IP Compliance Law: Open Source, Infringement, & Enforcement

IP Compliance Law: Open Source, Infringement, & Enforcement

This course is part of Intellectual Property Law and Emerging Technologies Specialization

Instructor: Elizabeth Rothman

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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8 hours to complete

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Apply open source licensing rules and build compliance processes that reduce infringement risk in code, content, scraped data, and AI training data
Respond to demand letters and patent assertion entities, and decide whether and how to enforce your own IP rights
Manage and audit an IP portfolio, maintain DMCA safe harbor, and prepare IP assets for valuation and due diligence

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There are 2 modules in this course

This course helps business professionals manage the operational side of intellectual property at technology companies. You will learn how open source licenses work, how to build compliance processes, and how to reduce infringement risk when using third-party code, content, scraped data, and AI training data. You will also learn how to manage and audit an IP portfolio, decide when and how to enforce your rights, respond to patent assertion entities, maintain DMCA safe harbor protection, and prepare IP assets for valuation and due diligence.

You will learn how open source licenses work, including the differences between permissive and copyleft licenses, and how to build compliance processes such as software composition analysis and license approval workflows. You will also learn how direct and indirect infringement arise, how to respond to a demand letter, and how to clear third-party content, web-scraped data, and AI training data for lawful use.

What's included

8 videos1 reading7 assignments

8 videosTotal 49 minutes

Open-Source Licenses and Infringement Risk10 minutes
Open Source Compliance and Strategy5 minutes
Your Company Infringing on Othere's IP7 minutes
Responding to IP Infringement Claims5 minutes
Using Third-Party Content9 minutes
Web Scraping and Data Ownership4 minutes
AI Training Data and I8 minutes
A Message on Professional Development Pathways1 minute

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Further Pathways to Expand Your Legal Credentials10 minutes

7 assignmentsTotal 210 minutes

Knowledge Check: Open-Source Licenses and Infringement Risk30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Open Source Compliance and Strategy\30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Your Company Infringing on Othere's IP30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Responding to IP Infringement Claims30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Using Third-Party Content30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Web Scraping and Data Ownership30 minutes
Knowledge Check: AI Training Data and I30 minutes

You will learn how to inventory and align an IP portfolio with business strategy, maintain and audit it, and use gap analysis to prioritize IP investments. You will also learn how to decide whether and how to enforce your IP rights, respond to patent assertion entities, maintain DMCA safe harbor protections, and prepare your IP for valuation and due diligence.

What's included

7 videos7 assignments

7 videosTotal 26 minutes

IP Portfolio Strategy4 minutes
IP Portfolio Maintenance4 minutes
IP Enforcement as a Business Decision6 minutes
Patent Assertion Entities3 minutes
Platform Liability & the DMCA's Safe Harbor4 minutes
2.6 IP Valuation and Due Diligence3 minutes
Congratulations & Next Steps2 minutes

7 assignmentsTotal 210 minutes

Knowledge Check: IP Portfolio Strategy30 minutes
Knowledge Check: IP Portfolio Maintenance30 minutes
Knowledge Check: IP Enforcement as a Business Decision30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Patent Assertion Entities30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Platform Liability & the DMCA's Safe Harbor30 minutes
2.6 Knowledge Check30 minutes
Content Confirmation30 minutes

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Instructor

Elizabeth Rothman

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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