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Certificate of Achievement

Dominic Damiaan Smith

has completed the following course:

Intellectual Property Management in the Food Sector: Safeguarding Your Trademarks in the Global Marketplace

EIT Food and University of Warsaw

This online course was designed to train food managers from start-ups and SMEs in IP management in food industry settings. Since intellectual property has become one of companies' largest assets and allows companies to gain competitive advantage, the knowledge of IP management tools, methods and techniques seems to be essential to achieve business goals effectively and efficiently.

4 weeks, 2 hours per week

Maarten van der Kamp

Director of Education

EIT Food

Ilona Szwedziak-Bork

Attorney-at-law

University of Warsaw

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Identify value and importance of intellectual property management in food sector industry, especially if you are engaged in start-ups or SMEs.
  • Evaluate limitations and expected sources of problems appearing when intellectual property is poorly managed.
  • Perform to make wise decisions about effective intellectual property protection on local and international markets.
  • Contribute in increasing food sector growth through newly obtained intellectual property management skills.
  • Engage in promoting best practices in protecting intellectual property among food managers and executives, especially those engaged in start-ups and SMEs.

Syllabus

  • Introduction to intellectual property management
  • Ways to protect intellectual property in relation to food products
  • Patents, Trademarks & Taste and smell marks
  • Design protection
  • Effective intellectual property protection on local and international markets

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Issued on 28th December 2018

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Free online course:

Intellectual Property Management in the Food Sector: Safeguarding Your Trademarks in the Global Marketplace

EIT Food