DAI3IP01 Industrial Property Law I

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
This course does not have any prerequisites. General requirement for enrolment to this course is advanced knowledge of legal English incl. specific terminology of intellectual property law.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to provide the theoretical knowledge in the area of patent and design protection. The attention is paid to international and European protection of inventions and designs.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: Choose the optimal form of the IP strategy (patents, utility models, industrial designs) Understand the concept of the priority, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability, drafting of patent claims; novelty, individual character, freedom of the designer Have a knowledge about the European patents, PCT filing system, European patents with the unitary effect; designs protection in the EU
Syllabus
  • I. Incentive theory II. International Treaties and the Patent Protection III. International Treaties and the Design Protection IV. European Patent, European Patent with the Unitary Effect V. Patentability of Inventions VI. Utility models VII. Protection of Designs in the European Union
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Suthersanen, Uma. Design Law: European Union and United States of America. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2011
  • Seville, Catherine. EU Intellectual Property Law and Policy. Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2016
  • Takenaka, Toshiko. Patent Law and Theory. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009
Teaching methods
* Individual and group tutoring sessions * Colloquial presentation of research results
Assessment methods
* Colloquial presentation of results of individual research * Targeted discussion about the recommended literature with focus on specific issues relevant to the doctoral thesis of the student
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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