Universities Given Tools to Raise Awareness With Students of Intellectual Property Rights

In September 2017, the IPO (Intellectual Property Office) published a suite of tools for students and lecturers looking at the role if Intellectual Property in the work and marketplace.

The tools were developed by the IPO, CIPA, CiTMA, lecturers and industry professionals and this month the IPO launched the first update - IP Tutor Plus, updating and building on these resources.

The new resources aim to develop a greater understanding of Intellectual Property with students, explaining how IP impacts on their future careers.

There are four modules;

• creative, 
• humanities, 
• STEM and law, 
• business and accounting

aimed at developing student's understanding of managing and exploiting IP, and explaining its relevance for their future academic studies or careers.

In addition to IP Tutor Plus the IPO has also launched IP for Research.  Created for PhD students and researchers to develop a greater understanding of how IP can maximise the impact of their research. The IP for Research resource includes:

• 6 quick guides on commercialising IP
• an IP workshop
• an IP skills lens
• IP management tools