Contact: MIPEF@epo.org