Penaluna, Kathryn and Penaluna, Andrew and Jones, Colin and Matlay, Harry (2017) I still love IP: a spotlight on 10 years of designing the student experience. In: International Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 8 - 9 November 2017, Belfast. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Topic There is a broad range of Intellectual property rights (IP) ; trademarks, patents, designs and copyright, designed to ensure that innovators are rewarded for their endeavours and to stimulate a competitive market (EPO/OHIM, 2013). The World Intellectual Property Office, observe that IP education should support learners to become IP creators, advocating that ‘their creativity should be developed, and they should be educated to respect the IP rights of others’ (OHIM, 2015, 11). Industries using Intellectual Property Rights intensively account for 1 in 3 jobs in Europe and seventy six per cent of Europeans feel that innovation and intellectual property go hand in hand (OHIM, 2014) and yet, in their UK study of HEI’s, Soetendorp et al (2016, 35) observe that less than a third of students surveyed had received any information about the topic whilst they were in school, college or University and moreover, that only 40% of students consider their current awareness of IP to be enough to support them in their future career (IPAN/IPO/NUS, 2012). Aim This study responds to calls within the entrepreneurship education literature, policy and guidance for students to have an understanding of intellectual property, to protect their own creativity and to avoid infringing the rights of others (QAA, 2012, Bacigalupo et al, 2016). The paper considers the evidence for integrating intellectual property into the entrepreneurial curriculum, addressing two specific questions, if entrepreneurship is seen as applied creativity (Rae, 2007), what are the implications of IP for educators? What approaches can be taken to incorporate IP in the enterprise educators’ toolkit, as an enabling strategy for developing the nexus between creativity and business? Method This is a single case study (Yin, 1994) using multiple sources of evidence to support a holistic investigation (Feagin et al, 1991) into the educational landscape in order to contribute to construct validity (Stake, 1995, Yin, 1994). The study was initiated by drivers and pedagogic approaches that were designed and developed 20 years ago by two educators, within a UK HEI, for raising awareness of Intellectual Property amongst students across all disciplines. Subsequently two of the papers authors have been advising UKIPO in a range of educational approaches and bring these insights to the debate. The evidence comprises; a review of entrepreneurship literature and policy for intellectual property to theoretically underpin the study, which are considered alongside anecdotal and observational contributions (Marshal and Rossman, 1989), from learners, graduates, educators and policy makers. Emphasis is placed on evidence collated within the past 10 years Contribution If IP is a key driver of innovation (Wang and Chang, 2005) and we accept the view that a sense of ownership is a critical factor in entrepreneurial success (Kirby, 2003, Gibb, 1993) a responsibility lies with those taking forward the entrepreneurship agenda to embed of awareness of IP within the curriculum. There are examples of good practice across the HE sector for integrating IP education, many of which are supported by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO, 2014, 2015) and Enterprise Educators UK (2017). However, the synergies between IP education and the enterprise educator have yet to be fully articulated. The study updates findings and discussions presented to the ISBE Conference in 2007, and then further contribute in terms of: • Evidencing the need for enterprise educators to raise awareness of intellectual property as a feature of their provision • Proposing potential ideas for intellectual property education, including considerations relating to adaption for educators’ own contexts.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Intellectual property rights, trademarks, patents, designs, copyright |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) K Law > KD England and Wales L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education L Education > LC Special aspects of education |
| Divisions: | Research Innovation and Enterprise Services |
| Depositing User: | Dr Kathryn Penaluna |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Nov 2017 14:45 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2023 13:29 |
| URI: | https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/802 |
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