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IP Law & Artificial Intelligence · 18 chapters
Authorship of machine output. Fair use in training data. Inventorship without an inventor. Eighteen chapters on what generative AI is doing to U.S. intellectual property law — and how to counsel through it while the answers are still being written.
Self-Study Course
IP & AI Self-Study
$497
one-time · full curriculum access
Professional Certificate
Professional Certificate Program
$694
one-time · full credential pathway
Preparing for the Patent Bar? Patent Bar One-Pay ($594 one-time) includes this course and the U.S. IP Law course.
Built for your work
The same 18-chapter curriculum, framed for how you'll actually use it. Pick the closest fit.
For engineers, scientists, and founders who need a working command of U.S. IP law to make real decisions about their own inventions, brands, and code.
The credential
Certificate-track graduates earn a verified Professional Certificate with a unique credential ID — shareable on LinkedIn and verifiable by anyone at wysebridge.com/verify.
Sample shown. The Professional Certificate is a professional credential issued by Wysebridge — not an academic degree, CLE credit, or bar qualification.
What's included
The $197 difference pays for the structured credentialing pathway — not just a certificate.
Self-Study $497 | Certificate $694 | |
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| Full 18-chapter IP Law curriculum | ||
| Self-paced learning | ||
| Chapter quizzes and learning checks | ||
| Required certificate-track assessments | ||
| Minimum passing requirements | ||
| Learner identity verification | ||
| Verified Professional Certificate | ||
| LinkedIn-shareable credential with ID | ||
| Professional Certificate |
Patent Bar One-Pay members ($594 one-time) get this course included and may add the Certificate Track for $97. Monthly plans are not included. Learn more about PRO →
What you'll master
Built for engineers, scientists, founders, and professionals who need a working command of U.S. IP law — not a law degree.
01 — Foundations
The Shelf-Life Problem
FREEWho Is the Author?
02 — Copyright & the Machine
The Four Factors Meet the Machine
Two Judges, One District
When the Machine Speaks
Where Liability Actually Lands
Registration and the Cost of Silence
03 — Patents & Inventorship
Can a Machine Invent?
The Eligibility Gap
04 — Brands & Secrets
Brands in the Machine
Secrets in the Machine
05 — Identity & Governance
Your Face, Your Voice
The Federal Vacuum and the State Patchwork
Three Worlds
06 — Value, Risk & Practice
The Market Nobody Can Price
Who Pays When It Breaks
The Practitioner's Own Duty
The Questions Nobody Can Answer Yet
The certificate track
The Professional Certificate Program includes a structured credentialing pathway — required assessments, completion standards, verification, and credential issuance.
Required certificate-track assessments with minimum passing requirements — not optional practice quizzes.
Learner verification is part of the credentialing process, giving your certificate meaning to employers and clients.
A Professional Certificate issued by Wysebridge with a unique credential ID. Add it to LinkedIn with instant verification.
Free to read
Start with our free, USPTO-grounded guides to the four IP disciplines the certificate covers in depth. Each guide links to the same material you'll master in the course.
Provisional vs. non-provisional applications, claim drafting, patentability, and USPTO prosecution.
Read the guide →Trademark Search (formerly TESS), TSDR, registration, office actions, and TTAB disputes.
Read the guide →What copyright protects, registration, fair use, work made for hire, and the DMCA.
Read the guide →The DTSA/UTSA, NDAs, reasonable secrecy measures, misappropriation, and trade secret vs. patent.
Read the guide →Patent prosecution runs on the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. Explore the MPEP free →
Common questions
This program is educational in nature and does not confer academic credit, legal licensure, attorney status, patent practitioner registration, or authorization to provide legal advice or represent clients before the USPTO.
Start today
Start the first chapter at no cost. Ready to go further? Enroll in the Self-Study Course for $497, or go straight to the Professional Certificate Program for $694. Pair it with U.S. IP Law and save with a bundle.
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