Training in Intellectual property

• To provide a practical approach to the basic principles governing recognition and protection of intangible assets in businesses.
• To explain intellectual property rights: patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, and related commercial interests including confidential information, trade secrets and know-how.
• To provide an insight into the exploitation of intellectual property and the strategic business use of patents and database information.
• To introduce the methodologies used for valuation of intangible assets and strategies for their valorization.

Our training offer

The Institut de la Propriété Intellectuelle Luxembourg (IPIL G.I.E.) offers e-learning courses to help you develop your skills in intellectual property.
The content offered as part of these training courses is divided into career-oriented training courses and thematic training courses.

Three career-oriented learning paths are available: business executives and managers, engineers or researchers and marketing and communication professionals.
A thematic training is also available.

The training course you require should be selected when registering.

Learning path: IP for engineers, researchers

This learning path focuses on the patent and its use as a source of information. It offers two modules: the first one covers the different IP rights (patents, trade marks, designs and copyright) as well as trade secrets, software and databases; the second module concentrates on the use of patents as a source of information (patent search on Espacenet and analysis of patent information).

Learning path: IP for CEO and business managers

This entrepreneurial oriented learning path takes a more strategic approach to IP and emphasises its economic and financial aspects. The course offers two modules: the first one on the different IP rights (patents, trade marks, designs and copyright) as well as trade secrets, software and databases; the second module focuses on the financial evaluation, valuation and exploitation of intellectual property rights.

Learning path: IP for communication and marketing

This learning path focuses on the role of IP in day-to-day activities of communication and marketing agencies. It offers two modules: the first one covers various IP rights (patents, trade marks, designs and copyrights) as well as trade secrets, software and databases, internet and social networks and IP in digital developments; the second module concentrates on the use of trade marks database (TMview) and designs database (Designview).

Thematic training: IP and open innovation

This course covers the management of IP as part of an open innovation approach; from the presentation of IP and open innovation to the commercialisation of IP resulting from open innovation processes. It integrates theoretical contents and practical exercises, and is enhanced by two interviews with experts in the field.

Optional courses are available to those who have enrolled into one of these paths. Moreover, three intellectual property introduction courses are also available for free upon registration.

Certificate of attendance

Fees: € 100 per learner excluding VAT.