Overview
What this challenge is about.
IP Strategy for a SaaS Scale-Up Moving to Enterprise. Advanced challenge in strategy. Developing strategies for real business problems, earn a blockchain-ver...
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
How can TaskFlow develop an IP strategy that protects its core technology, supports enterprise sales, and avoids hindering product development?
This is not a case study exercise. It is the work a consultant does when a client needs a recommendation backed by evidence. That distinction matters to every hiring manager who has seen candidates recite Porter's Five Forces and none who have built a recommendation a client would actually pay for.
When you finish, you will have something most graduates do not: a real-world deliverable, verified by Ewance, that you can show to a hiring manager and say "I did this. Here is the proof."
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Understand different forms of IP protection (patents, copyright, trade secrets, trademarks)
- Analyze the suitability of patent protection for software algorithms
- Develop a trade secret protection program
- Draft IP provisions in commercial contracts
- Align IP strategy with business goals
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Aligned coursework coming soon.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Intellectual Property
Apply intellectual property to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Patent Strategy
Apply patent strategy to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Trade Secrets
Apply trade secrets to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Saas Contracts
Apply saas contracts to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Licensing
Apply licensing to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: