BO604Zk International Protection of Intelectual Property Rights

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Radim Charvát, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Filip Křepelka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Ježek (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
!OBOR(PR) && !OBOR(PR01) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
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Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The purpose of this 1-semester course is to provide students basic knowledge relating to international aspects of the protection of intellectual property (international treaties) and the legal regulation contained in EC law, which is binding for the Czech Republic as well. Main objective of the course is the understanding of the necessity of international dimension of the protection of particular industrial property rights and copyright.
Learning outcomes
Student se bude orientovat v problematice mezinárodních smluv a práva EU v oblasti ochrany duševního vlastnictví. Tato problematika má velmi úzkou vazbu na právo mezinárodního obchodu, což je zaměření tohoto studijního programu.
Syllabus
  • 1. International dimension of the intellectual property (IP) protection. 2. Patents (PCT, EPO), utility models, industrial designs, integrated circuits, new variety of plants. European patent with unitary effect in EU. 3. Trademarks (Madrid system), appelations of origin (geographical indications). 4. Material regulation of IP in EU. Community (EU) trademark and design. 5. Copyright and related rights, software and databases protection. 6. IP protection in international trade (legal defects of goods, TRIPS agreement). 7. Disposition with IP rights (licence agreements etc.) 8. IP rights at the Single Market. Exhaustion of rights.
Literature
  • Literatura bude k dispozici ve formě studijních materiálů na ISu.
  • TÝČ, Vladimír and Radim CHARVÁT. Zeměpisná označení v mezinárodních smlouvách a v právu Evropské unie. Vydání první. Praha: Leges, 2016, 236 stran. ISBN 9788075021878. info
  • TÝČ, Vladimír. Průmyslová a autorská práva v mezinárodním obchodě. Praha: Linde, 1997, 166 pp. Vysokoškolské právnické učebnice. ISBN 80-7201-102-2. info
  • Učební text je vložen v ISu.
Teaching methods
interactive lectures, homeworks
Assessment methods
Examination: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod. přednášek za semestr / 12 hrs of lectures per semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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