Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights

Abstract

The 2-day workshop is an introduction to intellectual property rights. It informs participants about the different methods of protecting technical know-how and puts them in a position to use this knowledge for their own research. The workshop includes exercises and use cases tailored to mechanical engineers. An outlook on IP strategy for start-ups rounds up the program.

Objective

Knowledge about patents and other intellectual property (IP) rights has become increasingly important for scientists in the field of mechanical engineering. In fact, many doctoral students disclose their first inventions here at ETH Zurich. The workshop is an excellent introduction to the fundamental aspects of intellectual property (IP) rights and prepares you well for your first patent application.

Content

Presentations and exercises on intellectual property rights (what is new? what is inventive? what is the role of a patent claim?), patent search, invention disclosures at ETH Zurich, commercialization of an invention by an ETH spin-off.

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