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
Due to the complexity of intellectual property laws, the course will integrate case studies in its lectures whereas the casebook of the course will be a systematic and theoretical presentation of the discipline. During the lectures, the teacher will aim at making the students participate through exercises and case studies.
A short part of the lectures will be given in Dutch by a professor at the KU Leuven. The written exam will include a question in Dutch concerning that part. The answer will be drafted either in French or in English, at the discretion of the student.
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 |