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Decks in this class (14)

Week 1
Introduction. Nature and function of patent law. Justification for patents. Relationship between the patent system and economic growth. Patent as protection tool of technical innovation.
18  cards
Week 2
The different layers of the international patent system. International sources and principles in patent law. National, regional and international patent application. European patent with the unitary effect.
16  cards
Week 3
Patentability requirements (I). Patentable subject-matter / technical character. Novelty. Priority, non-prejudicial disclosures, first-to-file vs. first-to-invent and grace period.
25  cards
Week 4
Patentability requirements II. Exceptions from patentability. Inventive step. Industrial application. Discoveries and non-patentable solutions. Exclusions due to contradiction with public order and morality
28  cards
Week 5
Right to an invention. Ownership vs. inventorship. Co-authorship. Inventive contribution. Employees’ inventions. Right to remuneration. Ownership of university inventions.
61  cards
Week 6
From filing application to patent expiration. Patent documents. Prior art search. Filing date. Unity of invention. Formal examination. Search report. Substantive examination. Patent termination (revocation, lapse).
37  cards
Week 7
Scope of a patent protection. Patent as an exclusive, transferable right. Rights conferred by patent. Negative and positive sphere of protection. Substantial scope of a patent. Territorial scope of a patent. Temporal scope of a patent
25  cards
Week 8
Forms of unauthorized use of patented inventions. Direct infringement. Indirect patent infringement. Partial infringement
9  cards
Week 9
Patent exemptions (1). Non-profit and non-professional use. Transit Exemption. Research exemption. Bolar exemption. Prior user right
12  cards
Week 10
Patent exemptions (2). Exhaustion of patents. Compulsory license.
11  cards
Week 11
Patent enforcement. Civil court procedures. Remedies. Patent litigation strategies. Relation between infringement and invalidation proceeding. Enforcement in the international context
14  cards
Week 12
Transferability and economic value of patents. Assignment of the patent. License agreements. Diversity of the license agreements. Sub- licenses
41  cards
Week 13
Patents as a subject of technology transfer from universities to January 7 to 11 private sector. Commercialisation of patents at universities. IP policies and patents.
11  cards
Week 14
Selected issues. Competition law and patents (TT constraints). Patents January 14 to 18 and standards (FRAND licences)
10  cards

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