INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-BA3S2-LAW-B3-EE06UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
LAW
Training officer(s)
C.SAPPA
Stakeholder(s)
Maximiliano Marzetti, Cristiana Sappa
Level
Bachelor
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
None
Goal
Understand the international, regional and local policies and legal framework of IPRs;
Be able to identify the peculiarities of EU IP law, compared to the US IP law;
Know which signs can be protected as trademarks, which inventions can be covered by patents and which creations can be protected by copyright.
Know what are the other layers of protection existing within the IP legal framework
Think strategically about the form of protection to be used for a sign, creation or an invention and the related management.
Presentation
I. Introductive remarks.
II. The Protection of Disctintive signs: Trademarks, Domain Names and GIs. Focus on Trademarks
III. The Protection of Scientific Activity: Patents and Trade Secrecy. But also UPOV and Petty Patents.
IV. The Protection of Creativity and Related Investments: Copyright and Neighboring Rights.

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 16,00
Autoformation
Lecture du manuel de référence 12,00
Travail personnel
Charge de travail personnel indicative 22,00
Overall student workload 50,00
Evaluation
Students will be assessed upn class participation and a final exam that will be split in two: an MCQ and an oral exam during which each candidate will be asked to solve a case study and to answer an open question.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
Participation 16,00 1 25,00
Examen (final)
QCM 1,00 1 25,00
Examen oral 0,33 1 50,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
WIPO Handbook: http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/iprm/ -
Y. Benkler, The Wealth of Networks: http://www.benkler.org/Benkler_Wealth_Of_Networks.pdf -
Internet resources