Protection of intellectual property rights

Course:

Structural unit: Education and Research Law School

Title
Protection of intellectual property rights
Code
ВБ.1.3.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
Tasks of the discipline are aimed at forming the following competencies in students: to know the concepts and legal principles of protection of intellectual property rights; the procedure for protection of intellectual property rights to objects of copyright and related rights, industrial property rights and certain non-traditional intellectual property objects; features of protection of intellectual property rights in court and administrative proceedings, the use of alternative dispute resolution; be able to correctly interpret the content of national and international legislation on the protection of intellectual property rights.
Form of study
External form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Prerequisites for mastering the discipline: 1. Know the main aspects of the formation and development of institutions of Intellectual property rights; literary sources on the problems of legal protection of intellectual property rights, acts of legislation governing the relations of participants in the field of protection of intellectual property rights. 2. Be able to assess and determine the role and objectives of protection of intellectual property rights. 3. To have basic skills in preparing draft legal documents, taking into account the peculiarities of the practical situation and with the help of legal methods to resolve disputes arising in the field of protection of intellectual property rights.
Course content
The discipline "Protection of intellectual property rights" is part of professional training of specialists at Master in Law program at the Education and Research Law School of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The main components of the discipline are aimed at providing students with knowledge about the principles of legal regulation of relations in the field of using the results of intellectual creative activity; grounds for acquiring legal protection by objects of intellectual property rights; mechanism for the protection of intellectual property rights, the formation of their ability to correctly interpret the content of national and international law on the acquisition, disposal and protection of intellectual property rights.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Fundamentals of Intellectual Property : Textbook / O. P. Orliuk (supervising author), A. O. Kodynets, Y. V. Nosik, et. al. ; O. P. Orliuk (Ed.). Kyiv : Interservice, 2016. 382 p. 2. Protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights: economic and legal approaches : Monograph / Ed. O. O. Kulinich and R. B. Shyshky (supervised by the author). K. : Lira-K Publishing House, 2019. 276 p. 3. Zerov K. O. Features of copyright protection for works posted on the Internet : a monograph. K. : Interservice, 2018. 220 p. 4. Kharchenko O. S., Karashchuk O. O. Protection of intellectual property rights at the customs border. Comparative and Analytical Law. 2020. No 1. P. 214–217. 5. Zerov K. Copyright protection for computer programs. Theory and practice of intellectual property. 2020. No 6. P. 5–14. 6. Kryvosheina I., Kharchenko O., Kronda O., Zerov K. Protection of intellectual property rights on the Internet: new challenges. Amazonia Investiga. Volume 10. Issue 41/May 2021. P. 224–236.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The study of the discipline involves lectures and practical classes; express survey/testing/essay (abstract) on the proposed topic; modular test work; student self-study in preparation for seminars; exam.
Assessment methods and criteria
Types of ongoing performance evaluation can be: express survey, report, research, testing (from the set of judgments to choose the right ones), case solving (tasks), module-on control work (final test work). During the ongoing performance evaluation at seminars, the following are assessed: the level of knowledge demonstrated by the student in the answer, activeness in discussing the issues of the seminar, regular work in the classroom, the results of self-study. The discipline is taught in two terms. 10 days before the beginning of the session, the teacher who conducts the seminars no longer accepts missing assignments. For students who have not scored the minimum threshold level of assessment, a final test is conducted.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olesya S. Kharchenko
Intellectual Property and Information Law Department
Education and Research Law School

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Intellectual Property and Information Law Department
Education and Research Law School