MVV188K U.S. Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer Laws

Právnická fakulta
jaro 2016
Rozsah
0/1. 5 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Jerry M. Keys (přednášející), prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Katedra finančního práva a národního hospodářství – Právnická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra finančního práva a národního hospodářství – Právnická fakulta
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
MVV188K/01: Po 14. 3. 15:05–16:35 038, Út 15. 3. 15:05–16:35 038, St 16. 3. 8:00–9:30 038, Po 21. 3. 16:40–18:10 038, 18:15–19:45 038, Út 22. 3. 16:40–18:10 038, 18:15–19:45 038, Čt 24. 3. 8:00–9:30 038
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Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 30 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/30, pouze zareg.: 0/30
Mateřské obory/plány
předmět má 31 mateřských oborů, zobrazit
Cíle předmětu
1. To provide Czech attorneys with the ability to spot U.S. intellectual property issues in connection with international business transactions between Czech and U.S. companies;
2. Use a case study approach to provide a framework for the presentation topics and classroom discussions relating to such topics;
3. To provide the students with tools for following changes in U.S. intellectual property laws given the rapid changes in such laws over the last 5 years.
Osnova
  • I. Introduction
  • A. Overview of Course
  • B. Goals for Course
  • II. Sources of U.S. Intellectual Property Laws
  • A. Overview of U.S. Legal Systém
  • 1. Basic Sources of Law
  • 2. Divisions of Law
  • 3. U.S. Court Systems
  • 4. Selection of a U.S. Attorney
  • B. Impact of US Legal System on US Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Laws
  • III. Case Study- IP Due Diligence relating to proposed joint venture between Czech and U.S. companies-HANDOUT
  • IV. Forms of U.S Intellectual Property Laws
  • A. What is Intellectual Property?
  • B. Primary International Treaties relating to Intellectual Property
  • 1. Paris Convention-Patents and Trademarks
  • 2. Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • 3. Berne Convention-copyrights
  • 4. Madrid Protocol-trademarks
  • 5. ICANN-domain names
  • C. U.S. Patents
  • 1. Types of Patents
  • 2. Requirements for Utility Patent
  • 3. Patent Bars
  • a. Pre-America Invents Act
  • b. Post-America Invents Act
  • 4. Provisional Patent Applications
  • 5. Patent Ownership Issues
  • a. Impact of specific federal statutes including Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, Patent and Trademark Clarification Act of 1984, etc. which govern title and licenses to inventions developed with federal funds-15 USC 3701 et al
  • 6. Post Issuance Review of Validity of Patents
  • D. Copyrights
  • 1. Requirements for Copyright Protection
  • 2. Scope of Rights
  • 3. Compliance with Formalities
  • 4. Ownership Issues
  • E. Trade Secrets
  • 1. State Law
  • a. Common Law Origin
  • b. Codifications_Uniform Trade Secrets Act
  • 2. Special Federal Laws
  • a. Economic Espionage Act
  • F. Trademarks
  • 1. State Laws
  • a. Common Law Origin
  • b. Codifications
  • 2. Federal Trademark Laws
  • a. Lanham Act Registration System-Use and Intent to Use Options
  • b. Registration Requirements
  • c. Trademark Dilution
  • d. Federal Unfair Competition Law- Lanham Act § 43(a)-Federal False Advertising, Trade Disparagement and Trade Libel
  • G. Other Federal Laws
  • 1. Piracy and Counterfeiting-copyrightable materials-18 USC 2318
  • 2. Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods and Services-18 USC 2320
  • 3. Unfair Practices in Import Trade-19 USC 1337
  • H. Using forms of IP to provide overlapping protection
  • 1. Use case study to demonstrate types of overlapping protection
  • V. Impact of America Invents Act on U.S. Patent Law and U.S. Innovation
  • VI. Recent Major Court Decisions Affecting U.S. Intellectual Property Law
  • VII. Technology Protection and Transfer Laws
  • A. Export Controls
  • B. Data Security Laws
  • 1. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
  • 2. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)- 18 U.S.C. § 1030
  • C. Data Privacy Laws
  • 1. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB)-financial data
  • 2. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)-patient health information
  • 3. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data privacy regulations under Section 5 of the FTC Act-consumer information
  • D. Antitrust/Unfair Competition Laws
  • VIII. Intellectual Property Licensing and Technology Transfers
  • A. Joint Development Agreements
  • B. Joint Ventures
Výukové metody
lectures with discussions, case studies
Metody hodnocení
A final essay examination involving another case study to assess the student’s ability to identify issues raised by the facts of the case study
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
This is a lecture course to provide an overview of U.S. intellectual property and related technology protection and transfer laws. The lecture will be facilitated by a PowerPoint presentation of the various topics of the course outline. Examples of the implementation of the legal principles will be provided based upon a case study of a proposed joint venture between U.S. and Czech companies which involves both background U.S. intellectual property and jointly developed technology of the Czech company and U.S. company. Handouts will be provided of the case study and portions of the PowerPoint presentations.
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