Syllabus for |
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| Syllabus adopted 2015-02-18 by Head of Programme (or corresponding) |
| Owner: MPBDP |
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7,5 Credits |
| Grading: TH - Five, Four, Three, Not passed |
| Education cycle: Second-cycle |
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Major subject: Industrial Engineering and Management
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Department: 45 - TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
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Only for students admitted to the program MPBDP
Teaching language: English
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Sp4 |
Summer course |
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Laboratory |
3,5 c |
Grading: UG |
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| 0214 |
Examination |
4,0 c |
Grading: TH |
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4,0 c
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In programs
MPBDP ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DESIGN, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory)
Examiner:
Bitr professor
Mats Lundqvist
Professor
Ulf Petrusson
Replaces
CIP055
Intellectual property strategies CIP056
Intellectual property strategies CIP057
Intellectual property strategies
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for a second cycle course the applicant needs to fulfil the general and specific entry requirements of the programme that owns the course. (If the second cycle course is owned by a first cycle programme, second cycle entry requirements apply.)
Exemption from the eligibility requirement:
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling these requirements.
Course specific prerequisites
The Intellectual Property Strategies course constitutes a part of the Entrepreneurship and Business Design Program. Due to the strong integration with the laboratory-based pedagogy of the Entrepreneurship and Business Design Program, only students who are accepted to the Entrepreneurship and Business Design Program are allowed to sign up for the course.
Aim
The aim of the course is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the critical role that intellectual assets and property play in commercial activities within the knowledge economy. The course puts particular emphasis on strategic management of technology through patents and other control mechanisms as a core means to create successful entrepreneurial start-ups and achieve competitive advantage in corporate settings.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
1) Demonstrate ability to define and interpret the concepts of intellectual assets and property in relation to innovation and business strategy from a legal, management and technology context including ethics and sustainable development.
2) Demonstrate knowledge regarding the relevance and scope of different mechanisms for controlling intellectual assets and property, such as patents, trademark rights, copyrights, design rights, and secrecy.
3) Use and apply the concepts of intellectual property to business constructions in order to formulate and successfully express intellectual property-based strategies based on choosing and using appropriate intellectual property protection; making strategic choices as to how and when to obtain protection, enforce protection and evaluate the protection of others (and act accordingly); and on evaluating and creating licensing strategies and other value creation mechanisms to leverage the value in intellectual property.
4) Demonstrate ability to functionally and creatively utilize their knowledge of legal constructions in combination with their awareness of knowledge-based business development to perform an intellectual asset and property analysis to support strategic innovation and business decisions
Content
The course is focused on delivering a foundational understanding of the role of intellectual assets and property in innovation and business strategy. A particular emphasis is put on technology-based innovation and the use of patents and other IPRs to support technology-based business. The fundamental intellectual property concepts and strategies are delivered through lectures and class exercises. A team project runs the entire course, which allows the students to experience the complexity and strategic importance of intellectual assets and property under real-world circumstances.
Organisation
The course consists of lectures and exercises as well as group projects. Attendance at the exercises is mandatory.
Literature
See separate list.
Examination
The students are graded on their performances in the form of participation in the exercises, group assignments, a quiz, and a written exam.