- Code
- LAW 525
- Name
- International Intellectual Property Law and Infringements
- Semester
- 3
- Lecture hours
- 3.00
- Seminar hours
- 1.00
- Laborator hours
- 0.00
- Credits
- 3.50
- ECTS
- 6.00
- Description
-
This course will analyse the international components of copyrights, patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property rights. This course will introduce students to the basic principles and legal instruments of international intellectual property law, including examination of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property and the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS). The course also examines recent developments in the European Union and problems of enforcing intellectual property rights in less developed countries.
- Objectives
-
The main objective of this course is to give the student an advanced understanding of Intellectual Property laws, namely in regard to Trade Marks, Copyrights, Patents and Designs. The student will also be introduced to legal principles of Intellectual Property laws and practical tools for the effective advice and counseling of clients. The main purpose of this course is to is to expose students to the social, economic, and cultural considerations that underpin intellectual property law around the world.
- Java
- Tema
- 1
- Overview of International Intellectual Property Rights
- 2
- The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
- 3
- Protection of Foreign Authors in the United States
- 4
- Protection of Copyrights in the European Union
- 5
- Protection of Moral Rights and Neighboring Rights
- 6
- Conflict-of-Laws and Choice-of-Law Issues in International Copyright
- 7
- WIPO Internet Treaties and Digital Agenda
- 8
- Midterm Exam
- 9
- The TRIPs Agreement
- 10
- WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism
- 11
- Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Foreign Countries: The Case of China
- 12
- Language and Territoriality Issues in Trademark Law
- 13
- Protection of Trademarks Under the Paris Convention
- 14
- Protection of Well-Known Marks and Industrial Designs
- 15
- EU Harmonization and the Likelihood of Association
- 16
- Final Exam
- 1
- Upon the completion of this course will equip law students with the methodology they will need to engage in an international intellectual property practice involving transactional work or litigation.
- 2
- Upon the completion of the course the students should be able to understand the social, economic, and cultural considerations that underpin intellectual property law around the world
- 3
- Upon the completion of the course the students should be able to undterstand the Key treaties and agreements used in international dispute settlement
- Quantity Percentage Total percent
- Midterms
- 0 20% 0%
- Quizzes
- 0 10% 0%
- Projects
- 0 10% 0%
- Term projects
- 0 0% 0%
- Laboratories
- 0 0% 0%
- Class participation
- 0 10% 0%
- Total term evaluation percent
- 0%
- Final exam percent
- 100%
- Total percent
- 100%
- Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
- Course duration (including exam weeks)
- 16 4 64
- Off class study hours
- 14 4 56
- Duties
- 0 5 0
- Midterms
- 0 10 0
- Final exam
- 1 20 20
- Other
- 0 0 0
- Total workLoad
- 140
- Total workload / 25 (hours)
- 5.60
- ECTS
- 6.00