DAI5IP03 Industrial Property Law III

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 particular knowledge in the area procedural aspects of patent and designs. The attention is paid to the filing of the applications, granting of the patents; validation of European patents; registration of the utility designs or the industrial designs, transfer of IP rights; licencing; technology transfer and protection of business competition.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: Choose the optimal form of the IP strategy (patents vs utility models) Understand the concept of the priority, substantive and formal examination, or the registration principle Have a knowledge about the transfer of patent/industrial designs rights; licencing; enforcement of patents or utility models
Syllabus
  • I. Patent Applications II. Utility models applications III. Industrial designs applications IV. Substantive and formal examination V. Validity of European patents VI. Transfer of Technology, Licensing VII. Patent/Industrial Designs Enforcement
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Takenaka, Toshiko. Patent Law and Theory. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009
  • Seville, Catherine. EU Intellectual Property Law and Policy. Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2016
  • Suthersanen, Uma. Design Law: European Union and United States of America. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2011
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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