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This course covers key aspects of software-related intellectual property and commercialisation, including software patents, software license agreements, and the impact of emerging technologies like big data and AI on software innovation. Participants will be guided through comprehensive licensing strategies, with a focus on open-source licensing and other critical models.
Designed for professionals with at least six months experience in knowledge transfer, this course offers interactive sessions and case studies, providing practical insights into navigating the complexities of software commercialisation.
The programme is ideal for those looking to enhance their ability to manage software IP and drive innovation within their institutions.
Why join this course?
Understand the fast-past developments and resulting challenges of software and which factors to be aware of when considering the basics will be addressed during the 3-day course. In addition, you will explore designing business models, marketing channels and software-based spin-offs.
The course is highly interactive and includes interactive learning exercises and case studies.
Why Join The course?
- Develop your literacy in software and computer implemented inventions
- Understand the implications of software development for due diligence and licensing
- Create a strategy for licensing, recognising the opportunities and limitations open-source licenses
- Design business models around software and computer-implemented inventions, and how to scale them
- Identify and align, with a specific business model, different market channels; such as: apps, cloud, licensing models, hardware, software
Course Objectives
The course objectives are to:
- Software terminology
- Due diligence in software-implemented inventions
- Alternative IP forms for software
- Open-source software • Software-specific terms in license agreements
- Market channels available
- Business models in software
- Software-based spin-offs
Key Topics
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Testimonials
The software course has provided invaluable information as our TTO expands to take on software cases.
Tom Withnell
University of Vienna, Austria
The best opportunity to learn and discuss common issues and interests directly with peers.
Ian Nicoud
LURIS, Netherlands
This was the right decision giving me the broadest overview, confidence, tools, network and support that is fundamental to feel right in my daily decision process and to keep on learning.
Ricardo Castro
Centre for research in agricultural Genomics, Spain
One very long and hard day, but very useful for my work in TTO.
Petr Kubečka
Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
Great atmosphere to learn and to share experiences.
Maria Ruiz Novales
Interface-Enterprises - University of Liege, Belgium
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