IP Business Administration Certified Course distance learning

Students who wish to continue their studies and specialize. Consultants and specialists in intellectual property, industry or the liberal professions, managers, lawyers.

Language of training: English

A good English level.

The University Certificate Courses are provided through one of the most advanced distance learning platforms worldwide, at the University of Strasbourg, CEIPI. Participants are flexible in their education. Learning without time pressure, as well as with a job and family are possible. With the modular system of these Certificates, participants can learn only what they currently need. Every Certificate can be attended as a stand-alone course. All courses refer to each other in terms of content, management skills and practice implications. From the consistent glossary to examples and explanation style, these certificates provide a comprehensive perspective on every topic but also an up to date overview on modern IP Management. The students benefit from a long-standing teaching practice in IP-Management which has been established at CEIPI since 2005. The worldwide network of Alumni, successful companies and excellent teachers from prestigious universities speak for itself.

These certificates are more than just a delivery of content. They provide a holistic approach on IP Management with solid theoretical basis and prevailing up to date insight in industry practice. These certificate courses help participants to implement the knowledge gained in their daily practice.

Successful implementations are presented within published industry case studies. This IP-Management education is academically accredited, neutral, unbiased, and comprehensive industry wide. The courses are based on current research projects with university and industry partners to provide the best knowledge available about successful IP-Management. The provided learning material is optimized for distance learning, and integrated within the whole program. Movies, lectures, scripts, glossaries and additional teaching material are given to ensure, that participants can follow all certificates with integrated and consistent content. We are convinced: Substantiated knowledge has to be the basis of important decisions. We provide you with vital and essential knowledge, skill foundation, and thoughtful insights for your career in IP-Management.

No level is required as the course does not lead to a diploma.

An admissions committee composed of the training managers, assisted by one or two professionals, examines the application file to verify the level of English and the motivation of the candidates.

• Modules 1 to 5 are available for registration

• Modules 6 to 8 are not yet available for registration. Please contact us by email before sending your application file if you are interested in these modules

Module 1: certified Course: IP Strategy Development

• Understanding strategy, its aspects and its relevance for the success of companies
• Understanding the strategic aspects of IP and its role in strategic management
• Understanding generic IP-Strategies and their correlation with business models
• Understanding the interdependency of different IP functions, impacts, appropriation, and economic effects which can be used in IP strategies.
• Understanding the limits of protection, exclusivity, and enforceability

Module 2: Certified Course: IP Valuation (I)

• Understanding the role of decision making for valuation issues
• Understanding the concept of value and the context dependence of values
• Understanding different valuation approaches and procedures
• Understanding the role of valuation context and valuation model 

Module 3: Certified Course: Integrated IP and Innovation Management

• Understanding the impact and different types of innovation and related management implications
• Understanding the process of technology diffusion and change
• Understanding the emergence of dominant designs and their impact on industries
• Understanding process organization and optimization
• Understanding the integration of IP within the innovation process and innovation landscaping

Module 4: Certified Course: IP in the Industry 4.0

• Understanding the disruptive power of digital transformation
• Understanding the logic and construction of digital business models, platforms and eco-systems
• Understanding the role of IP within digital business models, customer journeys and value-added architecture
• Understanding the application of digital patents to protect digital business models
• Understanding the taxonomy of digital invention principles and claim structures of digital patents

Module 5: Certified Course: IP Valuation (II)

• Understanding the methods and tools which are available for valuation purposes
• Understanding the concepts of uncertainty and risk and having practical solutions at hand to perform valuations
• Understanding patent and trademark valuation
• Understanding the role of IP within tax and corporate financing issues

Module 6: Certified Course: Quality in Operational IP Management

• Understanding the principles of business organization and ways to optimize organizational structures
• Understanding the stakeholders and business process landscape of operational IP management
• Understanding the role of information and IT as a driving force for business process management
• Understanding the interplay of service providers and IP departments 
• Understanding the concept of quality and the ways to introduce it into IP management

Module 7: Certified Course: IP Portfolio Management and Controlling

• Understanding the development and business application of IP portfolios
• Understanding the business impact of IP portfolios
• Understanding the concept of management control systems
• Understanding intangible and IP management control systems
• Understanding the logic of strategy maps and balanced scorecards for IP management

Module 8: Certified Course: Leadership in IP management

• Understanding the fallacies of decision making and the concept of limited rationality
• Understanding human resource management approaches to improve the workforce
• Understanding leadership concepts and the idea of situational leadership
• Understanding the role of valuation context and valuation model 
• Understanding teamwork and motivation as tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness of workforce

Understanding the concept of design thinking for motivating innovation.

CEIPI teachers, specialists in intellectual property.

The Certificate Courses courses take place in one of the most advanced distance learning platforms worldwide, at the University of Strasbourg, CEIPI.

The lecture time of a course corresponds to ten teaching units of 1.5 hours each during semesters. In addition to the lecture movies, participants will also receive self-study material, tutorials, collaborative exchange, feedback and a continuous monitoring of their learning progress.

This training allows obtaining a university certificate under condition of meeting the knowledge assessment methods and skills that are brought to the attention of the participants.

The examination consists in a multiple-choice examination at the end of each module. Candidates must obtain a minimum score of 10/20 in the examination.

Distance learning.

For each Certified course selected, the participant has 3 months (from the Agreement’s receipt date) to follow the training and take the exam.

Then, for each additional Certified course, another 3 months period is added to follow the trainings and take the exams.

For instance: for 3 certified courses, the participant has a total of 9 months to follow the 3 modules and take the 3 exams.

• 3250 €: Continuing Education, Certified Course, including tuition fees (1 year and 4 modules)

• 900 €: Continuing Education, Certified Course, including tuition fees (1 Certified university course - 60 lectures of 15 minutes)

Alexander J. WURZER
Adjunct Professor at CEIPI

Mail: alexander.wurzer[at]ceipi.edu

Thibaud LELONG
Post-doctoral & Pedagogical and scientific coordinator / IP Management Academy at CEIPI
Tél: 03.68.85.80.06
Mail: thibaud.lelong[at]ceipi.edu

Registrations stay open all year round without break (expect the 3 first weeks in August).

If you are interested in modules 5 to 8, please check the section 'Course availability' before registering.

Enrolment files:

You can download the Application form and the Agreement to be sent to: ip_management[at]ceipi.edu

Application form
Agreement

Please, make sure to rename your documents with your name first (e.g.: Smith-Agreement ; Smith_resume,...).

About registration and organisation, please contact :

Mail: ip_management[at]ceipi.edu or Tel: +33 (0)3 68.85.80.17

For all question about educational program, please contact:                                

Thibaud Lelong
Post-doctoral & Pedagogical and scientific coordinator / IP Management Academy at CEIPI
Tél: 03.68.85.80.06
Mail: thibaud.lelong[at]ceipi.edu

Tobias Denk (Professeur Wurzer’s assistant)
Mail: tobias.denk[at]sti-ipm.de