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2018　Intellectual Property Management

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Academic unit or major
Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
Instructor(s)
Tanaka Yoshitoshi 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue7-8(W934)  Fri7-8(W934)  
Group
-
Course number
IEE.C204
Credits
2
Academic year
2018
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2018/3/20
Lecture notes updated
2018/11/16
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course focuses on topics which students in the science and engineering field should learn before joining a laboratory, and provides lectures and discussions on basic knowledge of the intellectual property rights system, retrieval and utilization of patent information, patenting of research results, patent applications and scientific papers, intellectual property issues in industry-university cooperation, industry trends surrounding intellectual property, global intellectual property activity, idea creation and patent requirements, intellectual property knowledge for creativity training, motivation and creativity, etc.

Student learning outcomes

In order to further improve the international competitiveness of Japanese industry, there have been calls to strengthen the dissemination and awareness of the intellectual property system for science and engineering students, as an urgent challenge. In particular, in the specialized fields of engineering and experiment, it is important to foster a sense of value for the legal protection of research, and it is necessary to acquire basic knowledge of intellectual property rights and learn to be conscious of intellectual property, from the early stages of the undergraduate program. Since the intellectual property system became an international norm to protect technology, in this course, it is considered as a goal to acquire basic knowledge about the intellectual property system.

Keywords

Intellectual Property Right, Basic Knowledge, Patent System, Patentability, Patent Information, Patent Application, Industry-University Collaboration, Patent Infringement

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

First, learning from the historical evolution of institutions of the intellectual property rights system, we will deepen our understanding of the needs and aims for intellectual property protection, furthermore we will gain an understanding of the outlines of the intellectual property system. Among intellectual property rights, we will especially focus on the patent system which is important for science and technology human resources, gaining an understanding the whole picture of the system from the top down. The concept of novelty and inventive steps will help students to understand the protection of their own research findings. Technical content described in patent applications around the world is published as patent information, and the use of patent information will be helpful for research and development in companies and research institutes, also defining their patent strategy. In addition, we will learn the relationship between research findings and patent applications in research institutions such as universities, patent management in industry-university cooperation activities, patent management and strategy in enterprises, and today’s issues surrounding intellectual property.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Class 1. Basic knowledge of intellectual property rights system Promote basic understanding of intellectual property rights system.
Class 2 Class 2. Birds' view of the patent system, Patentability Explain its overall picture for systematic understanding of the patent system.
Class 3 Current status surroundings intellectual property policy and administration Understand administrative tasks and policies of the Patent Office.
Class 4 Research activities and patent applications Understand how patent rights can be acquired for inventions that are the result of research activities in the field of science and technology.
Class 5 Class 5. Utilization and retrieval of patent information (1) Utilization Access the patent information database and learn the basics of search and analysis.
Class 6 Class 6. Utilization and retrieval of patent information (2) Applications In addition to introducing examples of utilization of patent information, we will consider concrete application methods.
Class 7 Academic publication and patent publications What are the differences between science and technology articles and patent information, and how we should use it in the future.
Class 8 Design Law Overview Understand the foundation of the industrial design protection method.
Class 9 Intellectual property management in industry-university collaboration As to the return of research results to society as the third mission of the university, consider what type of intellectual property management is necessary within the university.
Class 10 Trademark Law Overview Understand the basics of trademark law protecting marks such as company name and product brand name.
Class 11 Intellectual Property Right Lawsuit Introduction and explanation of court case on the basis of intellectual property lawsuit, benefits of appeal, burden of proof and so on.
Class 12 Current issues surrounding intellectual property(Standardization) We introduce case examples on domestic and international issues concerning intellectual property right and think about future appearance.
Class 13 Intellectual property management in electrical industry(1) Invite corporate intellectual property manager to introduce intellectual property activities within the company.
Class 14 Intellectual property management in medicine and chemical industry(2) Invite corporate intellectual property manager to introduce intellectual property activities within the company.
Class 15 Summary of basic knowledge on intellectual property systems As a comprehensive summary, we will organize the basic knowledge on intellectual property management.

Textbook(s)

Course materials uploaded in OCW-i

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Masayoshi Tusnoda, Naohiko Tatsumi, “Intellectual Property Law” version 6, Yukikaku Aruma. (Japanese)
All materials used in class can be found on OCW-i

Assessment criteria and methods

Students' course scores are evaluated based on general understanding of the intellectual property system and utilization of patent information, based on final exams (70%) and reports in the class (30%).
Full attendance is compulsory.

Related courses

  • IEE.C532 ： Management of Technology and Intellectual Property

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

tanaka.y.al[at]m.titech.ac.jp
03-5734-2249

Office hours

Will be announced later in class

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