To provide students with a basic knowledge of the different intellectual property rights and their key principles, and more generally to make them understand how the law organise private rights in creation, information and immaterial assets.
The following will be mainly addressed: - an overall introduction of the system of IP, of its function and key common principles. - copyright - patent - trademark
The exam will be composed of exercises and theory. One question aims at solving a case study in order to assess the capacity of the student to apply in concreto the studied principles. The other questions are rather based on theory and on personal thinking. One of these questions will be drafted in Dutch, the student having the choice to provide an answer either in French or in Dutch.
The exam will assess the competence to:
No reading is required beyond the casebook.
| Training | Study programme | Block | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor in Law (Evenings and Weekends Schedule) | Standard | 0 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Law (Evenings and Weekends Schedule) | Standard | 3 | 3 |