6207 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
CLEAM - CLES - CLEF - BIEM - CLEACC
Department of Legal Studies
Course taught in English
Go to class group/s: 31
CLEAM (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/04) - CLES (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/04) - CLEF (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/04) - BIEM (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/04) - CLEACC (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/04)
Course Director:
MAURIZIO BORGHI
MAURIZIO BORGHI
Course Objectives
In a world where the wealth of the western society rests dramatically with Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), studying patent law, trademarks, and copyright becomes crucial. Indeed, patent law confers an exclusive right of exploitation upon inventors. Trade mark law protects producers or trader efforts to distinguish its goods or services from those of others and to associate them positive values. Copyright law protects the creativity of authors, artists, computer programmers, and creators in the music and entertainment industries. The course is concerned mainly with the nature and scope of these rights. Therefore, the first goal is to provide students with a comparative overview of IPRs. A second goal is to make students familiar with the impact on IPRs of European Law.
Course Content Summary
- History and Economics of IPRs
- Comparative Copyright and Related Rights Law
- Comparative Trademark Law
- Comparative Patent Law
- Comparative Registered Designs
- Unfair Competition and Passing off
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Exercise and Licensing of IPRs
Detailed Description of Assessment Methods
Grades will depend upon: one compulsory multiple choice written exam, an individual essay (at the end of the semester), and a presentation of a case by groups of 3-4 students (during the semester).
Textbooks
- C. Seville, EU Intellectual Property Law an Policy, Edward Elgar, 2009 (chapters to study will be indicated during the course);
- Slides and other materials will be made available through the e-learning platform.
Last change 01/04/2010 18:30