Introduction On Intellectual Property To Engineers And Technologists

IP through an engineer's eyes

Taught by a faculty member at IIT Kharagpur, this 42-lecture course introduces intellectual property to engineers and technologists. It starts with what IP is, the theories behind it and the different forms it takes.

The patent track

Patents get the most attention. The lecture list walks through patentability criteria, which inventions cannot be patented, prior art searching and the filing and prosecution process, then looks at international patents, infringement and patent management.

Who should consider it

• Engineers who build products and want to protect them
• Technologists filing or reviewing patent applications
• Students whose research may later be commercialised