MICHELSON PHILANTHROPIES
Intellectual Property Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property (Michelson IP) seeks to instill a widespread appreciation for, and understanding of, intellectual property (IP) fundamentals to empower students, faculty, inventors, and entrepreneurs by providing free IP resources for hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide.
A longtime advocate for addressing the lack of broad IP literacy across higher education, Dr. Gary K. Michelson created Michelson IP, an initiative that provides free IP education resources for hundreds of institutions and works alongside faculty in promoting IP awareness. In 2018, Michelson IP partnered with the University of Southern California to debut one of the nation’s first undergraduate IP courses, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Intellectual Property. Led by IP attorney Luke Dauchot and featuring talks by IP leaders from prominent companies and startups, the course—designed for students from all academic disciplines—was such a resounding success that it was given permanent status in the curriculum. In 2020, more than 40,000 new subscribers accessed Michelson IP materials, growing by a double-digit percentage over the previous year.
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