Course: European and International Patent Law

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Course title European and International Patent Law
Course code SPK/EMPP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction German
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Westphalová Lenka, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Ryšavý Lukáš, JUDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hamuľáková Klára, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Intellectual property, patents (concept, introduction) European intellectual property law (concept, interpretation, sources) International intellectual property (concept, interpretation, sources) European Patent Convention Patent Cooperation Treaty European patent

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The studentss will learn about european and international intellectual property law, The European Patent Convention (EPC), also known as the Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. The term European patent is used to refer to patents granted under the European Patent Convention. However, a European patent is not a unitary right, but a group of essentially independent nationally-enforceable, nationally-revocable patents subject to central revocation or narrowing as a group pursuant to two types of unified, post-grant procedures: a time-limited opposition procedure, which can be initiated by any person except the patent proprietor, and limitation and revocation procedures, which can be initiated by the patent proprietor only. The subject innovation has been supported by the project Support of Interdisciplinary studies and Study Programmes Innovations at Palacký University in Olomouc, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0091.
Students who have completed this course will gain a basic knowledge of European Patent Convention and learn the proper use of relevant German terminology.
Prerequisites
The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Knowledge of civil law, law of intellectual property, knowledge of german language on specialized level Students are required to work with materials available through LMS EDIS.
Recommended literature
  • Beier, F-K.,Haertel, K., Schricker, G.,Straus, J. Europäisches Patentübereinkommen, Münchner Gemeinschaftskommentar. Carl Heymanns Verlag 1984 ff. (2005 bis 28. Lieferung).
  • Benkard, G. (2012). Europäisches Patentübereinkommen. Kommentar, 2.Aufl.,. München:Verlag C. H. Beck.
  • Brandi-Dorn, M., Gruber, S., Muir, I. (2002). Europäisches und Internationales Patentrecht. 5. Auflage. C. H. Beck.
  • Dybdahl, L. (2004). Europäisches Patentrecht. 2. Auflage. Carl Heymanns Verlag.


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