The WP4 within project IF4TM includes activity 4.2 that consists of five one-day trainings intended to be held at HEIs on “IP Protection and IP Management”. The training at SUNP was the third in a row and the participants who were targeted were teaching staff and students who participated in Competition for student’s innovation.  Participants were introduced to the IP system and important issues on distinctive signs protection, subject of copyright and trade secrets which are very important in the process of innovation development, prototyping and exchange of ideas. The patent protection was the topic that was presented in brief since the participants had a lot of questions in regard to the distinctive signs, namely trademarks and GI. The search through distinctive signs database was demonstrated during the training. In regard to the IP management at universities, the issue of ownership was discussed.

During the second part of the training, IP teaching material was presented and case study on IP Management at university when teacher’s staff discussed them with the lecturers from IPOS.

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