1. Teaching IP to an Interdisciplinary Audience: Experiences from Poland Piotr Zakrzewski University of Warsaw, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland Bucharest, November 18 and 19, 2015

2. What does mean „interdisciplinary”? Holistic perspective  different faculties (technical vs. social science)  different kind of studies (bachelor, master etc.)  different number of hours  different students (level of knowledge, interests)

3. Try to find common points  IP – basic information  copyright  fair use of protected works  plagiarism …

4. IP is very practical http://wyhacz.gazeta.pl/Wyhacz/1,88542,5634762, Podrobki_rzadza_swiatem.html http://www.smog.pl/txt_gfx_audio/34495/ najgorsze_podrobki_swiata_masakra /

5. IP Industrial Property Know-how - Personality rights - Rights to the company - Databases Copyright Broad umbrella of Intellectual Property

6. Try to show positive and various side of IP culture of innovativeness role of patent information get knowledge of the process of technology transfer (commercialize your invention) creating links between science and industry (show your best practices) taking benefits from IP system (development of the organization,money, market position and new solutions) building the knowledge-based economy

7. Important to know your audience “Inventions’ Magical World” – meeting of primary and high school pupils andyoung inventors in the Patent Office

8. Generation gap http://www.icytales.com/

9. Different teaching methods  slides  case studies  e-learning courses  electronic brochures

10. Slides Chapter I Inventions Article 24 Patents shall be granted – regardless of the field of technology – for any inventions which are new, which involve an inventive step and which are susceptible of industrial application. Article 25 1. An invention shall be considered to be new if it does not form part of the state of the art. 2. The state of the art shall be held to comprise everything made available to the public by means of a written or oral description, by use, displaying or disclosure in any other way, before the date according to which priority to obtain a patent is determined. 3. The content of any patent applications or utility model applications which enjoy the earlier priority, not made available to the public, shall also be considered as comprised in the state of the art, provided that they were published in the manner as specified in this Law. 4. The provisions of paragraphs (1) to (3) shall not prevent a patent from being granted for an invention concerning a new use of a substance comprised in the state of the art or the use of such substance for the purpose of obtaining a product for a new use.

11. Case studies

13. E-learning courses wide range and variety of materials (different levels) addressed to different environments several e-learning courses quick search http://ipe.uprp.pl Educational Platform of the Polish Patent Office

14. E-learning courses http://ipe.uprp.pl The course Intellectual Property in a Student’s Life

15. Electronic brochures

16. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance Derek Bok

17. Thank you for your attention!