Learn how intellectual property promotes innovation and protects entrepreneurship in this free online course. ‘Intellectual property’ refers to the intangible creations of the human mind - the protection of which are crucial to the promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship. This course will introduce you to all the various types of intellectual property and their roles in the business world. Discover their value and importance in the protection of technology and how the rights are managed for society’s benefit.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 201573 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 10-15 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Define ‘entrepreneurship’ • List famous business organisations of the world • Discuss ‘intellectual protection’ • Contrast tangible property to intangible property • List the various types of intellectual protection • Relate intangible property to intellectual property (IP) • Define ‘innovation’ • Contrast business model levels of innovation to technology levers • Distinguish between innovation and invention • Relate the innovation process to the IP management process • Discuss open innovation • List the types of innovation |
| Course Code | 3154 |
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