Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English

Course Overview

The Intellectual Property-Games and Strategies Course offered by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) Executive Education is a cutting-edge learning program designed to help participants in understanding how intellectual property (IP) can be strategically managed in competitive business environments. This Intellectual Property-Games and Strategies course explores the intersection of law, economics, innovation, and strategic decision-making, enabling participants to analyze IP not just as a legal asset but as a powerful business tool.

Delivered by IIM Bangalore (IIMB), one of India’s premier management institutions, the program reflects global standards in executive education. It is designed for professionals, entrepreneurs, and participants who want to understand how IP shapes industries and competitive strategy. The course duration is three days, with flexible online learning modules supported by case studies, expert lectures, and real-world applications. The participants also gain exposure to strategic frameworks used by global organizations to manage innovation, patents, trademarks, and copyrights. This Intellectual Property-Games and Strategies Course blends theory with applied strategy, helping participants develop decision-making skills that are essential in innovation-driven industries.

The Highlights

3 days course
Expert faculties
Strategic decision-making
Real-world case studies
Certificate upon completion

Important dates

Application Date

End Date : 16 Nov, 2026

Course Commencement Date

Start Date : 26 Nov, 2026

End Date : 28 Nov, 2026

Other

End Date : 05 Nov, 2026

Programme Offerings

Certificate from IIM Bangalore
Strategic Simulations
Expert sessions
peer learning
Flexible Online Access
Industry Frameworks

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	IIM Bangalore

The fees for the Intellectual Property-Games and Strategies course is :

Fees components	Amount
Residential	Rs. 1,06,500
Residential Early Bird	Rs. 95,850
Non-Residential	Rs. 90,000
Non-Residential Early Bird	Rs. 81,000

What you will learn

Customer serviceDecision making skillsRisk ManagementKnowledge of Product Management

The Intellectual Property-Games and Strategies course equips participants with a deep understanding of how intellectual property functions as a strategic asset in modern business environments. Participants will learn how organizations use IP frameworks to create competitive advantage, protect innovation, and influence market positioning.

The Intellectual Property-Games and Strategies course also helps participants in developing analytical thinking skills by applying game theory concepts to real-world IP challenges. The participants will understand how companies make strategic decisions regarding patents, licensing, innovation protection, and market entry strategies. The participants will be able to evaluate IP-driven business models and design strategies that align with long-term organizational goals.

Who it is for

EntrepreneurSales ManagerBusiness AnalystSearch Marketing StrategistBusiness StrategistProduct Manager

The target audience for this includes:

Admission Details

Visit the official course page- https://eep.iimb.ac.in/course/intellectual-property-games-and-strategies/?utm_campaign=8726BO001&utm_content=IPG
Fill out the online application form
Upload academic and professional details
Submit required documents (ID proof, educational certificates)
Application review by IIMB Executive Education team
Receive confirmation and payment instructions
Enroll and begin the Intellectual Property-Games and Strategies course.

The Syllabus

The program equips participants with the legal, economic, and strategic foundations required to leverage intellectual property in complex business environments.

It begins with the theoretical foundations of intellectual property, including utilitarian theory, the structure of IP rights systems, the concept of innovation, and principles of exclusion and value capture — clarifying how and why IP creates economic value.

The program then examines patents as strategic assets, covering the patenting process, legal definitions, infringement and remedies, and the practical skill of reading and interpreting patent claims. Key infringement cases illustrate how courts assess non-obviousness and inventive step, and why these interpretations matter for business decisions.

Participants learn to use patent information as a strategic tool, focusing on identifying, extracting, and interpreting patent data for technology and competitive intelligence. This includes patent data analytics, different types of patent maps, how to construct them, and how to derive actionable insights for innovation and business management.

The program also addresses design protection, including product design, non-functional aesthetic protection, registration processes, infringement standards, and leading cases.

A core differentiator is the integration of business negotiations and game theory, enabling participants to analyze strategic interactions around IP – licensing, bargaining, signaling, and deterrence – using real data and decision frameworks.

Through freedom-to-operate analysis, participants learn how firms assess and mitigate patent risks, supported by case studies of how leading companies combine legal, technological, and business strategies to avoid competitive blind spots.

The program further covers patent and design licensing, focusing on key contractual elements such as negotiation structure, warranties, indemnities, liabilities, and dispute resolution.

Beyond patents, it introduces trade secrets, trademarks, and geographical indications, including the role of trade dress, as well as plant variety protection and semiconductor design and layout protection, with particular relevance to India’s agricultural and technology sectors.

The program concludes with technology business incubation in India, examining incubation models, technology assimilation, and B2B collaboration between startups and large firms.