DAI4IP02 Industrial Property Law II

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
This course does not have any prerequisites. General requirement for enrolment to this course is advanced knowledge of legal English incl. specific terminology of intellectual property law.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to provide the knowledge in the area of signs protection. The attention is paid to international and European protection of trademarks (EU, international, national, well-known), business names, geographical indications, designations of origin, or traditional specialities guaranteed.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: Choose the optimal form of the IP strategy in the field of the protection of signs. Understand the concept of the priority in trademark law; distinctiveness; rights of the trademark owner; specification; business names; registered and non-registered signs etc. Have a knowledge about procedural aspects of the protection of signs. Have a knowledge about the transfer of registered and non-registered rights; licencing; enforcement of trademarks and other protected signs
Syllabus
  • I. Categories of Protectable Signs II. International Treaties and the Protection of Signs III. Protection of Signs in the EU IV. Trademarks V. Geographical Indications, Protected Designations of Origin, Traditional Speciality Guaranteed VI. Protection of Domain Names VII. Protected Business Names VIII. Procedural Aspects of the Protectable Signs IX. Licensing, Franchising
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Dinwoodie, Graeme B, and Mark D. Janis. Trademark Law and Theory: A Handbook of Contemporary Research. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009
  • Seville, Catherine. EU Intellectual Property Law and Policy. Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2016
  • Lopes, Teresa S, and Paul Duguid. Trademarks, Brands, and Competitiveness. New York: Routledge, 2013
Teaching methods
* Individual and group tutoring sessions * Colloquial presentation of research results
Assessment methods
* Colloquial presentation of results of individual research * Targeted discussion about the recommended literature with focus on specific issues relevant to the doctoral thesis of the student
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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