FOR UNIVERSITIES & TRAINING PROGRAMS

Teach Patent Drawing Skills with Ready-Made Courses, Toolkit & Cloud Labs

Give students, researchers, and faculty a complete patent drawing environment — without wrestling with lab installs or device restrictions.

IP DaVinci helps universities deliver practical patent drawing skills using Microsoft Visio, our IP DaVinci Toolkit, and optional cloud desktops that work on any device.

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University students using IP DaVinci patent drawing system

How Universities Use the IP DaVinci Stack

Combine training, toolkit, cloud labs, and optional studio services into one cohesive program.

TRAINING

Patent Drawing School — Visio Edition

A practical training program that enables students, researchers, and faculty to learn utility patent drawing quickly and confidently — even with no Visio or drawing experience.

  • ✔ Provides structured training for students, faculty, and researchers to produce clear, consistent utility patent drawings.
  • ✔ Fits naturally into engineering, innovation, IP, entrepreneurship, and tech-transfer programs.
  • ✔ Supports classroom, workshop, and remote-learning formats with modular micro-courses.

TOOLKIT

IP DaVinci Toolkit for Visio — Speed and Compliance for Patent Drawings

Standardized Visio templates and premade patent shapes that help students, researchers, and faculty create clear, consistent, compliant patent drawings 5×–10× faster — ideal for coursework, research, and tech-transfer work.

  • ✔ Ensures consistent, compliant figures across all student submissions and research teams.
  • ✔ Provides ready-made templates & stencils so beginners produce structured, examiner-friendly drawings—5×–10× faster.
  • ✔ Reduces instructor workload by giving students a standardized, repeatable workflow for every figure type.

CLOUD LABS

DaVinci Cloud Workspace — Visio on Any Device

Managed Visio cloud desktops so students, researchers, and faculty can participate in training and/or create production-ready drawings from Mac, iPad, Linux, or Chromebook devices. (Toolkit license required for production work.)

  • ✔ Runs on any device — Mac, iPad, Linux, and Chromebooks can access full Microsoft Visio through a managed cloud desktop.
  • ✔ Zero IT setup — Visio, the IP DaVinci Toolkit, and course materials come preconfigured, eliminating lab installs and device-compatibility issues.
  • ✔ Perfect for hybrid and large cohorts — enables consistent training, homework, and project work across classrooms, remote students, and research teams.

STUDIO

IP DaVinci Studio — Patent Drawings Done for You

Our own patent drawing Studio can support capstone projects, faculty patents, or complex research filings.

  • ✔ Handles drawings for faculty inventions, student innovation teams, and tech-transfer filings.
  • ✔ Produces clear, consistent, patent-office-compliant figures that reduce redraws and examination issues.
  • ✔ Supports complex systems, GUIs, graphs, prototypes, and design patents with professional precision.

Outcomes for Universities & Training Programs

Practical skills for students, smoother workflows for faculty, and clearer drawings for real filings.

Faster, Higher-Quality Invention Disclosures

Students, faculty, and researchers can generate clear diagrams that make invention disclosures easier to understand, evaluate, and route for patent decisions.

Stronger Collaboration Between Researchers & Tech Transfer

Faculty and students can sketch or trace technical concepts directly in Visio, producing clean visuals that help TTO staff understand inventions quickly and accurately.

Standardized Drawings Across Departments

Engineering, computer science, biomedical, and design teams all follow a unified drawing style — making disclosures consistent and easier for reviewers and attorneys to interpret.

Reduced Attorney and Drafting Costs

Clean diagrams reduce rework for outside counsel, lowering total patenting costs per invention for the university.

Faster Student and Researcher Onboarding

Patent Drawing School provides a low-learning-curve training path, letting students and researchers produce patent-office-aligned figures even without prior Visio or drawing experience.

Cloud Access for Mac/Linux/Chromebooks

Most students and researchers are not on Windows — Cloud Workspace provides a fully configured Visio environment accessible from any device.

Improved Accuracy for Prototype, System, and Process Diagrams

Researchers can document systems, methods, and UI/UX flows clearly, helping advisors and TTO staff evaluate novelty and support claim drafting.

Reusable Visuals Across Courses, Research Papers, and Patents

Figures created in Visio can be reused for disclosures, grant proposals, publications, presentations, and patent filings — saving time and maintaining consistency.

Strong IP Education for Students

The Toolkit and training materials teach students how patent drawings work, strengthening the institution’s innovation culture and preparing them for industry roles.

Better Research Continuity Across Teams

Standardized diagrams help multi-year, multi-student research groups maintain consistent documentation, reducing gaps when team members graduate.

Simplified Case Intake for TTO

Clear, structured visuals help offices quickly understand invention scope, pathway, and embodiments — improving triage and decision-making.

Compliance-Friendly Cloud Environment

Centralized Visio access simplifies licensing, auditing, and administration for IT departments — especially when supporting large numbers of students.

Suggested Bundles for Universities

Start small with one course, or roll out a complete patent drawing environment for your program.

Course + Toolkit Bundle

For a single class or small program

Custom per-seat or per-course pricing

Includes:

  • Full access to Patent Drawing School — Visio Edition
  • IP DaVinci Toolkit (templates + 11 stencils) for enrolled students
  • Instructor guide on how to integrate modules into existing courses

Options:

  • Department-level or program-wide licensing
  • Faculty access for curriculum design
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Cloud Lab Bundle

For remote, hybrid, or mixed-device cohorts

Cloud workspace + Training + Toolkit — priced per active student per month

Includes:

  • DaVinci Cloud Workspace for each participating student
  • Preloaded Visio, IP DaVinci Toolkit & course materials
  • Ideal for Mac, iPad, Linux & Chromebook environments

Options:

  • BYOL (students bring their own Visio licenses) where available
  • Short-term access aligned with course start/end dates
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Research & Tech Transfer Bundle

For research centers, incubators & tech transfer offices

Custom annual agreement

Includes:

  • Patent Drawing School access for selected researchers & IP staff
  • IP DaVinci Toolkit for research groups
  • Optional IP DaVinci Studio credits for real patent filings

Options:

  • Support for faculty patents & spin-out companies
  • Joint workshops or guest lectures on patent drawing best practices
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Licensing, Cloud & LMS Integration

How It Works Behind the Scenes

We know universities care deeply about licensing, IT policy, and LMS integration. IP DaVinci is designed to fit into that world cleanly:

  • Visio Licensing:
    Students and staff can often use existing Visio Plan 2 licenses provided by your institution (BYOL model), or we can help you design a short-term, course-aligned licensing plan.

  • Cloud Workspaces (Optional):
    For students without Windows or without local administrative rights, DaVinci Cloud Workspace provides browser-based access to fully configured Visio desktops. This can be used for:

    • Specific courses
    • Named research groups
    • Remote or hybrid learners

    For more detail, you can review:

  • LMS Integration & Delivery: Our Patent Drawing School content is designed to work alongside your existing LMS (Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, etc.). Common patterns include:

    • Linking directly to course modules from within your LMS
    • Using specific micro-courses as required or optional modules
    • Offering the training as part of entrepreneurship, IP, or research skills programs

If you’d like, we can start with a small pilot for one course, lab, or program, then expand once you’ve seen how it fits your students and curriculum.

Interested in a Pilot for Your Course or Program?

Tell us about your students, devices, and teaching goals — we’ll suggest a simple, compliant setup.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do students or faculty need to buy Visio licenses?
Usually no. Most universities already have campus-wide access to Visio Plan 2 through Microsoft 365. IP DaVinci works with a BYOL (bring-your-own-license) model, and we can also help design course-specific or short-term license plans if needed.
What about students who don’t use Windows?
DaVinci Cloud Workspace provides browser-based access to a fully configured Visio desktop. This supports Mac, Linux, and Chromebook users without requiring any local installation or admin rights.
Can this integrate with our LMS (Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard)?
Yes. All modules, micro-courses, and training materials can be linked directly inside your LMS. Many universities embed specific lessons into engineering, entrepreneurship, and IP curriculum.
Is this appropriate for undergraduate students?
Yes. The training is designed for beginners and teaches students how to create professional, patent-ready drawings even with zero Visio or drawing experience.
How does this help our Technology Transfer Office (TTO)?
Clearer diagrams improve invention disclosure quality and reduce back-and-forth with faculty and researchers. TTO staff can review concepts faster and communicate more effectively with outside counsel.
Can our research groups use this for publications or grants?
Absolutely. Figures created in Visio can be reused for papers, posters, grant proposals, and presentations — not just patent filings.
Is data stored in your system or on our campus?
You control it. Drawings can stay entirely on your campus network or inside isolated cloud workspaces. We support institution-managed environments for higher security.
How long does onboarding take?
Most students and faculty become productive in a day or two. The micro-courses are short, practical, and designed for quick learning with minimal IT involvement.
Can we run a small pilot before adopting this broadly?
Yes. Most universities start with a pilot in one course, lab, or research group before expanding to additional departments or programs.
Who is this best suited for?
Engineering programs, computer science, biomedical labs, innovation centers, entrepreneurship programs, and tech-transfer offices benefit most — but any group needing clear technical documentation can use it.