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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Miroslav Sojka (17.01.2017)
developed countries do. Dynamic international trade, modern communications technologies, and the general internationalization of the markets affect IP law; they also shape social norms and business models that interact with IP law. This course builds on the knowledge that students have obtained in their foundational IP courses and explores current issues that characterize IP law development in the United States today. At the end of the course, students will be able to identify and describe a variety of current issues that have arisen in U.S. copyright, patent, and trademark law, and analyze practical examples in light of the current issues. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Miroslav Sojka (17.01.2017)
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Miroslav Sojka (17.01.2017)
Enrollment is open to all law students who have taken “Intellectual Property I” and “Intellectual Property II” at the Charles University Faculty of Law, or who have taken an equivalent or similar course or courses at other law schools. Class participation will be 20% of the final grade. While class attendance is expected, attendance alone is not sufficient; students should also be prepared to participate actively in class discussions and react to questions posed during class. The final exam will be 80% of the final grade and will be a one-day take-home exam that will consist of one essay question. The exam will test topics discussed during class, whether or not the topics are covered in the course materials; therefore, class attendance will be important for success on the final exam. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Miroslav Sojka (17.01.2017)
Class 1 (April 10) Introduction, Main Players and Stakeholders in U.S. IP Law, and Policy Considerations from both Domestic and International Perspectives An overview of the course; general characteristics of U.S. law and U.S. IP law; institutions and courts involved in IP law; current policy debates affecting IP law Class 2 (April 11) Current Issues of Protectible Subject Matter I Protectible subject matter under copyright law; the Oracle v. Google and Garcia decisions; the magic and yoga cases; restoration of foreign copyrights Class 3 (April 12) Current Issues of Protectible Subject Matter II Protectible subject matter under trademark law; the Slants, and The Redskins decisions; intersection of the protection for internet domain names and geographical indications Class 4 (April 13) Current Issues of Protectible Subject Matter II Protectible subject matter under patent law; U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Myriad, Prometheus, Alice; post-Alice developments in lower courts Class 5 (April 17) Implementation of the America Invents Act The transition from the first-to-invent to the first-to-file system; new novelty and grace period rules; the “patent troll” phenomenon Class 6 (April 18) Copyright, Transmission, and Re-transmission U.S. Supreme Court decision in Aereo; new business models and technologies, such as Periscope; circumvention of geoblocking; termination of transfers Class 7 (April 19) Exhaustion of IP Rights Exhaustion of copyright and patent rights; digital exhaustion; decisions in Kirtsaeng and Re-Digi Class 8 (April 20) Fair Use and Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright Development of the latest case law on fair use; other exceptions and limitations to copyright Class 9 (April 24) Liability of Internet Intermediaries Direct and indirect liability of internet intermediaries; the DMCA takedown and notice system; the Lenz decision Class 10 (April 25) U.S. and International IP Law; Final Review U.S. position in international IP negotiations; the state of accession to and implementation of international IP treaties; summary of the course |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Miroslav Sojka (17.01.2017)
The instructor will provide course materials in advance in electronic format. The course and all materials will be in English. |