As it has become a critical part of corporate strategy, companies need to develop internal competencies in IP in order to better integrate IP perspectives into their business decisions. Companies would therefore need someone with sufficient understanding of IP to deal with IP professionals in safeguarding the company’s IP assets as well as put in place basic processes and procedures to effectively capture, protect and exploit their IP assets.

The Academy’s IP Engineers' Training Course is an intensive 5 day modular training course that is designed for busy non-IP professionals who wish to have a good grasp of the legal and practical fundamentals of IP. It provides them with the necessary tools to enable them to contribute effectively to the development of their intellectual assets and the overall IP strategy for their organisations. As IPRs are increasingly interwoven with issues in commerce, computer and internet regulations, communications and the regulation of medicine, this Course has a special focus on IP issues in Information Technology and Biotech. However, given the modular nature of this Course, participants are free to choose from the relevant modules according to their areas of interest, and customise their IP education/training in accordance with their career goals.

We have assembled a group of experienced trainers from various backgrounds and areas of IP practice who have conducted IP training programmes in local and international settings.

*Please kindly note that participants are  required to bring their own laptops for Module E: Patent Due Diligence Using Software Tools.