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Intellectual Property Rights
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:49
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_058 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; Civil Rights | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Andris Šķesters | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 1 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 2 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 10 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Introduction to Civil Law, Property Law. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Help students to acquire knowledge about subjects and objects of intellectual property law, about protection of objects of intellectual property. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of intellectual property, its types, characteristics and development trends. Special features of intellectual property protection. International conventions in the field of intellectual property. Intellectual property protection systems. The impact of intellectual property on the free movement of goods and services in the European Union. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | The concept of a patent, its objects, registration, disputes and the litigation process. Patentability. Patent licence agreements. Patent protection systems and their features: a) The patent protection system in the European Patent Convention. b) The patent protection system in the European Union. c) The patent protection system of the World Trade Organisation. Differences in the approach between the United States and the European Union in patent protection. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Designs, the concept, registration, the EC design. Trademark rights. Trademark registration systems. Madrid system, European Union system, national systems. Criteria for the distinction between trademarks. Trademark groups. Protection of plant varieties. Breeder’s rights and their validity. The concept and types of a geographical indication. Protection of geographical indications. Protection of domain names. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | The concept of copyright, its subjects and objects. Copyright content, personal and property rights. Limitations on property rights. Collective management of property rights. Special features of database and software protection. Judicial remedies for intellectual property. Remedies for infringement of intellectual property rights. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of intellectual property, its types, characteristics and development trends. Special features of intellectual property protection. International conventions in the field of intellectual property. Intellectual property protection systems. The impact of intellectual property on the free movement of goods and services in the European Union. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The concept of a patent, its objects, registration, disputes and the litigation process. Patentability. Patent licence agreements. Patent protection systems and their features: a) The patent protection system in the European Patent Convention. b) The patent protection system in the European Union. c) The patent protection system of the World Trade Organisation. Differences in the approach between the United States and the European Union in patent protection. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Designs, the concept, registration, the EC design. Trademark rights. Trademark registration systems. Madrid system, European Union system, national systems. Criteria for the distinction between trademarks. Trademark groups. Protection of plant varieties. Breeder’s rights and their validity. The concept and types of a geographical indication. Protection of geographical indications. Protection of domain names. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | The concept of copyright, its subjects and objects. Copyright content, personal and property rights. Limitations on property rights. Collective management of property rights. Special features of database and software protection. Judicial remedies for intellectual property. Remedies for infringement of intellectual property rights. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | a) preparing a presentation on the current case of intellectual property; b) independent study of legislation, literature and the judicature. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Examination: 25%; independent work: 25%; activity during classes: 25%; two independent written assignments: 25%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On completion of the study course students will have acquired knowledge of legal regulation of intellectual property, types of intellectual property and their protection. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon completion of the study course students will have a grasp of the regulatory framework for intellectual property, will understand the organisation of intellectual property protection and the administrative process in the field of intellectual property. Will be able to identify differences between different intellectual property protection systems. Will be able to advise on intellectual property protection issues. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon completion of the study course students will understand the economic and social interests of the owner of the intellectual property and the public. Will be able to balance the interests of the owner of intellectual property and the public. Will be able to choose the most appropriate form and jurisdiction for intellectual property protection. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Graudins M. Ievads autortiesībās Rīga, 2006. | ||||||||
| 2 | Pētersone Z. Intelektuālā īpašuma civiltiesiskās aizsardzības līdzekļi. Rīga: TNA, 2013. | ||||||||
| 3 | Poļakovs G. Rūpnieciskā īpašuma aizsardzība. Patentu valde Rīga, 1999. | ||||||||
| 4 | Rozenfelds J. Intelektuālais īpašums Zvaigzne ABC Rīga, 2004. | ||||||||
| 5 | Raihs N. Izprotot Eiropas Savienības tiesības. Rīga: TNA, 2004. | ||||||||
| 6 | Šķesters A. Patentu īpašuma ģenēze un attīstības perspektīvas. Socrates: RSU elektroniskais juridisko zinātnisko rakstu žurnāls: 2017 Nr.1 (7) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Markvarts R. Intelektuālā īpašuma teoriju nozīme patenttiesību attīstībā. R., [b.i.], 2013. | ||||||||
| 2 | Cornish W., Llewelyn D. Intellectual property: patents, copyright, trademarks and allied rights. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 2013. | ||||||||
| 3 | Torgāns, K. Saistību tiesības. Rīga, Tiesu nama aģentūra, 2018. | ||||||||
| 4 | Amsterdamas līgums (kas groza Eiropas Savienības līgumu, Eiropas Kopienu dibināšanas līgumus un ar tiem saistītos aktus). OJC 340, 10/11/1997. | ||||||||
| 5 | Autortiesību likums | ||||||||
| 6 | Bernes konvencija par literatūras un mākslas darbu aizsardzību | ||||||||
| 7 | Dizainparaugu likums | ||||||||
| 8 | Hāgas vienošanās par dizainparaugu starptautisko reģistrāciju | ||||||||
| 9 | Konvencija par Pasaules intelektuālā īpašuma organizācijas nodibināšanu | ||||||||
| 10 | Madrides nolīgums par zīmju starptautisko reģistrāciju | ||||||||
| 11 | Parīzes Konvencija par rūpnieciskā īpašuma aizsardzību. Latvijas Vēstnesis 54 (2819), 08.04.2003. | ||||||||
| 12 | Konvenciju par Eiropas patentu piešķiršanu (Eiropas patentu Konvencija). Latvijas Vēstnesis 43 (3201), 15.03.2005 | ||||||||
| 13 | Rūpnieciskā īpašuma institūciju un procedūru likums | ||||||||
| 14 | Patentu likums | ||||||||
| 15 | Likums „Par preču zīmēm un ģeogrāfiskās izcelsmes norādēm” | ||||||||
| 16 | Līgums par ar tirdzniecību saistītām intelektuālā īpašuma tiesībām: Marakešas līguma par Pasaules Tirdzniecības Organizācijas izveidošanu 1.C pielikums, Latvijas Vēstnesis, 30.12.1998., 388 | ||||||||
| 17 | Latvijas Republikas Senāta Civillietu departamenta 2018.gada 28.decembra spriedums lieta Nr. C27189813, SKC-217/2018 | ||||||||
| 18 | Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes 2012.gada 17.decembra Regula (ES) Nr. 1257/2012, ar ko īsteno ciešāku sadarbību attiecībā uz vienotas patentaizsardzības izveidi. 31.12.2012, OJ L 361/1. | ||||||||
| 19 | Vienotās patentu tiesas izveides nolīgums. Latvijas Vēstnesis. 75 (5902), 12.04.2017. | ||||||||
| 20 | Judgment of the Court of 31 October 1974. Centrafarm BV and Adriaan de Peijper v Sterling Drug Inc. Case 15-74. European Court Reports 1974 – 01147. ECLI identifier: ECLI: EU: 1974:114. | ||||||||
| 21 | Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 February 1986. Windsurfing International Inc. v Commission of the European Communities. Agreements prohibited by Article 85 of the EEC Treaty. Case 193/83. European Court Reports 1986-00611. ECLI identifie | ||||||||
| 22 | Eiropas Savienības Tiesas 2014.gada 18.decebra spriedums (virspalāta) lietā C-364/13. Lūgums sniegt prejudiciālu nolēmumu– Direktīva 98/44/EK– 6.panta 2.punkta c)apakšpunkts– Biotehnoloģisko izgudrojumu tiesiskā aizsardzība | ||||||||
