Intellectual Property Information Collection Training

Learning Outcomes

• Identify relevant sources of intellectual property information within an organisation.
• Apply appropriate methods to collect IP information from internal and external sources.
• Classify collected IP information according to organisational and legislative requirements.
• Document IP information accurately using standardised records management practices.
• Evaluate the completeness and reliability of collected IP information.
• Demonstrate compliance with confidentiality and data protection protocols during IP collection.

Target Audience

This course is designed for IP administrators, legal support staff, records managers, and innovation officers who are responsible for gathering and managing intellectual property information in corporate or research environments.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions provide hands-on experience in conducting IP searches using online databases, analyzing search results, and compiling IP information reports. Learners will apply search strategies to real-world scenarios, enhancing their ability to collect and evaluate IP data.

Practical Activities

• Patent Search and Analysis — Conduct patent searches on Espacenet and Patentscope for a given technology, analyze patent documents, and prepare a patent landscape report. (12h)
• Trademark Clearance Search — Perform trademark searches on CIPC and WIPO databases for a proposed brand name, assess conflicts, and provide a clearance opinion. (10h)
• Copyright and Design Search Exercises — Search copyright registries and design databases for given works, identify ownership and registration status, and prepare a summary report. (8h)
• Integrated IP Information Collection Project — Work in teams to collect IP information for a product or technology, covering patents, trademarks, designs, and trade secrets, and deliver a comprehensive IP report. (10h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.