In-depth study of questions on intellectual property rights
[DROP2102]
[30h] 5 credits
This course is taught in the 2d semester.
Teacher(s):
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
- to be conversant with the principle regulations on intellectual property at national, European and international levels;
- to understand the role of intellectual property in the world economy and in company strategies.
- to apply the regulations studied to concrete situations and to critically evaluate the legal system in force.
This course is part of a cohesive option which comprises three courses. The lecturers for the courses in this option are a team; they cooperate on the content and methods for each course to ensure that they are complementary. The course makes use of participatory teaching methods (learning through projects or problems, comments on case-law or doctrines, debates with invited speakers, hands-on studies) to enable the student to make their own critical, searching and inventive observations. The student is encouraged to take an active part in the course and to involve him/herself with this learning experience which has an individual as well as collective aspect. To this end, the lecturers within the Faculty cooperate on the various options within the teaching programme implemented.
Main themes
- a question of patent law, such as patentability in the pharmaceutical sector and access to drugs or issues relating to the patenting of living organisms;
- a question of copyright for example in the context of the "digital revolution".
- another question about distinctive signs, individual or collective. The importance of distribution trademarks or recognisable trademarks.
- International aspects will be featured, as the course inevitably lies within the context of globalisation, the free movement of goods and services and the desire to fragment markets often pursued by companies.
The course has an interdisciplinary approach, not only towards economics but also other branches of law, e.g. tax law.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
A good understanding of English (at least in reading) will be very useful given the very international nature of this field.
Course notes will be made available during the second quadrimester. Students will be evaluated by oral examination.