Intellectual Property Law and Contract Law (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

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Tavoitteet

Upon completion of this course a student will be able to
• employ theoretical and conceptual knowledge to identify and analyze business problems in global contexts. (KU1)
• interpret and analyse complex business issues from multiple perspectives and critically review academic literature and other relevant information sources (IS2)

Sisältö

Legal content of this course will range from subject matter of entering into contracts, legal aspects of negotiations, breach of contract and tort. Application of most important international treaties such as CISG, WCT and TRIPS conventions will be studied. The course will cover issues as general sources of law, choice of law, dispute resolution and jurisdiction. The emphasis will be in the interpretation of legal documents related to contract law and intellectual property law. Protection of copyrights and industrial rights like patents, design rights, trademarks will be in focus.

Oppimateriaalit

Modic, D. 2018. Towards intellectual property rights management: Back-office and front-office perspectives. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Learning Diary 50% EXAM 50%

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

oLectures 24h o virtual study 29 h o assignments 42 h o independent study 40 h Total 135 h

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Adequate (1) Knowledge and Understanding: The student is able to demonstrate the basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge. Central concepts have are defined fairly clearly. The student is able demonstrate command of the key concepts of subject area.
Intellectual Skills: The student is able to describe the problem and somehow interpret and analyse complex business issues in question. The student is able to support his argumentation with some basic academic literature and other relevant information.

Satisfactory (2) Knowledge and Understanding: The student is able to give some evidence on his/her theoretical and conceptual knowledge. Central concepts have been defined but vaguely. The student displays only superficial knowledge of the subject area.
Intellectual Skills: The student is able to define the problem but has difficulties in interpretation and analysing of the complex business issues and legal problems arising and is not able to evaluate them from multiple perspectives. The student is able to review academic literature and other relevant information from legal and academic sources in a satisfactory way.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

Good (3) Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates his/her theoretical and conceptual knowledge clearly. Central concepts have been defined well. The student displays fairly good command of the subject area. Intellectual Skills: The student is able to interpret and analyse complex business issues and legal problems arising from multiple perspectives fairly well and find academic literature and other relevant information from legal and academic sources to support his argumentation.
Very good (4) Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates solid and right theoretical and conceptual knowledge. Central concepts have been defined accurately. The student displays a good command of the subject area.
Intellectual Skills: The student is able to interpret and analyse complex business issues and legal problems arising from multiple perspectives well and critically review academic literature and other relevant information from legal and academic sources in a good manner.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Excellent (5) Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates his/her theoretical and conceptual knowledge in detail. Central concepts have been defined with precision. The student displays a clear command of the subject area.
Intellectual Skills: The student is able to interpret and analyse complex business issues and legal problems arising from multiple perspectives and critically review academic literature and other relevant information from legal and academic sources in an excellent manner.

Esitietovaatimukset

Completed basic business and management studies.