The course aims to provide specific knowledge of the procedural aspects of patents and designs. It focuses on:

• Filing applications
• Granting patents
• Validation of European patents
• Registration of utility and industrial designs
• Transfer of intellectual property rights
• Licensing
• Technology transfer
• Competition protection

Upon completion, students should be able to:

• Choose the optimal intellectual property strategy (patents vs. utility models)
• Understand the concepts of priority, substantive and formal examination, or the principle of registration
• Have knowledge of the transfer of rights to patents/industrial designs, licensing, and the enforcement of patents or utility models