MVV11K Anglo-American Commercial Law - Intellectual Property

Faculty of Law
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Francis Xavier Grossi (lecturer), JUDr. Jana Jurníková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Jana Jurníková, Ph.D.
Department of Administrative Studies and Administrative Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Alice Dvořáková
Timetable
Mon 20. 4. 15:05–16:35 140, 16:40–18:10 140, Wed 22. 4. 13:30–15:00 302, 15:05–16:35 302, Thu 23. 4. 15:05–16:35 133, 16:40–18:10 133
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
This segment of the course will explore the nature and legal character of patents, trademarks and copyrights. The historical development of these concepts and their social benefits and detriments will be explored. This segment will also review major differences in comparative law on these subjects as well as brief references to “moral rights” of intellectual property owners and “personality rights” of celebrities. Students will be provided excerpts from major sources of law. The principal frame of reference will be American law
Syllabus
  • 1.The necessary elements of a patent, a trademark and a copyright 2. The commercial value and utility of the protected status 3. Examples of things included and excluded in the various categories 4. The statutory definitions used to create and limit rights of inventors, trade names and artistic creators 5. The administrative process for establishing and registering the protected property 6. The extent of exclusion of competing products, trade names and artistic works 7. Various sources of law and treaties applicable to the subjects.
Literature
  • ELIÁŠ, Karel, Petr HAJN and Josef BEJČEK. Kurs obchodního práva : obecná část : soutěžní právo (Course on commercial law : general part : competition law.). / Karel Eliáš ... [et al.]. 5. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2007, 610 pp. (Právnické učebnice). ISBN 978-80-7179-583-4. info
  • BEJČEK, Josef. Kurs obchodního práva Obchodní závazky, 4. vydání (Course on Commercial Law, Coommercial Obligations). In ELIÁŠ, Karel and Přemysl RABAN. Kurs obchodního práva : obchodní závazky, 4. vydání. 4. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2007, p. 23-228, 120 pp. (Právnické učebnice). ISBN 978-80-7179-781-4. info
Assessment methods
Lectures. Seminars. Homeworks. Class discussion.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011.
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