From IP function to executive impact
The Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) in Strategic IP Management is a capability development program designed for senior or aspiring IP managers in technology or industrial-based companies who aim to elevate their roles and organizations to the corporate executive level. The program is delivered over a one-year period through a focused mentoring process that seeks to evaluate the current IP impact on business value, reframe the potential impact, and develop and implement new individual and organizational goals. The ALP is part of the CIPO Academy at CIP and UC Berkeley, taught by Ruud Peters, Bowman Heiden, and affiliated faculty mentors.
Evaluate. Reframe. Implement—lead IP as strategy
The Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) in Strategic IP Management is a one-year capability development program for senior or aspiring IP managers in technology and industrial companies who want to elevate their role—and their IP organization—to the corporate executive level. Delivered in a hybrid format through a focused mentoring process, the program helps participants evaluate current IP impact on business value, reframe the potential impact, and develop and implement new individual and organizational goals, as part of the CIPO Academy at CIP and UC Berkeley.
Location
The ALP is a one-year program taught in a hybrid format. The modules focused on evaluation, reframing, and implementation are supported primarily through virtual interaction, with additional planned in-person activities at company locations.
Course Duration
Spring Cohort: April 2026 – March 2027 Fall Cohort: October 2026 – September 2027
Executive Level
The program has been created to elevate the IP role and organization to the corporate executive level.
Language
The program is held in English.
Certificate
Receive an ALP certificate upon completion from CIP at the University of Gothenburg and the University of California, Berkeley.
