INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2017/2018
- Teacher
- MICHAEL LESLIE BLAKENEY
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- IUS/04
Training objectives
- The students will gain comprehensive knowledge of international intellectual property law which has important implications for food security, access to medicine, agricultural innovations, marketing and branding and the regulation of digital creations and enforcement against counterfeiting and piracy. Students will evaluate key substantive and procedural issues concerning the settlement of intellectual property disputes within the World Trade Organization (WTO) and assess the operation of, and interrelationship between the primary international intellectual property institutions of the WTO and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The students will learn to critically assess recent developments in this field, through case studies.
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of intellectual property law is an advantage but not required.
Course programme
- The course is divided in several lectures. The lectures will take place during September, October and November through intensive sessions. The final examination (oral exam or final submission of research papers) will take place in November.
The following topics will be addressed: (i) the international intellectual property landscape; (ii) patents and biotechnological innovation; (iii) trademarks and geographical indications; (iv)copyright and neighbouring rights; (v) protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions; (vi) dispute settlement within the WTO; (vii) commercialisation of intellectual property rights; and (ix) civil, criminal and administrative enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Please kindly note that the course will be held in English. Didactic methods
- Lectures
Learning assessment procedures
- Oral exam or Research paper (students will have the choice)
Reference texts
- A collection of basic texts and materials will be distributed in the first session of the course.
