Patents, patentability and patent infringement

Join this course to learn about how you can use the patent system to effectively protect your innovations around the world. What is an invention? And which inventions can be protected by a patent? These are the questions that will be answered in this course. But we will also focus on how you can avoid infringing somebody else’s patents and your options if you discover that you are infringing a patent. The ultimate goal is that you learn how effective patent management and strategy can make or save you money. The course is suitable for everybody involved in research, product development and innovation. No prior knowledge of the patent system is required. The course forms parts of the Specialisation on “Competitive Intelligence and Effective Exploitation of Patents”.