BIOL0022-1 : Introduction to intellectual property

Study Programmes 2016-2017

BIOL0022-1

Introduction to intellectual property

Duration :

10h Th, 10h Mon. WS

Number of credits :

Master in biochemistry and molecular and cell biology (120 ECTS)		2

Lecturer :

Nicole Antheunis

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

The course introduction to Intellectual Property initiate the Student to the rules of Intellectueal Property(IP), their importance, and how to implement them.

More specifically the course comprises:

Intellectual Property, copyright, trademarks and other distinctive signs, trade secret, patents, utility model, supplementary protection certificate.
patentability conditions, particulary patentability in life science.
different patent prosecutions: national, regional and international.The unitary patent.
Selection of the adequate patent strategy, different steps in patent prosecution and time constraints, priority right.
Importance of the lab book, management of results versus IP strategy, confidentiality management.
transactions involving IP: License/assignment: definition, types, return .
freedom to operate and infringement: definition, types, examples.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

-Understand what is Intellectual Property and its importance. -Be aware of what is patentable in life science and be able to detect a potentially patentable invention. -Use patent information in Research. -Manage Intellectual Property and confidentiality in Research. - Be aware of the different strategies of Intellectual Property Protection .

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Practical exercises by case analysis at each course .

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

face to face