INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Aim of the course is to provide knowledge about the protection of intellectual property as a tool of competition on the market. The course aims to highlight the different legal techniques for the protection of innovative results, with a focus on patent law, trademark law and copyright, as tools that can make companies more competitive both nationally, in the European Union, and internationally.
.The origins of intellectual property law;
the main international conventions relating to intellectual property rights;
international, EU and national rules;
general introductory notions;
the relationship between intellectual property and competition law;
patent law: from mechanical inventions to biotechnological inventions;
new plant varieties;
trademark, company names, domain names;
Geographical indications, the "made in";
designs;
copyright;
commercial advertising;
unfair competition.
The origins of intellectual property law;
the major international conventions relating to intellectual property rights;
international, EU and national rules;
general introductory notions;
the relationship between intellectual property and competition law;
patent law: from mechanical inventions to biotechnological inventions;
new plant varieties;
trademark, company names, domain names;
Geographical indications, the "made in";
designs;
copyright;
commercial advertising;
unfair competition.
P. AUTERI, G.FLORIDIA, V.MANGINI, G.OLIVIERI, M.RICOLFI, R.ROMANO, P. SPADA, Diritto Industriale, Giappichelli, Torino, 2016 (da pag. 1 a 427 e da pag. 565 a 746)
The course is divided into 48 hours of frontal teaching.
In-depth seminars will be held on individual topics.
The examination consists of an oral test, which involves at least three questions. During the course there will be 2 exercises of applicative nature that, in case of positive evaluation, will allow the student to be exempted from taking the oral test on the topics covered by the exercise.