Below is the list of our available intellectual property training courses.

Online Intellectual Property Training

Intellectual Property Fundamentals 

These courses are designed to give you a basic working understanding of the nature of intellectual property assets, how to protect these assets, why these assets are important to business, and what is expected of all company personnel.

  • Business Importance of Intellectual Property
  • Patent Fundamentals
  • Trade Secret Fundamentals
  • Trademark Fundamentals
  • Copyright Fundamentals
  • Intellectual Property Primer (Onboarding for all Employees)
  • Patent Primer (Onboarding for R&D Employees)

Intellectual Property Extensions

These courses are designed to expand employee understanding of IP assets, standard operating procedures, and best practice policies.

  • Agreement Primer: IP and Commercial Relationships
  • New Products and Freedom to Operate Procedures
  • Exploring Intellectual Property Assets for Research Development and Engineering
  • Inventor Lab Research Notebook Procedures
  • Patenting Process – From Invention Disclosure to Patent Issuance
  • Intellectual Property in Joint Ventures
  • New Use Patents
  • Intellectual Property Valuation Methods
  • Intellectual Property Assets through the Strategic Alliance Life Cycle

Intellectual Property Microlearning 

These are bite-size courses that are designed for quick learning topics, the length ranges from two to five minutes.

  • Completing an Invention Disclosure Form
  • Understanding the Importance of IP in the Business Value Chain
  • IP Commercialization Strategies
  • IP Valuation and Financing
  • Joint Venture and Alliance Primer
  • Publication after Filing Patent Application
  • Handling Unsolicited Ideas
  • Invention and Inventorship
  • Requirements for Patentability
  • How to Evaluate your Invention for IP Protection
  • Non-Disclosure/Secrecy Agreements
  • Why Obtain a Patent?
  • How to Prepare for Patent Pursuit

The ipPerformance Training Difference

ipPerformance believes intellectual property training is essential to increasing business value and reducing risks.  We combine seasoned subject matter experts with our instructional design methodology to develop interactive, engaging, and adaptable courses to reinforce an IP-driven culture.