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Intellectual Property Rights in Digital Environment

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:18
Study Course Information
Course Code:JF_211LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:LawTarget Audience:Juridical Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Jānis Rušenieks
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)6Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures12
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes8
Total Contact Hours20
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures8
Classes (count)2Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes4
Total Contact Hours12
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Civil Law, Intellectual Property Rights (industrial property, copyright, related rights).
Objective:
To offer students the opportunity to supplement their knowledge in the field of intellectual property rights, emphasizing contemporary trends, especially the specifics of intellectual property rights protection and compliance in the digital environment.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Introduction to the course. Course requirements. Legal framework for intellectual property. Industrial property.Lectures2.00auditorium
2Copyright and related rights, collective management of intellectual property. Protection of rights.Lectures2.00auditorium
3Case studies of existing situations. Drawing up possible legal documents.Classes2.00computer room
4International laws and regulations for the protection of intellectual property, the protection of rights in the digital environment, free use of protected authors' works on the InternetLectures2.00auditorium
5Dealing with analysis of a specific situation and finding legal bases and possible prevention mechanisms.Classes2.00auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Introduction to the course. Course requirements. Legal framework for intellectual property. Industrial property.Lectures1.00auditorium
2Copyright and related rights, collective management of intellectual property. Protection of rights.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Case studies of existing situations. Drawing up possible legal documents.Classes1.00auditorium
4International laws and regulations for the protection of intellectual property, the protection of rights in the digital environment, free use of protected authors' works on the InternetLectures2.00auditorium
5Dealing with analysis of a specific situation and finding legal bases and possible prevention mechanisms.Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Free use of author's rights protected works (copyrighted works) in the digital environment.
Assessment Criteria:
Evaluations in seminars, independent work and final exam determine the total final grade.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Able to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the specifics of intellectual property rights protection in the digital environment, including the specificity of the legal framework in the Republic of Latvia, the EU, the world that provides the basis for research, including working in different fields.
Skills:Able to identify specifics and infringements of intellectual property rights, especially in the digital environment, and to propose solutions to ensure the protection of intellectual property rights. By extending the study course, the student is able to argue and also explain the complex terms of the relevant intellectual property field and discuss with the specialists in the field.
Competencies:Able to critically analyze practice examples, provide a sound solution for intellectual property protection in the digital environment. Upon completion of the study course, the student is able to constructively analyze legal processes related to intellectual property, discuss and substantiate his / her opinion.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Intelectual property in cyberspace, 2018.
2Bently, L., Sherman B. Intellectual property law. Fourth edition. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2014.
3Rozenfelds J. Intelektuālais īpašums Zvaigzne ABC Rīga 2004.
4Grudulis M., Ievads Autortiesībās, Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2006
5Veikša.I. „Autortiesību un blakustiesību aizsardzības tiesiskais regulējums” – Rīga, Izd. Tiesu Namu Aģentūra, 2006
6Rušenieks J., Audiovizuālo darbu autoru un producentu tiesiskā regulējuma problēmu vēsturiskā izcelsme, to risinājumi, - Rīga, 2019, e-grāmata,
Additional Reading
1Rahmatian A., (2015) ‘Cyberspace and intellectual property rights’, in: Tsagourias, N. T. and Buchan, R. (eds.) Research Handbook on International Law and Cyberspace (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar), 2015, pp. 72-93 (chapter 4)
2Hitsevich, N. (2015). Intellectual property rights infringement on the internet: an analysis of the private international law implications. (Unpublished Doctoral thesis, City, University of London)
3Regulation (EU) No 386/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2012 on entrusting the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) with tasks related to the enforcement of intellectual property righ
Other Information Sources
1Intelektuālā īpašuma tiesību aizsardzības un nodrošināšanas pamatnostādnes 2015.-2020.gadam
2Intelektuālais īpašums // Patentu valde, 2019.
3Kultūras ministrijas materiāli par intelektuālo īpašumu
4Pētījumi intelektuālā īpašuma tiesību jomā
5Autortiesību likums
6Patentu likums
7Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes direktīva, par autortiesībām digitālajā vienotajā tirgū
8Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003, https://eurlex. europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TX
9Likums "Par preču zīmēm un ģeogrāfiskās izcelsmes norādēm"