Intellectual Property Law in the Digital Society

Aim

After completing the course, the student shall, at an advanced level, be able to:

• account for international law and EU law in the field of intellectual property law in the digital society,
• identify and solve practice-oriented legal problems in the field of intellectual property law in the digital society,
• explain the main issues within the field of intellectual property law in the digital society,
• address legal problems within the field of intellectual property law in the digital society, and apply the methods required by such problems,
• orally present and discuss legal assessments as well as the knowledge and arguments on which these are based,
• critically review and evaluate scholarly works.

Content

The course addresses EU law and international law on the theme of intellectual property law in the digital society. The course also includes comparative elements, providing perspectives on other countries’ regulation and application of intellectual property law. Areas of law covered include, among others, copyright, patent law, design law, trademark law, as well as related legislation on competition law and trade secrets, and private international law.

The course begins with a theoretical overview of the fields of intellectual property law and their regulatory frameworks, as well as their practical application. The main part of the course is devoted to in-depth studies focusing on selected intellectual property law issues associated with digital environments and technologies, such as the internet, social networks, computer games, and services providing access to music, film, and photography.