<p>LINKÖPINGS UNIVERSITET 2008-02-20 Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling Projekt, Innovationer och Entreprenörskap Ph D Course</p><p>Name Intellectual Property as a Business Tool (IPR)</p><p>Goals Participants will gain: 1) Increased knowledge regarding patents and how and when to file for a patent 2) Understanding of how patents are used to start a company and how they are used within a company.</p><p>Course content The course will provide knowledge in:  IPR-Patent, trademark and design  Teacher exception from the patent rules regarding employment (Lärarundantaget)  Databases and patent comparison  Licensing  Company IPR Management  Patent as a tool in your business, company and research</p><p>The focus is on business and patents, and the course will provide an increased knowledge of when to file for a patent and when not to file, and also how to gain a better business effect from your patents. Further, the course content will examine closely related rights and provide a picture of Swedish company history from a patent viewpoint. Branding management and development will also be discussed.</p><p>Prerequisites None</p><p>Recommended for The course is primarily focused for PhD-students from Linköping Faculty of Science and Engineering (LiTH) but doctoral students from other PhD-programmes at LiU and other Swedish Universities are also welcome. Also postdocs and supervisors are welcome. Maximum number of students is 30. </p><p>Organization The course comprises seminars and workshops. The students will be given two assignments and work in small groups of 2-3 students. The topics are listed below. Completed assignments will be presented in writing and orally at the last two workshops.</p><p>Topics;  Chose a successful patent and discuss the patent, scope of protection, the inventor, the company and how the business developed around the patent.  “Create” one idea, (your own, made up or from your research) and make a search in patent databases, compare with your findings and discuss patentability. The course will be given in English.</p><p>Workshops Planned (half dozen) workshops will comprise the following topics: - Patent - why and how, effects, costs - Licensing - pitfalls, checklist - Trademark, design, laws of marketing - registration, branding - Patent claims and content of application - scope of protection - Presentation of assignments (2 workshops)</p><p>Seminars and workshops are at least half a day. </p><p>Lecturer Arne Jacobsson, Patent Adviser LiU. Arne has previously worked as Patent Attorney and as IPR Coordinator in Swedish and US industry.</p><p>Examiner Responsible for the course is Professor Magnus Klofsten, IEI. </p><p>Credits 3,5 hp</p><p>The course is given spring 2008.</p><p>Application Before applying for a PhD-course you should always consult your supervisor. </p>