Intellectual Property
Academic staff
Bachelor student
Lifelong learner, external, alumni/nae
Master student
Non-academic staff
PhD, researcher
Course, workshop, MOOC, seasonal school
Online
English
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17/10/2024 to 24/02/2025
Course Description
Protecting Intangible Assets & Applying for Intellectual Property Rights
Subject area
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Law
Field area
Engineering and Technology
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Medical and Health Sciences
Natural Sciences
Time format
Semester
Educational-info
Application deadline
14/10/2024
Teachers
Dr. Andrea Zehetner (patent attorny
Competences
The live online course consists of Basic- and Workshop Modules and is aimed at all researchers and those interested in learning more about protecting and exploiting intellectual assets.
The courses are designed in easy-to-digest 30-minute units. Each offered multiple times on various days and times per semester to allow everyone interested to attend.
Participation is for free.
Basic modules
The four basic modules are designed to help you understand the basic concepts that are essential to protecting intangible assets and filing for intellectual property rights.
You can pick whatever topic and time suits your schedule best.
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | |
| Introduction and teaser – The Power of Patenting
The role of patents in innovation and technology transfer |
BASICS: Overview of the Patenting Process
Focus on European Patents |
BASICS: Introduction to Key Terminology and Concepts
Novelty, Inventiveness and Freedom to Operate, Infringement etc |
BASICS: What can be patented? | |
| Thursdays 6 pm | Oct 17 | Oct 24 | Oct 31 | Nov 07 |
| Mondays 10 am | Oct 28 | Nov 04 | Nov 18 | Nov 25 |
| Wednesdays 12 pm | Nov 27 | Dec 04 | Dec 11 | Dec 18 |
Workshop modules
The workshop modules are designed to dive deeper into specific topics, with workshops consisting of an introductory session (30 min.), then self-study with recorded lessons, followed by a wrap-up session (~30 min.) with ample opportunity for discussion and questions.
Prerequisite for the workshops is a basic knowledge in patenting. If you don’t have it yet, join the Basic Modules mentioned above.
The dates below are the intro and wrap-up live meetings via zoom. The time between is reserved for your self-study.
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | |
| Workshop: Prior Art Search
Navigating the Patent Search (Tools and databases for conducting a prior art search / How to interpret search results). |
Workshop: Understanding the Concept of Novelty and Inventiveness | Workshop: Freedom-to-Operate – Understanding Claim Language | Workshop The Patent Process Demystified | |
| Intro | Jan 09, 25 | Jan 20, 25 | Feb 05, 25 | Feb 20, 25 |
| Wrap-up | Jan 16, 25 | Jan 27, 25 | Feb 12, 25 | Feb 24, 25 |
Duration
30 minutes per session
Day of the weeks
tbd
Maximum number of students
Only the workshops are with a limited number of participants
Language
English
Access to disable
Yes
Organizer
Partner
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Department
Outreach