The intellectual property training programs offered by VIPRI are designed for and at the request of various target groups such as enforcement agencies, IP agents, universities, enterprises… on different topics relating to IP protection and enforcement issues. The most important IP training program which VIPRI are now focusing on is “Intellectual Asset Management” (IAM) program.

 

Curriculums of the IAM program are appropriately designed for each target group and at various levels as follows:

 

(i) Basic level in one month duration (approx. 60 hours);

(ii) Advanced level in three month duration (approx. 180 hours); and

(iii) Professional level in five month duration (approx. 300 hours).

 

Those curriculums can be designed in type of a complete program or a moduled program depending on actual trainees’ needs. In general, the topics in each curriculum are as follows (Please see the detailed programs hereinafter)

 

 (i) General introduction to intellectual assets and intellectual asset management, i.e. concepts, types, roles and management principles of intellectual assets...;

(ii) Generation/creation of intellectual assets, i.e. finding and identifying intellectual assets; capacity and resource analysis; policy on exploitation and sharing the rights over intellectual assets...;

(iii) Acquisition of rights over intellectual assets, i.e. requirements and registration procedure, intellectual property portfolio management...;

(iv) Protection and enforcement of rights over intellectual asset, i.e. policing and taking measures against infringement activities; intellectual property law overview and case studies; anti-counterfeit goods measures...;

(v) Exploitation and commercialization of intellectual assets and intellectual property rights, i.e. using, licensing the rights over intellectual assets;

(vi) Management of intellectual asset value, i.e. intellectual property asset valuation and audit tools;

(vii) Organization and exploitation of intellectual property information, i.e. roles and tools for searching and using intellectual property information; intellectual property databases and case law databases...;

 (viii) Intellectual asset management strategy, i.e. methods on developing intellectual property asset management strategy.

 

Target group(s):

 

In general, the IAM program aims to various targeted audiences, including 15 groups depending on type of trainee's enterprise and trainee's position at the enterprise ("enterprise” includes universities, science and technology organizations, manufacturers, traders, SMEs…). The type of enterprise is divided into 5 groups:

 

 (i) Research, training group;

(ii) Manufacturing group;

(iii) Trading group;

(iv) Legal and enforcement group; and

(v) Lawyer and practitioner group.

 

The trainee's position is also divided into 3 groups:

 

(i) leaders, policy makers;

(ii) executive managers; and

(iii) creators/innovators, manufacturers, designers...

 

 

Curriculum of the Training Course on Intellectual Asset Management

- provided by VIPRI

 

No.	Subjects
1	General introduction to intellectual property (IP) asset and IP asset management
2	Generation of IP assets
3	Acquisition of rights over IP assets
4	Protection of IP assets
5	Exploitation of IP assets and IP rights
6	Management of IP asset value
7	Organisation and exploitation of IP information
8	IP asset management strategy

 

 

Curriculum of the Training Course on Intellectual Asset Management

(Module Programme)                                  

- provided by VIPRI in cooperation of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology

 

BASIC MODULES	1st Module  INTELLECTUAL ASSETS IN COMMERCE,               INDUSTRY                & R&D ACTIVITIES	Intangible assets and intellectual assets
		Intellectual asset for marketers
		Intellectual asset for designers
		Intellectual asset for researchers & technicians
		Undisclosed informations & trade secret
	2nd Module INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  LAW & REGULATIONS	2.1. Protection of industrial property rights
		2.2. Protection of copyright & related rights
		2.3. Protection of plant variety right
		2.4. IPR enforcement: administrative measures
		2.5. IPR enforcement: civil and criminal measures
ADVANCED MODULES	3rd Module IP & IA TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS	3.1. IP & IA transaction legal framework
		3.2. Confidential agreements & IP in employment contracts
		3.3. IP in cooperative research & sponsorship agreements
		3.4. Licensing & franchising agreements
		3.5. Technology transfer agreements
	4th Module IP & IA  TACTICS  & STRATEGIES	4.1. IA management: functions & responsibilities
		4.2. IAM process & documentation in enterprise
		4.3. IAM process & documentation in R&D organizations
		4.4. Intellectual assets in corporate strategy
		4.5. IP in merger, acquisition and state enterprise equitizing
	5th Module IP & IA  FINANCIAL ISSUES	5.1. IP & IA valuation legal framework
		5.2. Basic issues in intangible asset valuation
		5.3. Cost approach valuation process & documentation
		5.4. Market approach valuation process & documentation
		5.5. Income approach valuation process & documentation

 

PROFFESIONAL MODULE	LAW, REGULATION & POLICY	ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT
	IP precedents	IP information exploitation
	Customs IP procedure	Collective management of copyright
	IP mediation & arbitration	Innovation management
	Trademark/patent law of country X	Knowledge management
	IP issues in Y industry/sector	Hi-tech marketing
	Open source policy	New product development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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