Fractional IP: Intellectual Property

This session covers: 

• Fundamental issues: the economics of IP
• Protecting technical innovation through registered IP (patents, utility  models)
• Managing trade secrets and confidential information
• Patent information and its technical and business applications
• Protecting creative works (copyright)
• IP and computer programs
• Protecting brands and reputation (trademarks) Design protection
• IP ownership (collaborative works, employee works, etc.
• IP portfolio management
• IP commercialisation

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Outcomes include:

• Innovation disclosure form
• An initial search in free patent database
• Source of technical and strategic information
• Identify different forms in which IP may provide revenue‍
• Understand the importance of licences in facilitating IP transactions(technology, trade marks, copyright)‍
• Identify different transactions and partnerships which are enabled bylicences‍
• Recognise the value of IP as a strategic tool for business and identify different applications of IP which may provide a competitive edge