Intellectual Property

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Course ID:	3501-WISIP-IP
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.1 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0223) Philosophy and ethics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Intellectual Property
Name in Polish:	Intellectual Property
Organizational unit:	Institute of Philosophy
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The course is dedicated to the rules governing the protection of Intellectual Property (IP). It covers patents, trademarks, industrial design and copyright. The course familiarizes students with basic concepts and invites then to the discussion about the future of IP.
Full description:	The course deals with the rules governing the protection of Intellectual Property (IP). It covers patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyrights. EU-law framework is discussed in this respect. In addition, the course covers the intersection between IP and competition law (in particular refusal to deal cases, such as Microsoft). The course familiarizes students with basic concepts. At the same time, by presenting multimedia materials and articles from business magazines it invites students to the discussion about recent challenges and the future of IP. During the course real cases that involved IP litigation are presented. A list of topics: 1. Patents 2. Trademarks 3. Industrial design 4. Copyright 5. The intersection between IP and competition law
Bibliography:	Robin Jacobs, Guidebook to Intellectual Property, Hart 2013
Learning outcomes:	After completing the course a student: – understands the basis of IP protection in Europe – is ready to discuss the futures and problems related to IP – knows examples of real IP cases
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Test

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