Course basics
- Duration - Approx. 120 hours of study time over a period of twelve weeks
- Language - English
- Tuition Fees
Patent Information Search (DL-318)
Registration for this course closed on February 28, 2013.
This advanced course on Patent Information Search aims to introduce and illustrate comprehensively the concepts of searching patent information. Practical activities have been incorporated throughout the course to complement theoretical principles that underpin patent information searching. Course participants are also furnished with in-depth information regarding sources, techniques and data used during patent searches.
Curriculum
The course consists of seven substantive modules and a written final exam.
- Module 1: The Value of Patent Information
- Module 2: Patent Searching Activities and the Strategic Use of Patent Information
- Module 3: Techniques for Searching Patent Documents (11 drills)
- Module 4: Patent Information Search Training
- Module 5: Caution and Risks of Patent Searching
- Module 6: Introduction to the Patent Search and Freedom to Operate Reports (2-3 Drills)
- Module 7: IP Development - Thematic Development Issues in Patent Search: Introduction to Traditional Knowledge and Green Technologies (2-4 Patent Search Drills)
- Final Exam
Academic support is provided throughout each module by experienced tutors who are expert practitioners in the field of intellectual property (IP).
Final Exam and Certificate
There is a written final exam at the end of this course for which participants are required to compose written responses to a series of questions within a specified timeframe and submit their responses, via e-mail, to their tutors for marking. Participants are individually contacted regarding modalities for accessing the final exam approximately one week prior to the deadline for completion of the DL-318 course.
Participants who pass the DL-318 final exam are awarded a certificate of completion for the course.
Eligibility
The course targets staff in IP offices and research and development institutions, legal practitioners and university students with knowledge of IP. It is highly recommended that participants who do not have knowledge of IP take the General Course on IP (DL-101) and Patents (DL-301) prior to enrolling.
