This course helps business professionals apply advanced IP concepts to complex commercial and strategic decisions at technology companies. You will learn where IP rights and antitrust law intersect, how standard essential patents and FRAND commitments work, and how cross-licensing, patent pools, and dual licensing are structured. You will also learn how to plan international IP protection, prioritize IP investments, build a phased IP roadmap, and communicate it to leadership. Finally, you will explore how governance, financing, and acquisitions depend on IP, and how to assess the IP landscape of future emerging technologies.
Licensing, Antitrust, and Global IP Law for Business Teams
Licensing, Antitrust, and Global IP Law for Business Teams
This course is part of Intellectual Property Law and Emerging Technologies Specialization
Instructor: Elizabeth Rothman
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6 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Recognize antitrust risks in IP licensing and enforcement, and apply standard essential patent, FRAND, cross-licensing, and patent pool concepts
Plan international IP protection using the PCT, Paris Convention, Madrid Protocol, and Berne Convention, timed to business expansion
Prioritize IP investments, build a phased roadmap, and assess the IP landscape of new technologies for governance, financing, and acquisitions
Skills you'll gain
- Law, Regulation, and Compliance
- Legal Strategy
- Governance
- Governance Risk Management and Compliance
- Legal Risk
- Business Priorities
- Commercialization
- Compliance Management
- Business Valuation
- Business Communication
- Technology Strategies
- Commercial Laws
- Intellectual Property
- Business Planning
- Business Strategy
- Technology Roadmaps
- Plan Execution
- Due Diligence
- Corporate Strategy
- Emerging Technologies
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Taught in English
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