In this two part course you will learn about how to Patent your invention or technology and the Trademark process.

We'll first start with patents, where you'll get an introduction to patents, including what can be patented, type of patents and the process of patent application.

A patent is a right granted to the owner of an invention that prevents others from making, using, importing or selling the invention without  that person's permission. Whether you're an individual, a business or part of a corporate team, if you have idea or invention then you need to learn about how patent law can protect it. Protecting a great idea or invention is important.

You'll learn all about patents. Learn about the process of obtaining a patent, patent law and the protection of ideas. In addition, students will learn about patent infringement and how to search for existing patents.

In the second part of the course we'll go over trademarks.

We'll give you an overview of  trademark law, explaining the difference between trademarks and other kinds of intellectual property.

We'll then demonstrate how to register and  renew a trademark, and what to do if your registration is refused. You'll then learn how to deal with others using your trademark, and how to  respond to a demand letter stating that you are allegedly infringing on someone's trademark.