INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
EUR4352	Intellectual Property Rights	Spring	3	0	3	8

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

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)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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.

Sources

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.
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Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions	2
2)	To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems of finance	1
3)	To understand and grasp the full details of theoretical arguments and counter arguments	2
4)	To be fully prepared for a graduate study in finance and to have lifelong learning awareness	2
5)	To be able to apply theoretical principles of finance to the realities of practical business life	1
6)	To develop solutions for managerial problems by understanding the requirements of international financial markets	2
7)	To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations	3
8)	To be able to make decisions both locally and internationally by knowing the effects of globalization on business and social life	2
9)	To have the competencies of the digital age and to use the necessary financial applications	2
10)	To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes	1
11)	To understand the importance of business ethics and to take decisions by knowing the legal and ethical consequences of their activities in the academic world and business life	2
12)	To develop an objective criticism in business and academic life and having a perspective to self-criticize	2