Intellectual Property

Introduction:

The objective of the course is to promote awareness of intellectual property, as one of the most important assets of a company, in the global market environment.

The course provides an informative and interesting overview (and exchange of views) for professionals and non-professionals on an organization’s Intellectual Property (IP) management strategy.

Targeted Groups:

• Legal and paralegal managers
• Public officials
• Governmental professionals
• Department heads
• Team leaders
• Supervisors
• Anyone who wishes to gain knowledge of intellectual property

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Identify intellectual property and its importance
• Enumerate various IP rights
• Protect employees and organizations from any IP rights abuse

Targeted Competencies:

• Intellectual property
• Legal procedure
• Patents procedure
• Rights protection

Course Content:

Unit 1: Introduction:

• Why intellectual property rights are important?
• Intellectual property: individuals and organizations’ rights
• Intellectual property rights:

Unit 2: Copyrights:

• What is covered by copyright?
• Copyright according to the Berne convention
• What are the types of rights protected by copyright?
• Right of reproduction
• Rights of public performance, broadcasting, communication to the public and making available
• Rights of translation and adaptation
• Acquisition of copyright
• Transfer of copyright
• Protection, limitations, and exceptions to rights

Unit 3: Related Rights:

• What are related rights?
• Beneficiaries of related rights
• International treaties and conventions concerning related rights
• Rome convention and TRIPS
• Beijing treaty on audiovisual performances
• Term of protection
• Enforcement

Unit 4: Trademarks:

• Trademarks overview
• Development of trademarks
• Examples of trademarks
• Signs that cannot be used as trademarks
• Characteristics of a trademark
• Assessment and protection of a trademark
• Collective and certification marks
• Well-known marks
• Use of trademarks
• Regional trademark registration systems
• Trademarks and the internet
• Trademarks in the virtual world: the challenge

Unit 5: Other IP Rights:

• Geographical indications
• Industrial design

Unit 6: Patents:

• Criteria for patent protection, inclusions, and exclusions
• Obtaining a patent
• Key highlights of obtaining a patent
• Unfair competition