Intellectual Property Protection

obligatory courses

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basic information in the field of copyright and certain general aspects of industrial property rights. Course participant will acquire knowledge about the sources of law and fundamental concepts relating to intellectual property rights and will be able to apply them at basic level. Students will be aware of protection of intellectual property rights (in particular in the field of copyright) and the complexity of these issues.

In the 2020/21 academic year, the lectures are held in the form of distant learning due to the epidemiological situation.

The course is designed to familiarize students with the basic information on copyright and indicate some issues of industrial property protection. Special attention will be paid to copyright protection in the context of studying at university and research. Course participant will acquire knowledge about the sources of law and fundamental concepts relating to intellectual property rights and will be able to apply them at basic level. Students will be aware of protection of intellectual property rights (in particular in the field of copyright) and the complexity of these issues.

The following topics will be covered:

1) National (Polish) legal acts of intellectual property rights protection

2) The general concepts of intellectual property rights - the scheme of intellectual property rights

3) Some aspects of industrial property rights (patents, trademarks, /industrial/ designs)

4) Right-holder, subject and content of the copyright - moral and economic rights, the idea of neighbouring rights, specific rules for computer software

5) The practical aspects of copyright law - how to use the third parties works (e.g. copying, bibliographical references), use of third parties research results and databases, the concept of plagiarism, how to protect own works - copyright issues in scientific papers and dissertations.

6) The copyright protection and the Internet

In the 2020/21 academic year, the lectures are held in the form of distant learning due to the epidemiological situation.

Mandatory:

1) The Act of February 4, 1994 on copyright and related* rights (Journal of Laws 2018 No. 1191 – the act from 1994 with amendments)

2) The Act of June 30, 2000 on industrial property law (Journal of Laws 2017 No. 776 – the act from 2000 with amendments)

Supplementary:

1) Adamczak A., Dobosz E.,Gędłek M., Co pracownik i student szkoły wyższej o prawie autorskim wiedzieć powinien, UOTT UW, Warszawa 2009.

2) Domańska-Baer A., Co pracownik i student szkoły wyższej o ochronie własności przemysłowej wiedzieć powinien, UOTT UW, Warszawa 2009.

3) Łazewski M., Ochrona własności intelektualnej - podstawy, UOTT UW, Warszawa 2008

4) other proposed during the lecture (especially in English)

KNOWLEDGE (S1A_W02; S1A_W03; S1A_W05; S1A_W07; S1A_W10)

1. Student has knowledge about the sources of law, the general concepts and issues in the field of legal protection of intellectual property

2. Participants knows the basic rules and the consequences of the use of copyright protection (in particular in terms of functioning at university) and the elements of industrial property protection

SKILLS (S1A_U01; S1A_U03; S1A_U05; S1A_U06; S1A_U07)

1. Student has the ability to use in everyday life general concepts relating to the protection of intellectual property

2. Participants knows at a basic level how to apply the provisions of copyright protection, in particular concerning the use of third parties works in terms of studies and research work, taking into account specific issues of copyright protection on the Internet.

SOCIAL COMPETENCE (S1A_K01; S1A_K04; S1A_K06; S1A_K07)

1. Student has a general awareness of protection of intellectual property rights (in particular in the field of copyright) and the complexity of these issues.

2. Student recognizes the importance of intellectual property protection in various aspects of society.

3. Participant is aware of their actions in relation to the subject of intellectual property rights (in particular in the subject of copyright) and rights in relation to the works of his own authorship.

Criteria for passing the course:

1) Attendance to the lecture

2) Written test- above 50% correct answers necessary to pass