| Dozent/in |
Dr. iur. Jessica Lai; Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Gastlehrveranstaltung |
| Code |
HS221588 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2022 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Grundlagenfächer |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
Mo, 10.10.2022, 14:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.A05
Di, 11.10.2022, 16:15 - 19:00 Uhr, 3.B58
Mi, 12.10.2022, 16:15 - 19:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 13.10.2022, 09:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 4.A05
Mi, 26.10.2022, 08:15 - 09:15 Uhr, HS 7 (Prüfung) |
| Umfang |
1 Semesterwochenstunde |
| Turnus |
4x3 hours |
| Inhalt |
This course provides students with skills to analytically and critically assess different kinds of intellectual property vis-à-vis society. It includes lectures on what intellectual property can protect – from films, to data, to software and pharmaceuticals – and the various issues that such protection might raise. |
| Lernziele |
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
• Identify and analyse the main characteristics of different intellectual property rights;
• Identify and evaluate potential political, social or cultural concerns relating to intellectual property and the commercialisation of intellectual property;
• Demonstrate intellectual independence, critical thinking and analytic rigour with respect the two foregoing course objectives. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
Yes, 50 |
| Anmeldung |
Registration/Deregistration mandatory on the UniPortal from Sep 20, 08.00 until Oct 16, 2022, 24.00 / counts as exam registration. Master students will bi given priority. |
| Prüfung |
Examination on site (University of Lucerne), bring your own device |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Class participation (20%); written exmination (80%), passed or failed / 2 Credits
|
| Hörer-/innen |
Ja |
| Kontakt |
jessica.lai@vuw.ac.nz |
| Anzahl Anmeldungen |
5 von maximal 50 |
| Literatur |
Course Outline
Block Topic Readings 1
Introduction
Copyright & Performers’ Rights
https://www.ige.ch/en/intellectual-property
https://www.ige.ch/en/protecting-your-ip/copyright
The “Copyleft” Movement
https://www.creativecommons.ch/
Susan Corbett, “Creative Commons Licences, the Copyright Regime and the Online Community: Is there a Fatal Disconnect?” (2011) 74(4) The Modern Law Review 503.
2
Trade Marks and Innovation
https://www.ige.ch/en/protecting-your-ip/trade-marks
Jessica C Lai and Janine L Williams, “Finding Your Identity and Partner in A Trade Mark? Consumption and Innovation” (forthcoming).
Patents & Plant Variety Rights
https://www.ige.ch/en/protecting-your-ip/patents
3
Patent Law and Women
Jessica C Lai, “Gendered ‘Objective’ Patent Law: Of Binaries and a Singularity” (2020) 47(3) Journal of Law and Society 441.
Patents and Access to Medicines
Sigrid Sterckx, “Patents and Access to Drugs in Developing Countries: An Ethical Analysis” (2004) 4(1) Developing World Bioethics 1471.
4
Artificial Intelligence & Big Data
Daniel J Gervais, “Is Intellectual Property Law Ready for Artificial Intelligence?” (2020) 69(2) GRUR International 117.
Daniel J Gervais, “Exploring the Interfaces Between Big Data and Intellectual Property Law” (2019) 10 Journal of Intellectual Property 3.
IP and Indigenous Peoples
Chidi Oguamanam, “Localizing Intellectual Property in the Globalization Epoch: The Integration of Indigenous Knowledge” (2004) 11(2) Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 135.
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