What you'll learn:
- Identify the types of Intellectual Property available to the Firm such as patents, trade secrets, know-how, copy rights, trade marks etc and when and how to use them effectively.
- Use the various types of agreements for protecting the Firm’s Intellectual Property such as Confidentiality Agreements (CDAs), Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), joint development agreements (JDAs), etc
- Use patents as the cornerstone of the Intellectual Property strategy
- Use proven Intellectual Property management processes and the roles played by various parts of the Firm (e.g., sales, marketing, R&D, manufacturing etc.)
- Identify the tactics for beating the competition using the Firm’s Intellectual Property strategies with mini-case study examples.
- Understand the value of “Intellectual Property Masters” externally sourced or found within the Firm.
Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy: Creating Competitive Advantage, is a 3.5-hour course that educates Founders/Entrepreneurs on a proven, practical framework for identifying and protecting Intellectual Property
While IP is critically important to Innovators and Founders working to transform into Entrepreneurs it is often not high on the Founder/Innovator agenda and can be lost in the chaos of other activities. Founders/Innovators are struggling with multiple tasks from securing customers, managing demanding lead users, generating revenue and eventually profit, satisfying investors while raising new funds, recruiting, hiring and retaining key employees, and so forth. The one critical success factor often de-emphasized in this chaotic mix is IP.
Key benefits include:
1. Significant increase in valuation of business by protecting IP and creating exit opportunities.
2. Decrease in the risk to Entrepreneur/Investor investment.
Once you have completed this course you can have an informed discussion with your team and IP professionals (lawyers, tech transfer office). VentureForge will shortly be releasing a follow-on course called "The Intellectual Property Toolkit" that outlines a framework to use in creation of a practical IP strategy.
Disclaimer -Legal Information Is Not Legal Advice
This course provides information related to the law and lawyers designed to help students learn about intellectual property strategy and their potential legal needs. This course does not provide legal advice and VentureForge, LLC is not a law firm. We are not lawyers and do not provide legal advice. Although we go to great lengths to make sure our information is accurate and useful, we recommend you find and consult an appropriate lawyer for your intellectual property legal needs.
