EIT Food online course: Intellectual Property Management in the Food Sector - Safeguarding Your Trademarks in the Global Marketplace

Learn what you need to do to safeguard your company's intellectual property. 

The course will focus on:

• Introduction to intellectual property management;
• Ways to protect intellectual property in relation to food products;
• Patents, Trademarks & Taste and smell marks;
• Design protection;
• Effective intellectual property protection on local and international markets

Who should join the course

Stakeholders from the food and drink industry - particularly those working in (or with) start-ups and SMEs.

Timeline

The course will have multiple runs from 2022 onwards.

Learning objectives and outcomes

Once completed, participants will be able to:

• Identify value and importance of intellectual property management in food sector industry, especially if you are engaged in start-ups or SMEs;
• Evaluate limitations and expected sources of problems appearing when intellectual property is poorly managed;
• Perform to make wise decisions about effective intellectual property protection on local and international markets;
• Contribute in increasing food sector growth through newly obtained intellectual property management skills;
• Engage in promoting best practices in protecting intellectual property among food managers and executives, especially those engaged in start-ups and SMEs.

How to join the course?

This course is available now on FutureLearn.

Click here to join the course!