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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
EUR4352 | Intellectual Property Rights | Spring Fall |
3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The main objective of the course is to provide the students with the concept and subjects of intellectual property rights. The protection of copyrights, patents, trademarks and industrial design rights will be looked at. Their place and use will be elaborated based on the relevant cases. A focus will be given to the international agreements on this issue as an effort of harmonization. The principle of free movement with IPRs will be elaborated together with limitations to these exceptional rights. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Define which rights are protected under the Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) of the EU. II. Assess trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and copyrights in the relevant course material. III. Differentiate between trademark, patent and industrial design rights. IV. Compare the rules of IPRs with the Competition Policy rules and assess the restrictive aspects of the latter. V. Analyze the relationship of IPRs with the rules of Free Movement of Goods, Services, Persons and Capital of the Common Market. VI. Assess the place of EU IPR regulations and directors with the international treaties on IPR. VII. Define the place of IPR rules in the block exemption regulations of the EU. VIII. Compare and contrast EU IPR rules with the rules of the WTO. |
The concept of Intellectual Property Rights International Treaties and Agreements – Harmonization efforts of Intellectual Property Rights Patent Law and Utility Models Trademark Law Industrial Design Law Geographical Designations and Topographies of Semiconductors Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Copyright Law Copyright on the Internet Use of Intellectual Property Rights and the Principle of Free Movement Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law – Licensing Agreements Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights (Principle of Exhaustion of Rights) |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | The concept of Intellectual Property Rights | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
2) | International Treaties and Agreements – Harmonization efforts of Intellectual Property Rights | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
3) | Patent Law and Utility Models | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
4) | Trademark Law | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
5) | Industrial Design Law | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
6) | Geographical Designations and Topographies of Semiconductors | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
7) | Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
8) | Copyright Law | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
9) | Copyright on the Internet | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
10) | Use of Intellectual Property Rights and the Principle of Free Movement | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
11) | Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law – Licensing Agreements | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
12) | Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights (Principle of Exhaustion of Rights) | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
13) | Intellectual Property Rights- various subjects | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
14) | Intellectual Property Rights- various Subjects | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
15) | review | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
16) | final exam | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Required Reading: Trevor Cook (2010) EU Intellectual Property Law. (ISBN: 9781904501527) Recommended Readings: Lionel Bently & Brad Shermnan (2004) Intellectual Property Law (ISBN 04 0199264309) David I. Bainbridge (1999) Intellectual Property (ISBN: 0273604228) Apart from the main textbooks, essential readings or articles, when there is relevance, will be distributed in advance of the topics. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Presentation | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 4 | 60 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 32 | 32 |
Quizzes | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Final | 1 | 36 | 36 |
Total Workload | 188 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Being able to identify problems and ask right questions | |
2) | Having problem solving skills and developing necessary analytical attitude | |
3) | Comprehending theoretical arguments along with counter arguments in detail | |
4) | Gaining awareness of lifelong learning and being qualified for pursuing graduate education | |
5) | Applying theoretical concepts in project planning | |
6) | Communicating efficiently by accepting differences and carrying out compatible teamwork | |
7) | Increasing efficiency rate in business environment | |
8) | Developing innovative and creative solutions in face of uncertainty | |
9) | Researching to gather information for understanding current threats and opportunities in business | |
10) | Being aware of the effects of globalization on society and business while deciding | |
11) | Possessing digital competence and utilizing necessary technology | |
12) | Communicating in at least one foreign language in academic and daily life | |
13) | Possessing managing skills and competence | |
14) | Deciding with the awareness of the legal and ethical consequences of business operations | |
15) | Expressing opinions that are built through critical thinking process in business and academic environment |