Introduction to Intellectual property rights (IPR) with focus on patents and research utilization

Welcome to the course "Intellectual property rights (IPR) with focus on patents and research utilization", given by the Swedish Patent and Registration Office!

This 2-days course is perfect for PhD students, postdocs and researchers in Life Sciences and Medicine who want know more about intellectual property rights in research.

Date: 23-24 April, KBC
Place: Seminar room KB.J3.01 (close to the entrance to UPSC)

Organisers: The Innovations office at Umeå University and SLU in collaboration with the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) Patent department 


Course Programme

First day: 23 April

9:00 - 12:00: Seminar 1: Basic knowledge about Intellectual Property Rights
13:30-16:30: Seminar 2: Basic patent knowledge. How to search and utilize patent information

Second day: 24 April

9:00 - 12:00: Seminar 3: Basic patent knowledge. How to search and utilize patent information

13:30 - 14:30: Seminar 4: An introduction to Innovation Offices and utilization of patent rights and research results


Find the detailed course information here