Intellectual Property

This series of Intellectual Property Modules for students and instructors has been created by U of T Digital Learning Innovation (DLI), Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education (VPIUE) and U of T Entrepreneurship (UTE). The goal of these modules is to provide education and practical resources, relevant to targeted students and faculty engaged in course and co-curricular activities that have IP implications. These modules can be used in-person or online, and faculty and instructors can supplement the slides with sample case studies and documents.

Module 1 – Introduction to Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights

Learn the basics of Intellectual Property and IP rights in relation to students and faculty at the University of Toronto.

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Module 2 – Understanding the Value of Intellectual Property

Explore frameworks that explain the value of IP in a range of contexts at the University of Toronto.

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Module 3 – Student Created Intellectual Property Arising from Curricular Activities (for Students)

Learn the principles of ownership in relation to third-party and student-created IP in curricular activities at the University of Toronto.

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Module 3 – Student Created Intellectual Property Arising from Curricular Activities (for Instructors)

Learn the principles of ownership in relation to third-party and student-created IP in curricular activities at the University of Toronto.

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The materials are published as “ready-to-use” modules, as well as open educational resources and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). The resources offered in each module unit include slides, videos, case studies, and pdfs. These modules can be used in-person or online, and faculty and instructors can supplement the slides with sample case studies and documents.