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Intellectual Property Rights - Basic Course

General data

Course ID: 4003-EU-L11-POWI
Erasmus code / ISCED: 10.0 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0421) Law The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Intellectual Property Rights - Basic Course
Name in Polish: Podstawy ochrony własności intelektualnej
Organizational unit: Centre for Europe
Course groups: (in Polish) Europeistyka dzienne I stopnia I rok 1 semestr ZIMA, Centrum Europejskie
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 0.50 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.
Language: Polish
Type of course:

obligatory courses

Mode:

Classroom

Short description:

Protection of intellectual property by copyright and related rights. Industrial property protection. Forms of sharing intellectual property. Internet and intellectual property protection and scientific misconduct. Civil proceedings and intellectual property protection. Criminal proceedings and intellectual property protection. Different types of administrative proceedings and intellectual property protection. Disciplinary proceedings and its consequences for the protection of intellectual property.

Full description:

1) Protection of intellectual property by copyright and related rights

a) copyright

b) related rights

- rights to artistic performances

- rights to phonograms and videograms

- rights to record programs

- rights to first editions and scientific and critical editions

c) database protection

2) Protection of industrial property

a) inventions

b) utility models

c) industrial designs

d) trademarks

e) geographical indications

f) topographies of integrated circuits

g) legal protection of plant varieties

3) Forms of sharing intellectual property

4) Internet and protection of intellectual property and scientific misconduct

5) Civil proceedings and intellectual property protection

6) Criminal proceedings and intellectual property protection

7) Different types of administrative proceedings and intellectual property protection

8) Disciplinary proceedings and its consequences for the protection of intellectual property

Student workload:

lecture – 4 h

preparation for the lecture or written work – 10 h

together – 14 h

Bibliography:

Recommended bibliography:

1) Copyright and Related Rights. Introduction - J. Barta, R. Markiewicz, Warsaw 2024.

2) Industrial Property Law - P. Kostański, Ł. Żelechowski, Warsaw 2020.

Other publications:

1) Intellectual Property Law - K. Czub, Warsaw 2021.

2) Intellectual Property Law. Theory and Practice - ed. J. Sieńczyło-Chlabicz, Warsaw 2021.

3) Protection of Intellectual Property - G. Michniewicz, Warsaw 2022.

4) Copyright Law. An Outline of Issues - M. Poźniak-Niedzielska, J. Szczotka, Warsaw 2020.

5) Old and New Games with Copyright Law - R. Markiewicz, Warsaw 2022.

6) Industrial property rights. Subject matter, content, infringement - E. Nowińska, U. Promińska, K. Szczepanowska-Kozłowska, Warsaw 2021.

Learning outcomes:

A student understands basic issues concerning of intellectual property protection and recognizes the applicability of intellectual property rights in everyday life.

A student understands various aspects of copyright law and its forms of application, especially when using works and applying citations in his/her scientific work while studying. A student understands the circumstances of application of copyright protection in relation to various types of materials posted on the Internet; copyright infringement issues and plagiarism features as well as copyright and the availability related to the open educational and scientific resources.

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Written exam.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (past)

Time span: 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Lecture, 4 hours more information
Coordinators: Marcin Mrowicki
Group instructors: Marcin Mrowicki
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Credit: Course - Grading
Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Winter semester 2025/26" (future)

Time span: 2025-10-01 - 2026-01-25
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Lecture, 4 hours more information
Coordinators: Krzysztof Ślaski
Group instructors: Krzysztof Ślaski
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Credit: Course - Grading
Lecture - Grading
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