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Short courses masters
International Intellectual Property Law and Policy
14 April to 20 May
Workload:
30 hours per week
Faculty: Prof. dr. Anselm Kamperman Sanders, Fleur Claessens, Prof. Dr. Peter Van den Bossche Faculty of Law, Maastricht University and Harry Struijker Boudier Faculty of Medicine, Maastricht University
Assessment: Three
randomly chosen postings of your
written assignments: 60% (20% per
paper); One mock trial brief and its
delivery during the mock trial case:
20%; One randomly chosen delivery of
a PowerPoint presentation: 20%
Content and objectives
In the modern world of sophisticated high technology and international communication many professionals need to understand the legal issues arising from the use of intellectual property law. This course will provide an introduction to international intellectual property and policy issues and their connection with efforts to free world trade (WTO) and of regional integration, such as the European Union, NAFTA, and ASEAN, to create an internal market with a level playing field for the protection of intellectual property and economic development in innovation and creativity. The course will provide an overview of substantive and procedural matters, as well as international obligations and economic and policy questions involving Intellectual Property acquisition, enforcement and exploitation. Account will also be given of diverging perspectives on topics ranging from the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore to high technology.
This course gives an introduction into the concept of sustainable development and the different perspectives involved. During the course, students will:
- Appreciate the basic treaty and economic principles covering intellectual and industrial property; i.e. copyright, trade marks, patents, and unfair competition;
- Become conversant with the substantive provisions of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, and the legal and policy implications of an intellectual property agreement within an international trade law system;
- Explore current legal and policy issues concerning TRIPS under consideration in the WTO and other international forums, especially from the perspective of regional integration and developing economies; and
- Identify the current developments and issues that are at the centre of current discussions and negotiations for the further development or modification of the international intellectual property system, such as technology transfer, file-sharing, protection of folklore, and access to essential medicine.
Literature
- F. Abbott, T. Cottier, F. Gurry (1999), The International Intellectual Property System: Commentary and Materials, The Hague-London-Boston, Kluwer Law International.
- C. Heath and A. Kamperman Sanders (eds.)(2001), Intellectual Property in the Digital Age, Kluwer Law International.
- C. Heath and A. Kamperman Sanders (eds.) (2003, Industrial Property in the Bio-Medical Age, Kluwer Law International.
- C. Heath and A. Kamperman Sanders (eds.)(2005), New Frontiers of Intellectual Property Law, CCH – forthcoming
- Lévêque & Ménière (2004), The Economics of Patents and Copyright, Berkeley Electronic Press
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