TIPA Blog
Welcome to TIPA’s blog page. Here, you’ll find articles, updates, and insights that keep you informed about what’s happening across the Academy and within the world of patenting and IP protection.
Published On: February 4, 2026How Educators Are Unlocking Innovation: Inside the Inventor’s Patent Academy Partner Stories
Innovation doesn’t stop at the classroom door, but for many students, founders, rural innovators, and veteran entrepreneurs, the path from idea to pro [...]
Published On: February 4, 2026How San Diego State University Integrates Patent Education with TIPA
For many aspiring entrepreneurs, intellectual property can feel like an afterthought, something to consider later, once the business is “real.” At San [...]
Published On: February 4, 2026Empowering Inventors Beyond the Classroom: Houston Community College Expands IP Education
At Houston Community College (HCC), innovation doesn’t live solely in lecture halls. It lives in small businesses, community hackathons, and the ideas [...]
Published On: January 30, 2026Oakwood University and The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) Use TIPA to Build an Inventor Mindset
At Oakwood University, the challenge wasn’t a lack of ideas—it was perception. Many students in the Introduction to Entrepreneurship course didn’t ini [...]
Published On: January 7, 2026Introducing our Second Course: Patent Essentials
In 2022, we introduced The Inventor’s Patent Academy, a three-module course covering the following critical aspects of IP and patenting: The importanc [...]
Published On: January 4, 2026What’s New With TIPA
You may notice the TIPA website looks a little different—it marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter. What began as a single, comprehensive cour [...]
