Invention and IP Management

Catalog description

The course lays out the process of managing inventions, including evaluation and conversion into IP and tangible biological property assets; includes Inventiveness Analysis, development of a “Property Control Position” (IP and bioproperty), market applications, and Value Proposition Analysis. Intellectual property strategy development, and alternatives for commercialization and implementation pathways also covered. Emphasis is on practical aspects of IP protection (patents, trade secrets, copyrights, plant breeder’s rights, and tangible personal bioproperty for new product development and venture creation. Technology transfer and international aspects described. The course is particularly relevant to students interested in the intersection of innovative technology management, IP and contract law, and business development. The use of invention and the Property Control Position for economic and global development are reviewed.