The workshop provides insights from securing the IP basis in research projects to technology management and IP strategy in companies. After successful completion of the course, participants can understand the essentials for the exploitation of R&D results. Prerequisites, options, strategies, and tasks involved in technology exploitation are discussed, as well as the legal and institutional frameworks within a research institution and within companies. Learning outcomes: Participants can: 

1. explain the prerequisites and special features of intellectual property rights; 

2. identify the main steps of patent procedures and explain the structure of a patent; 

3. name the essential provisions of a licence agreement and explain possible restrictions and remuneration options; 

4. explain the purpose of confidentiality agreements and R&D contracts in regard to technology exploitation and indicate the key points of the contracts; 

5. list use cases for patent searches, possible search tools, and search strategies and solve simple search tasks; 

6. identify key steps in IP management and IP strategy development; 

7. explain how to create and implement an IP strategy, and; 

8. list essential steps of information search and assessment for early detection of technologies. 

Subject of course: Overview of intellectual property rights, patent procedures, patent structure, licensing agreements, aspects of secrecy and R&D agreements, patent search, early technology detection, technology management, IP strategy, IP management. 

Teaching method: Moodle-Course, lecture, online course material, videos, online tasks, group work, negotiation game (Cohort 1 – in person only), discussion.