Get to know intellectual property rights in fall training sessions

IPR
Kirjoittaja: Niina Pakonen

Intellectual property rights (IPR) may seem distant in the university world, but in reality, we deal with them daily.

Each of us produces and utilizes copyrighted works, such as computer programs, images, databases, and texts. Additionally, research generates inventions that can be patented and serve as a catalyst for new business ventures.

Take the opportunity to participate in our spring training sessions and learn more about IPR. We offer both concise webinars and more extensive courses. If you have study rights, you can earn credits from both the webinars and the more extensive courses.

Come and gain new knowledge that you can apply in your own work.

Longer courses:

Students can get 0.5 ECTS /course. Register in advance! If you don't need academic credits, you can participate in the sections of your choice.

IP rights and Research 29.9.-2.10.2025 (total 8 h, 0.5 ECTS, in English, online)

  • Basic of copyrights, trademarks, patents, patent databases and how inventions are handled in our University

  • The same course will be also in March 2026

  • Course code: 920016J

Get to know copyrights 5.11.2025 (total 5 h, 0.5 ECTS, in English, online)

  • Teacher, researcher, student: deepen your knowledge of copyright - what are your rights and when do you need permission from the copyright holder?

  • OBS! The same course from copyrights will be kept in Finnish in April 2026

  • Course code: 920032J

Patenttitietokantojen hyödyntäminen tutkimuksessa 19.-20.11.2025 (yht. 7 h, 0.5 op, in Finnish, online)

  • Opi käyttämään patenttitietokantoja ja löytämään tärkeimmät tiedot patenttijulkaisusta. Tietoja voit hyödyntää niin rahoitushakemuksissa kuin uuden keksinnön uutuuden selvittämisessä.

  • Tarkempi kurssikuvaus tulossa myöhemmin.

  • OBS! The same course from patent databases will be arranged in English in May 2026.

  • Kurssikoodi: 920013J

Short InnoWebinars (a 1 h): 

InnoWebinars are conducted online. No pre-registration is required. OBS! Students can get credits (0.5 ECTS) from the InnoWebinars. The course can be found in Peppi with the course code DP00AT95 (Intellectual Property Rights in Teaching and Research).

Copyright and CC Licenses

Nowadays, scientific articles and theses are often published under CC, or Creative Commons, licenses. What do they mean? How do I choose the right license for my own work? How should I handle, for example, images made by others in my own work? What rights do I give up as an author?

From Idea to Innovation - Reporting, Funding, and Commercializing an Invention

Inventions play a crucial role in research projects as they can lead to new business opportunities. Did you know that you can receive rewards for your inventions, and the university may provide funding for the initial implementation of an idea or invention?

Copyright in theses

Are you working on a bachelor's thesis, master's thesis, diploma work, or dissertation? Or are you supervising a thesis? Do you know how to consider copyright when creating and publishing a thesis?

Artificial Intelligence and Copyrights

Text and images are protected by copyright. But who owns the copyright if the work was created using artificial intelligence? Can I use AI applications in scientific articles if the publisher requires clarification on copyright ownership? Is it permissible to input copyright-protected articles and images into an AI program?

Open science and IPR

How can open science and intellectual property rights (IPR) support each other – and where do they collide? How can the openness of research be balanced with the protection of inventions, publications, and data? Is it possible to practice open science while also creating new innovations?

Niina Pakonen
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