IP Learning & Evidence Academy

Six learning worlds

Twenty-four lessons on one route. A world opens when its lessons are written; anything not yet written is marked in preparation.

1. World 1

   IP Explorer

   Intellectual property foundations

   — completed

   The kinds of IP right, who can hold them, and the seven purposes that call for a check before you act.

   • 01What is intellectual property?
   • 02Trademark vs copyright vs patent vs design
   • 03Who may own or control IP?
   • 04Seven purposes: use, publish, acquire, license, collaborate, invest, commercialise

   Practical mission: Identify which rights may be relevant to a sample asset.

2. World 2

   Name Detective

   Brand & name clearance

   — completed

   Domain names, business names and trademarks are three different things — and a name that is clear in one country can collide in another.

   • 05Domain name vs business name vs trademark
   • 06Identical and confusingly similar names
   • 07Trademark classes and territorial scope
   • 08Launching a brand across several countries

   Practical mission: Run a real Fast Brand & Name Check and record the limits of the sources it searched.

3. World 3

   Creator Guardian

   Copyright & digital content

   — completed

   Images, video, music, writing, AI content and source code — how rights arise, and which evidence actually helps.

   • 09Copyright in images, video, music and written work
   • 10AI-generated content and human contributions
   • 11Software, source code, licensing and open-source compliance
   • 12Evidence, permissions, attribution and infringement concerns

   Practical mission: Build a private copyright evidence checklist for one of your works.

4. World 4

   Innovation Scout

   Patent & design

   — completed

   Inventions, industrial designs, prior art, and why publishing early can cost you the right.

   • 13Inventions, patents and industrial designs
   • 14Prior art and novelty
   • 15Patentability vs freedom to operate
   • 16Publication, confidentiality and filing strategy

   Practical mission: Interpret a public patent or design record, with citations and the uncertainty stated.

5. World 5

   IP Business Builder

   Commercialisation

   — completed

   Buying, transferring, licensing, joint ownership and IP due diligence — what needs to be on paper before money moves.

   • 17Purchasing or transferring IP
   • 18Licensing terms and territorial rights
   • 19Collaboration, joint ownership and confidentiality
   • 20IP due diligence for investors and businesses

   Practical mission: Prepare a simple IP commercialisation readiness checklist.

6. World 6

   Global IP Navigator

   International strategy

   — completed

   IP rights are territorial. Plan research country by country — and never claim worldwide clearance.

   • 21Territorial IP protection and regional systems
   • 22Researching official IP databases
   • 23Risk review before global product launch
   • 24Preparing for global in-depth IP analysis and expert review

   Practical mission: Create a country-scoped IP research plan, without claiming worldwide clearance.