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IP Readiness: from a problem to a protected product
The core journey every member can follow: find a real problem, research it properly, search the prior art, read a patent, understand who owns what, choose the right protection, prototype and take it towards the market.
Outline: Problem identification · research methods · prior-art searching · reading a patent · ownership · protection routes in India and abroad · prototyping · commercialisation · your next step
Lessons
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Why problems come before ideas
Reading · 25 min
Research methods for innovators
Reading · 30 min
Prior-art searching, step by step
Reading · 40 min
How to read a patent document
Reading · 30 min
Who owns an idea? Inventors, institutions and employers
Reading · 25 min
Which protection fits? Patents, designs, marks, copyright, secrets
Reading · 30 min
Timelines and the first deadlines that apply to you
Reading · 20 min
Prototyping and evidence
Reading · 25 min
Commercialisation: licensing, selling, building, partnering
Reading · 25 min
Your next step
Milestone · 10 min · includes quiz