Protection of Intellectual Property

General data

Course ID:	WP-SM-OWIw(p)
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Protection of Intellectual Property
Name in Polish:	Ochrona własności intelektualnej
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Law and Administration
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	SM_W01, SM_W02, SM_U01, SM_U02, SM_U3, SM_K01.
Short description:	The aim of the course Intellectual Property Protection (IPP) is to familiarize students with the issues of intellectual property protection. During classes, the student learns about the most important regulations, concepts, terminology in the field of copyright and industrial property law. During this course, students will learn how to use intellectual property in regards of legal provisions.
Full description:	1. The concept and scope of intellectual property law, history and sources of intellectual property protection law. 2. Copyright and related rights. The concept of a composition. Right to quote. Plagiarism. Subject of copyright law - the creator. Personal copyrights and property rights. Allowed private and public ususage. 3. Industrial property law. Objects of industrial property rights (invention, trademark, industrial design, utility model, geographical indication, topography of integrated circuits). Tasks and competences of the patent attorney and the Patent Office. Abroad protection of the invention (PCT, EPO, WIPO). 4. Consequences of infringing an intellectual property right. Civil, criminal and disciplinary liability for infringements of intellectual property rights.
Bibliography:	1. Michniewicz Grzegorz. 2019. Ochrona własności intelektualnej. Wyd. C.H.Beck, Warszawa 2. Czub Krzysztof. 2016. Prawo własności intelektualnej. Wyd. Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 3. Sieńczyło-Chlabicz Joanna (red.) 2018. Prawo własności intelektualnej. Wyd. Wolters- Kluwer, Warszawa 4. dr hab. Marek Świerczyński, prof. UKSW (rozdziały 5, 6), Marcin Wilkowski (rozdziały 2, 3, 4), Radosław Czajka (rozdział 4), Jarosław Lipszyc (rozdziały 2, 3, 4), Piotr Czerniawski (rozdziały 2, 4), dr Krzysztof Siewicz (rozdziały 1, 3), Krótki kurs własności intelektualnej. Materiały dla uczelni. 5. dr Natalia Kohtamäki (WPiA UKSW), Praktyczny przewodnik antyplagiatowy.
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	W01 - has knowledge of the sources of national law on the protection of intellectual property, and has a basic knowledge of international legal instruments on the protection of intellectual property rights; W02 - knows four key pieces of legislation concerning the protection of intellectual property - the Act of 4 February 1994 on Copyright and Related Rights, the Act of 30 June 2000 on Industrial Property, the Act of 27 July 2001 on the protection of databases, the Act of 16 April 1993 on counteracting unfair competition; U01 - has a basic ability to use legal instruments, such as quoting regulations, search the online database, etc.., An understanding of basic legal terms such as the source of rights, licenses, patents, etc.. U02 - is able to navigate and apply in practice the four basic acts mentioned above, particularly in the field of copyright law and the Industrial Property Law; U03 - is able to solve more complex problem situations related to the application of the above provisions; K01 - is aware of the importance of issues related to the protection of intellectual property for the current functioning of the business world.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Completing the single-choice test and class attendance, however one absence is allowed throughout the entire series of classes.

This course is not currently offered.

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