This course focuses on promoting the understanding of the intellectual property rights system required for the graduate students in the field of science and engineering, and the students will have basic knowledge of intellectual property management to make proper decisions on the problems which they may face in the future after graduation. In this course, some actual cases how to manage intellectual properties in companies will be provided. Also, the patent information analysis will be done in relation with the research subjects by individual student in the laboratory, viewing the processes to apply patent applications on their research results.
Restructuring of management of resources and corporate activities is undergoing toward realistic globalization of economy, and it is expected to build a positive cycle for creation, protection and use of intellectual properties, and to formulate our own intellectual property strategy for improvement of international competitiveness. It will be a goal to acquire necessary skills to understand the intellectual property values of their own research results and protect them as intellectual property rights, for the master's degree program students who will contribute to the industry as human resources in the field of science and engineering in the future.
Technology, Intellectual Property Management, Intellectual Property Strategy, Intellectual Property Information, Intellectual Property Management
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
First, from the current situation and intellectual property administration surroundings on the intellectual property issues, we will try to extract the problems on the intellectual property which we have been facing today. And, we will understand how technology and intellectual property have been managed in the enterprises which have been taking leadership in the worldwide market, during the cycle of creation, protection and utilization of technology. In particular, we will understand the relationship between technology standardization and intellectual property rights. Under the intellectual property rights system, a lot of intellectual property information to be published, it is closely related to the management of technology in the enterprise how to analyze and utilize the information. After understanding the analysis of intellectual property information, we will learn how we should manage technology and its intellectual property through formulating intellectual property strategy.
Before coming to class, students should read the course schedule and check what topics will be covered. Required learning should be completed outside of the classroom for preparation and review purposes.
Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Class1. Introduction of management of technology and intellectual property | The subjects for homework will be announced in the class later. |
Class 2 | Class2. Current situation surroundings on intellectual property issues | |
Class 3 | Class3. Current status and issues of intellectual property administration | |
Class 4 | Class4. Intellectual property strategy of global companies | |
Class 5 | Class5. International standardization and intellectual property strategy | |
Class 6 | Class6. Fundamentals of intellectual property information utilization | |
Class 7 | Class7. Analytical methods of intellectual property information | |
Class 8 | Class8. Case Study of intellectual property information | |
Class 9 | Class9. Utilization of intellectual property management and research activities in the master's program | |
Class 10 | Class10. Intellectual property strategy | |
Class 11 | Class11. Intellectual property management in the electronics manufacturers | |
Class 12 | Class12. Intellectual property management in the machine manufacturers | |
Class 13 | Class13. Intellectual property management in the pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers | |
Class 14 | Class14. Exercise of intellectual property strategy | |
Class 15 | Class15. Summary of management of technology and intellectual property |
Course materials uploaded in OCW-i.
"Steve Manton著『Integrated Intellectual Asset Management』Gower社
Poltorak & Lerner著『Essentials of Intellectual Property』JOHN WILEY & SONS社
田中義敏他著『企業経営に連携する知的財産部門の構築』発明協会
All materials used in class can be found on OCW-i.
Students’ course scores are evaluated regarding the practical understandings on intellectual property management, based on reports about three times in the class (70%) and contributions on group discussions in the class (30%).
Full attendance is basically compulsory.
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.
tanaka.y.al[at]m.titech.ac.jp
03-3454-8947
Will be informed in the class later