Intellectual Property
Education for All
Empowering students, educators, budding inventors, researchers, entrepreneurs, and creators with a working knowledge of intellectual property topics.
Welcome to Michelson IP!
Michelson IP provides high-quality resources for all learners. We know that IP education can provide you a pathway for multi-generational wealth. These resources are created with you in mind: no matter who you are, where you come from, or your experiences, IP education is for you.
Your Innovation
Journey Begins Here
Are you new to IP? Our short video series on the basics of IP is a great place to start. You can watch all the videos in the series in less than 20 minutes. Click the link below to get started.
Visit the Learning
Exchange
Discover FREE, accessible (or license-free) intellectual property (IP) resources and educational materials, covering the basics of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Join a growing virtual learning community and gain access to newly developed content.
Who Are These Resources For?
- Educators: Identify resources and workshop ideas for teaching IP to students.
- Innovators: Inventors, artists, entrepreneurs, startup founders and researchers—learn how and why to protect.
What Will You Learn?
- Copyrights: Protect originally authored works and understand Fair Use.
- Trademarks: Discover the value of a mark to distinguish your business or brand and how to protect it.
- Patents: Learn the benefits of exclusive rights, what’s patentable, and how to navigate the system.
- Trade Secrets: Find out if keeping your ideas secret is a better legal strategy for your business.
partners
In addition to providing resources, we partner with schools and diverse organizations to grow the IP ecosystem and build a strong community of IP advocates.
Our partners include:
featured initiative
HBCU Futures Collaborative
Launched in 2021, the HBCU IP Futures Collaborative supports the awareness, understanding, and development of IP by seeding education hubs across several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The initiative establishes an educator community of practice supporting educators so they are equipped to share the importance of IP rights and strategy across disciplines including business, entrepreneurship, STEM, and creative fields.
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