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Intellectual Property Education

Learn the basics of intellectual property

MILO offers many resources for researchers, faculty, and students who want to learn the basics of intellectual property (IP).

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Why is understanding intellectual property important?

Intellectual Property and Commercialization are both central to McMaster’s Mission & Vision for “Impact, Ambition and Transformation through Excellence, Inclusion and Community: Advancing Human and Societal Health and Well-being.”

Fundamental knowledge of both IP and commercialization will enhance the impact and transformational value of your ideas and innovations. With this knowledge, researchers, students, faculty, and other members of the McMaster community already contribute to a brighter world, tackling problems and addressing societal needs through both creativity and innovation.

Don’t just take our word for it, though. In the video below, McMaster researchers and entrepreneurs discuss why they think that knowledge of IP is important:

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