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| DROI0224-2 | Patents (exercices included)
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Patricia Cappuyns, Simon Vander Putten |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The course on patent law gives an introduction to the topics that are essential for a patent law practitioner today. The course will be taught in 10 classes of 3 hours each from 24 September until 3 December 2014.
The class topics are as follows (slight amendments are possible):
Class 1
- Introduction
- Patentable subject matter
Class 2
- Patentability of biotechnological inventions
- Validity: Novelty
Class 3
- Validity: Inventive step, industrial application, sufficiency, added matter
Class 4
- Direct infringement, literal and by equivalence
Class 5
- Indirect infringement
Class 6
- Defences to infringement
Class 7
- Procedural aspects: application, grant, challenge and enforcement
Class 8
- Licensing issues: Technology transfer and the FRAND saga
Class 9
- Supplementary protection certificates and pediatric extensions
Class 10
- The Unitary Patent
- Review and questions |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| In addition to the 10 classes on patent law, there will be 15 hours of practical classes with exercises that familiarise students with the practical application of the legal principles of patent law. These practical classes are graded separately. What is discussed during these classes will not be tested during the oral examination in January.
The grade awarded for the practical classes counts in the overall grade for the patent law course. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The course will be taught by means of slides. These slides will be posted on the MyULG intranet before each class. Students are expected to study everything that was explained during the 10 classes.
Additional reading materials may be assigned for a better understanding of the topics discussed. These materials will be posted on MyULG or will be freely available on the internet. Before the end of the course, students will receive a list of all legal texts they are allowed to use during the examination in January. This list will contain all relevant legal texts discussed during the course.
Students can highlight and underline these texts with markers in different colours, but they cannot write on the texts or use post-its. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The exam in January will most likely be oral, with a combination of theoretical questions based on the class discussions and a practical case to be analysed. Each student will have time to analyse the questions and prepare his or her oral answers. |
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