The Course on Patents, Intellectual Property and Industrial Property Rights offers you a unique opportunity to enter a booming sector, where the protection of ideas and innovation is more crucial than ever. With growing demand for skilled workers and the globalisation of markets, understanding the differences between intellectual and industrial property has become essential for any professional. Throughout the course, you will acquire the skills to manage and protect trade marks, patents and trade secrets, as well as to identify and combat unfair competition. Furthermore, you will learn strategies for implementing protection systems within organisations, enabling you to stand out in a competitive international environment. Upon completion, you will be equipped to maximise the value of any company’s intangible assets, making you an indispensable asset. Join us and become part of the new generation of experts in intellectual and industrial property rights.
Patents, intellectual property rights and industrial property rights
Compliance
50 hours
Introduction
Objectives
-To understand the differences between intellectual property and industrial property.
- Identify the different types of industrial property.
- To analyse the importance of trade secrets in businesses.
- Monitor assets and detect unfair competition.
- To assess cases of intellectual property rights infringement.
- Compare intellectual property regulations at an international level.
- To design strategies for implementing protection systems.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY VS. INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Intellectual capital: definitions and classification
Intellectual property
Industrial property
Official registers in Spain
Software as intellectual property
TEACHING UNIT 2. DIFFERENT FORMS OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY: TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES, PATENTS, UTILITY MODELS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
Introduction
Trademarks and trade names
Patents and utility models
Industrial design
Topography of semiconductor products
TEACHING UNIT 3. TRADE SECRETS: A VALUABLE ALTERNATIVE FORM OF PROTECTION FOR COMPANIES
Definition and characteristics
Differences between patents and trade secrets
Regulation of trade secrets
Valuation of a trade secret or commercial secret
Classification of information
Access to classified information
Handling of classified information
Restricted areas
Breaches
TEACHING UNIT 4. ASSET MONITORING, UNFAIR COMPETITION AND ACTIONS AGAINST INFRINGEMENTS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Introduction
General criteria for the recognition of intangible assets
Contractual assignments and licences
Action against infringements of industrial property rights
TEACHING UNIT 5. INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
Introduction
International sphere
European level
Ibero-American region
TEACHING UNIT 6. STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTING AN INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY SYSTEM WITHIN AN ORGANISATION
Introduction
Intellectual and industrial property policies
How to implement an intellectual property strategy
Strategies for protecting intellectual and industrial property within a company
Patent strategies
Licensing strategies
Best practice when developing a strategy