(eCornell) Invention System Management
About This Course
In this course, you will examine how to establish a system for invention management at your organization. By leading ideas through an official documentation process, you will discover strategies for helping ideas to become inventions. You will also develop a plan to stimulate ideas and finalize details around the invention or innovation. You will then refine a practice for guiding inventions through the development process. To support the invention management process, you will explore best practices for working with lawyers, giving you a key skill set for invention and intellectual property (IP) management. By the end of this course, you will have a plan in place to create and manage an invention system in your organization and facilitate a mindset geared toward unlocking the commercial potential of inventions. The course is provided by eCornell in partnership with Genashtim.
What You'll Learn
Create a system for stimulating invention
Select the most suitable pathway for an invention
Examine best practices for working with IP/patent lawyers
Develop a plan for innovation management