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This four-course Specialization from the University of Illinois College of Law is designed for business and technology professionals who manage, license, or depend on intellectual property. You will learn how patents, trade secrets, copyright, and trademarks protect technology assets; how to structure IP ownership and licensing agreements; how to manage open source and infringement risk; how to enforce and manage an IP portfolio; and how antitrust law, FRAND commitments, and international treaties shape licensing and global protection. Coverage of patent eligibility for software, AI, and biotech, ownership of AI-generated content, and clearance of AI training data keeps the material current as emerging technologies change what can be protected and who bears the risk.

Syllabus

Course 1: IP Law Basics: Protecting & Licensing Tech Assets
Course 2: IP Law Strategy for Tech: Patents, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Course 3: IP Compliance Law: Open Source, Infringement, & Enforcement
Course 4: Licensing, Antitrust, and Global IP Law for Business Teams

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This course helps business professionals manage the operational side of intellectual property at technology companies. You will learn how open source licenses work, how to build compliance processes, and how to reduce infringement risk when using third-party code, content, scraped data, and AI training data. You will also learn how to manage and audit an IP portfolio, decide when and how to enforce your rights, respond to patent assertion entities, maintain DMCA safe harbor protection, and prepare IP assets for valuation and due diligence.
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This course gives business professionals a practical understanding of how intellectual property works in practice: who owns it, how it moves between parties, and how to work with legal counsel. You will learn the default ownership rules and how work-for-hire, employment, contractor, and joint development agreements change them. You will also learn how licenses are structured, from exclusivity and scope to royalty models, and how to read the key provisions of a licensing agreement. Finally, you will learn when to involve IP counsel and how to prepare, manage costs, and ask questions that lead to actionable advice.
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This course gives business professionals a practical understanding of how to protect technology innovations with patents, copyright, and trade secrets. You will learn what makes an invention patentable, how eligibility rules affect software, AI, and biotech, and how to choose between patent and trade secret protection. You will also explore the limits of copyright, who owns AI-generated content, how to run a trade secret program, and how to combine multiple forms of IP into a layered strategy. Throughout, you will build the knowledge to work effectively with legal counsel and make informed IP decisions for your company.
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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.