B_PPL Industrial Law and Licenses

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Naděžda Petrů, Ph.D.
Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Bc. Kamila Procházková
Prerequisites
This course has no prerequisites.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with all important aspects of intellectual property management in business. Particular attention is paid in particular to trademarks, industrial and utility models and patents, as the most important elements of corporate governance strategy. Students are also acquainted with the issues of protection of know-how, trade secrets and license use of intellectual property rights, including the possibility of enforcing these rights in case of their violation. After completing this course, students should be able to understand this issue and should also be able to practically use industrial rights and licenses in managing business strategy of companies, including start-ups.
Learning outcomes
The Czech Republic's Innovation Strategy 2019–2030 has the ambition to become one of Europe's innovation leaders and become a country of the technological future within 12 years. The aim of this Innovation Strategy is to make the Czech Republic a symbol of knowledge and advanced technologies, based on a combination of our industrial traditions, research background and entrepreneurial skills. This vision is inherently linked to the protection of intellectual property as one of the pillars of this Innovation Strategy. In the Czech Republic, intellectual property protection instruments are under-utilized in comparison with the most developed countries, which is reflected in the low number of national and foreign patents granted.
Upon completion of this course the student will become aware of the need to protect intellectual property,
increase awareness of its protection and also increase the use of intellectual property and its commercial potential in the research, development and application spheres.
Syllabus
  • I. INTRODUCTION TO THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUE
  • - Copyright
  • - Industrial rights
  • - The importance of protecting intellectual property for businesses
  • - Innovation Strategy of the Czech Republic 2019-2030
  • - Overview of basic legislation and international treaties
  • II. PROTECTION OF TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
  • - Patent patent
  • - Improvement proposal
  • - Utility pattern
  • - Business invention or utility model
  • - Rights of patent originators and owners
  • III. BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INVENTIONS
  • - Ethics of biotechnological inventions
  • - Exclusions from patentability
  • - Protection range
  • - Supplementary protection certificate
  • - Active substances of preparations and their registration
  • IV. DESIGN PROTECTION
  • - Novelty
  • - Individual character
  • - Protection range
  • - Topography of semiconductor products
  • - Protection effects
  • V. TRADEMARK
  • - Writing capacity
  • - Right of priority (seniority)
  • - Reasons to refuse protection
  • - Objections to registration
  • - Trademark Rights
  • VI. ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
  • - Designation of origin
  • - Check the specification
  • - Geographical indications
  • - Objections to write
  • - Rights from registration of origin and geographical indication
  • VII. KNOW-HOW AND COMMERCIAL SECRET
  • - Know-how and its definitions
  • - Know-how contract
  • - Protection of know-how
  • - Trade secret and its definition
  • - Infringement of trade secret rights
  • VIII. LICENSE
  • - License agreement and its terms
  • - Technical Solutions License
  • - License to
  • - Licenses for biotechnological inventions
  • - Cross Licenses (Anticence)
  • IX PATENT AUTHORITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
  • - Industrial Property Office
  • - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  • - European Patent Office (EPO)
  • - European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
  • - Visegrad Patent Institute (VPI)
  • X. ENFORCEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
  • - Enforcers
  • - Right to information
  • - Corrective action
  • - Right to damages and other claims
  • - Trade secret protection
  • XI. INDUSTRIAL LAW STRATEGY
  • - Choosing the appropriate legal protection for products and services
  • - Use of license agreement for technology transfer into practice
  • - Option contract
  • - Confidentiality Agreements (NDA)
  • - Case study
  • XII. PRACTICAL EXERCISE AND EXAMPLES
  • - Procedure for breaching the license agreement
  • - Objections to registration of a trade mark in the
  • register         - Copyright claims in violation of
  • - Protection of know-how when dealing with a business partner
  • - Enforcement of trade secret infringement
Literature
    required literature
  • KARABEC, David. Průmyslová práva a licence. 2., aktualizované vydání. Praha: Vysoká škola finanční a správní, 2019. EDUCOpress. ISBN 978-80-7408-195-8.
    recommended literature
  • SCHWEMER, Sebastian Felix. Licensing and access to content in the European Union: regulation between copyright and competition law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Cambridge intellectual property and information law. ISBN 978-1-108-47577-8.
  • KOTYKOVÁ, Martina. Právní ochrana grafických uživatelských rozhraní. Praha: Metropolitan University Prague Press, 2017. ISBN 978-80-87956-69-4.
Teaching methods
In addition to theoretical knowledge, the course will also include practical examples and case studies of the use of intellectual property rights in the Czech Republic and abroad.
Assessment methods
The course is completed with a COURSE (3 credits). Full-time study: The granting of credit is tied to fulfillment of the duty of active attendance min. 75% (ie not only presence, but active participation in the course of teaching, discussions, interaction, argumentation), homework assignments.
Combined form: The granting of credit is subject to fulfillment of the duty of active attendance min. 50% (ie not only presence, but active participation in the course of teaching, discussions, interaction, argumentation), homework assignments.
COURSE-CREDIT: Elaboration of credit work - assignment see IS (elaboration of procedure of selected problems in practice of given company - eg application for patent, for brand protection etc.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2025, Winter 2026.
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