Patentit–Teollisuus–Tekniikka
The competitive advantage of innovation is worth protecting. Any invention is quickly copied, and the company’s advantage is lost if your innovation is not patented or covered by other industrial property rights protection.
The Patentit–Teollisuus–Tekniikka program familiarizes you with industrial property rights. It focuses on patent application processes in Finland and abroad and emphasizes the importance of consistent patenting procedures within companies. You will learn about the Finnish and European patent systems, as well as the specificities of patent systems in other key economic areas or countries, which are important for companies operating internationally. You will learn about opportunities and ways to make the best use of your own intellectual property rights and how to avoid infringing the intellectual property rights of others.
9 ECTS credits can be transferred from this program to the Aalto Executive MBA or Aalto MBA program.
Please note that this program is held in Finnish.
Benefits
An expert who is familiar with industrial property rights and protection options is able to safeguard an organization’s inventions and control its rights outside the Finnish market as well. The more an expert knows about industrial property rights, the better they can oversee the interests of the company.
For
The program is intended for people who will benefit from having wide-ranging knowledge of the company’s industrial property rights as a whole, from the discovery of an invention to its protection and exploitation.
The program has been attended e.g. by
- Company patent engineers dealing mainly in industrial property rights issues
- Experts from patent agencies aiming to become patent agents
- Research engineers from the Finnish Patent and Registration Office
- Innovation and invention agents working in universities and in Centers for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
- People working in research and product development who want to have general knowledge about the principles of the protection of inventions
- People dealing with industrial property rights issues in addition to their own work, or people who will soon be accepting such tasks
- Legal practitioners working on industrial property rights
Contents and Schedule
The program consists of eight study modules (16 days). In addition, the program includes three component exams, an exercise, and a special assignment. The patent application exercise and the optional special assignment will be returned after the end of the training.